Penguicon
Looking forward to Penguicon this weekend. For those of you who will be attending, my schedule is below. For everyone else who isn’t going and doesn’t care, this is your cue to skip to the next blog post…
- Friday, 8:00 p.m. — To Series or Not To Series (with Stephanie Osborn, Steven Lake, Merrie Haskell, and Brandon Sanderson)
- Friday, 9:00 p.m. — Using Social Networking for Promotion (with Steven Lake, Daniel Hogan, Christine Purcell, and Stewart Sternberg)
- Friday, 10:00 p.m. — E-pub vs. Print (with Stephanie Osborn, Jon David, and Lydia Nyx)
- Saturday, 10:00 a.m. — Humor in Writing (with Steven Lake, Daniel Hogan, and Michael Cieslak)
- Saturday, 12:00 p.m. — Author signing
- Saturday, 4:00 p.m. — It’s OK, the First Draft Is SUPPOSED to Suck! (with Stephanie Osborn, Brandon Sanderson, Lydia Nyx, and Michael Cieslak)
- Sunday, 10:00 a.m. — Writers Groups (with Brandon Sanderson, Michael Cieslak, Stewart Sternberg, and Charles Zaglanis)
- Sunday, 1:00 p.m. — Reading (I plan on reading “The Blue Corpse Corps,” my goblins vs. zombies short story. Assuming anyone shows up to a Sunday afternoon reading…)
This is a very busy schedule, and some of you will recall my grumbling about being overscheduled. I did speak with the programmers, and said I’d be willing to do a maximum of five or six panels, plus the signing and reading. So that’s what they gave me. (In other words, yes it’s going to be a very busy weekend, but they’ve eliminated a few panels from my original schedule, and I’ve signed off on this one.)
Can’t wait to see everyone!
Anne Gray
April 28, 2011 @ 10:06 am
See, this is what happens when you let those E-vil conrunners know you’re both willing and awesome on panels. 😉
Jim C. Hines
April 28, 2011 @ 10:37 am
Hm … so if I start my first panel by wielding Brandon Sanderson as a club and pummeling the other panelists with him, do you think they’ll schedule me for fewer panels or more next year? 🙂
zollmaniac
April 28, 2011 @ 2:27 pm
More. That would be a sight to see.
Lydia Nyx
April 29, 2011 @ 12:17 am
Just wanted to say hello, since we’re on several panels together! This is my first convention so I’m going to try not to RUIN EVERYTHING! (Hahaha, I kid…mostly.)
Jim C. Hines
April 29, 2011 @ 8:50 am
Hi Lydia!
Don’t worry, I’ve never seen anyone ruin more than 50% of a convention at most 😉
Penguicon has a lot of cool people, and a lot of fun stuff. Hopefully you’ll have a great time this weekend.
See you soon!
-J
Jackie (Literary Escapism)
April 29, 2011 @ 11:53 am
Damn…the signing is at noon tomorrow. Is it open to the public? I was going to try and swing by, but the kid’s soccer game prevents that. Hope the weekend goes well for you.
Jim C. Hines
April 29, 2011 @ 11:56 am
I don’t know. My guess is that you’d probably be able to walk into the Ballroom where everyone will be signing, and I doubt anyone would stop you. But I suspect the con would prefer you to by a one-day membership if you’re going to be there. Don’t know what they’d say if you were only swinging through for a few minutes, and I don’t want to try to speak for the con staff.
Thanks! Hope the game goes well, and that you have a good weekend too!
Amy (LunarG)
May 2, 2011 @ 8:14 pm
I think the reading got a good turnout, all things considered! I really enjoyed it and was glad you and Saladin combined your efforts – his book is now on my “Must Acquire” list.
Jim C. Hines
May 3, 2011 @ 1:27 pm
Thanks, Amy! I was really happy with the way the reading went. That was a wonderful turnout for a Sunday afternoon, and the two-for-one reading worked out really well from what I saw.