Hey everyone,
I’ll be at Spike Con this coming week. Here’s my schedule:
| Thu Jul 4 5:45:pm | Thu Jul 4 6:45:pm | Cats in Speculative Fiction |
| Stratus 9 | Our feline friends, big and small, have always been in our tales of fear, magic, and even science fiction. They feature as pets, threats, and even protagonists. Come discuss your favorite books with cats in them and what makes a fictional cat believable. | |
| Dr. Karen Purcell Elektra Hammond Gibbitt Rhys-Jones John M. Olsen Kal Spriggs | ||
| Fri Jul 5 4:30:pm | Fri Jul 5 5:30:pm | Kal Spriggs Signing |
| Autograph 3 | Kal Spriggs Friday signing | |
| Kal Spriggs | ||
| Fri Jul 5 7:00:pm | Fri Jul 5 8:00:pm | Yes, But What Are They Eating? |
| Stratus 9 | World-building requires paying attention to all kinds of details, like government and monetary systems, climate, and more. But while food is something that every reader interacts with every day, it is often not considered during world-building. Our panelists talk about examples where authors have been successful in incorporating dietary habits into their world-building, and talk about what it takes to do it well. | |
| Alastair Mayer K. D. Julicher Kal Spriggs Merri Halma Troy Lambert | ||
| Fri Jul 5 9:30:pm | Fri Jul 5 10:30:pm | Injury and Recovery for Character Building |
| Meridian E | The injuries a character can sustain vary widely, as do the impacts of these injuries on the character and how well they recover. A look into reasonable injuries for various settings and how authors can use injuries to further the plot. | |
| Anna Marasco Kal Spriggs Paul Genesse Robert E. Hampson Thea Hutcheson | ||
| Sat Jul 6 11:30:am | Sat Jul 6 12:30:pm | Playing Nice With Others: Shared Universes |
| Meridian E | How do various shared universes work? Are contributors’ stories off to the side or integrated into the main plot? What happens when there are competing ideas of How Things Ought To Be? | |
| Bradley H. Sinor Eric Flint Erika Kuta Marler Kal Spriggs Sue Sinor | ||
| Sat Jul 6 12:45:pm | Sat Jul 6 1:45:pm | Kaffeeklatsch with The Four Horsemen Universe |
| HIE Boardroom | Kaffeeklatsch: From the German for “coffee” and “gossip”, an informal social gathering at which coffee or other beverages are served while chatting. Join your favorite presenters for all their insights. Seats are very limited so sign up at the Information Desk in the Sky Lobby 8am on the day of the social! Welcome to the world of Human Mercenaries in Mechs, killing aliens and getting paid. A new fandom featuring the works of Mark Wandrey and Chris Kennedy Publishing. | |
| Kal Spriggs Robert E. Hampson Thomas Coonradt | ||
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