Convention Schedule 2010

For those interested, here's a list of where I'll probably be out and about this year:

Indiana Horror Writers Retreat – February 19th - 21st

Mo*Con V – April 30th – May 2nd

WisCon - May 27-31

Gencon – August 5-8

Context - August 27th-29th

World Fantasy – October 28-31

Kentucky Book Fair November 7th


There are still a few conventions that are on the "maybe" list depending on how finances shake out. Hypericon. Necon. KillerCon. And a retreat at a haunted house.

Off to Killer*Con

Sorry. It’s been a flurry of activity trying to get my stack of piling up reviews written, work through the myriad details regarding the Dark Faith anthology, and writing a novel (not to mention that there are a lot of blog topics swirling around in my head that won't leave me alone until I post them). Anyway, those are the main reasons for the blog silence, though I maintain a steady stream of gibberish via my Twitter.

And this weekend I’m off to KillerCon. Here’s my schedule for those looking for me:

FRIDAY

2:00PM: Seven Deadly Sins of Marketing and Self-Promotion. Pimpin' Ain't Easy: How to promote yourself and your work. Moderator: Matt Schwartz. Panelists: Brian Keene, Gabrielle Faust, Gene O'Neill, Maurice Broaddus, Lori Perkins

SATURDAY

10:00AM Seven Deadly Sins of Characterization: Writing Believable Characters While Avoiding the Tropes: Moderator: Bill Gagliani. Panelists L.A. Banks, Hal Bodner, Maurice Broaddus, Adam Coats.

4:30PM Reading by Maurice Broaddus

7:00PM Male or Female? The game show that challenges the audience to guess the gender of the author of a passage of classic or current horror. Can you tell the difference? Moderator Matt Schwartz. Panelists Allen K, Maurice Broaddus, Rain Graves, L.L. Soares [For the record, I am going to SUCK at this game!]

And in a scary turn of events:

Saturday

11:00AM Seven Deadly Sins of Living With a Writer. The Highs and Lows of Life With A Writer. Moderator: Jeannie Eddy. Panelists: Karen Lansdale, Christie White, Mark Worthen, Kelli Dunlap, Derek Sullivan. and now SALLY BROADDUS!!!

*GULP*

Convention Season (Where to Look for Me)

It’s almost that time of year we call Convention Season. Here’s where you’re likely to find me out and about this year (subject to change, of course):

Mo*Con IV
Trinity
Indianapolis, IN
May 15-17

Hypericon
Nashville, TN
June 5 - 7

Inconjunction
Indianapolis, IN
July 3-5

Necon
Bristol, Rhode Island
July 16-19

GenCon
Indianapolis, IN
August 13-16

Context 22
Columbus, OH
August 28-30

Bouchercon
Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 15-18

World Fantasy Convention
San Jose, CA
November 5 - 8