Here’s my updated convention schedule for the year, with events I’ve already attended in italics and a new one added in bold.
LTUE February 15-17, UT
Whimsycon March 2-4, CO
Liberty Con June 29-July 1, TN
Dragon Con August 30-September 3, GA
Mile Hi Con October 19-21, CO
Yes, I’m excited to be going to Dragon Con this year as an Attending Professional. I have no idea what my panels will look like, yet, but I’m really looking forward to the event!
Hey everyone, sorry for the delayed post, this was supposed to go up yesterday. Here is my schedule for Denver’s new Steampunk convention!
| Merging Steampunk and Fantasy | |
| Mesa Verde A | |
| Fri Mar 2 7:00:pm – 7:50:pm | |
| A discussion on laying the ground work for creating a believable world using the elements of both Steampunk and fantasy. | |
| A.M. Burns, J.A. Campbell, Kal Spriggs, Lou J Berger | |
| Writing Steampunk | |
| Mesa Verde B | |
| Sat Mar 3 9:00:am – 9:50:am | |
| The Steampunk genre doesn’t have well defined edges or boundaries. How do you write a Steampunk aka sci-fi, fantasy, punk, futuristic, Victorian story? | |
| Kal Spriggs, Terry Kroenung, Tonya L. De Marco | |
| Discussing Combat in Fiction | |
| Wind Star A | |
| Sat Mar 3 10:00:am – 10:50:am | |
| The good, the bad, and the ugly scenes of combat and action including the differences between games, movies, and literature. Also a discussion of the morality and emotional impact both upon the audience and the characters involved. | |
| Kal Spriggs, Melissa Koons, Sam Knight, Traci Cartwright | |
| Ow, My Spleen! | |
| Wind Star B | |
| Sat Mar 3 2:00:pm – 2:50:pm | |
| All too often in a book or movie, the characters undergo severe physical trauma, only for them to undertake heroic acts in the following scenes. How do you write realistic fiction where your characters are injured and face the consequences yet still manage to allow them to do what you need? | |
| Jessica Lauren Gabarron, Kal Spriggs | |
Apologies for the delay in posting this. Between the long drive out and back and the backlog of stuff I had to do once I got home, I’m a bit behind on posting.
LTUE is always a fantastic convention. It is predominantly a writing convention, which makes it more focused and the group, as a whole, is filled with writers more than fans. Pretty much everyone there is there to improve their writing craft and to network and socialize.
The panels, as always, are fantastic. There’s a huge range of panel topics, which offer great topics that are useful for new writers as well as experienced writers who are looking to learn about new subjects. Unlike some other conventions, though, the big draw is the time spent between panels, chatting with other authors and having the opportunity for one on one discussions.
If you are a prospective author, the convention is fantstic and I can’t recommend it enough.
Hi, everyone. I’ll be at the LTUE convention in Provo, Utah this week. Below is my schedule. If you are in the area, feel free to swing by. LTUE is a really great writing convention and for those of you who are aspiring authors, I can’t recommend it enough. Even for those of you who are published, there are some great panels on everything from producing audiobooks to networking with authors to improving your craft. Besides that, it’s fun and there are a lot of great people.
Thursday 10:00:00 How to Feed an Army (M) Arches
Saturday 09:00:00 Powered Armor: Design and Tactics (M) Amphitheater
Saturday 14:00:00 Building Seaworthy Ships (P) Elm
Saturday 17:00:00 Writing Battle Scenes (M) Amphitheater
I’ll be at Myths and Legends Con this weekend. Here’s my schedule. I’ll also have a table so you can meet me there outside of my panels. Saturday is my main day.
Myths and Legends Con is one of my favorite Denver conventions because it’s a smaller, more personable place. There’s lots of time to talk with authors and panelists, and it’s probably the best run convention in Denver (maybe even Colorado!)
See my panels below:
Sat, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Writing Combat in Science Fiction & Fantasy(Room of Requirement)
Sat, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Sympathetic Villains (Serenity)
Sat, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Trope if You Want To (The Shire)
Sat, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Discussing Combat in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Room of Requirement)
Sat, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, The Muse and the Devil (The Shire)
Sat, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, The Price of Magic (Serenity)
Hope to see some folks there!
After some really tight finances and a whole lot of uncertainty, I’m happy to announce that I’ll be at Liberty Con this weekend! Here’s my schedule of events, and I hope to see people there!
| Day | Time | Name of Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fri | 05:00PM | Opening Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 08:00PM | Author’s Alley (Holmes, Howell, Sherrer, Spriggs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 12:00PM | Autograph Session (Gilliam, Perry, Spriggs, Vogel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 02:00PM | The Middle Ages as Inspiration for Epic and High Fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 05:00PM | Author’s Alley (D. Kennedy, Lackey, McKeown, Spriggs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 09:00PM | No S**T There I Was Just Minding My Own Business …. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 10:00PM | Reading: Stephanie Osborn & Kal Spriggs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 10:00AM | Kaffeeklatsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 11:00AM | Author’s Alley (Boop, Hicks, Morris, Spriggs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hey everyone. Just a quick post. Here’s my Starfest schedule for this year:
