My Dragon*Con schedule!

Title: 15-Minute Mentor Session 2

Description: A chance for budding authors to talk one-on-one with a successful industry professional about business, promotion, the writing process, & career advice. Sign up in the Writer's Track. (Embassy E/F)
Panelists: Sean H Taylor, Robert J. Sawyer, J.D. Blackrose, Jess L. M. Anderson
Time: Fri 02:30 pm
Location: Embassy G Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Pitch Practice

Description: Unsure whether your book pitch is 'good enough'? Know it could be better, but not sure how to improve? Come to this panel, where you can give your pitch to professionals who will offer suggestions on how to change or improve it to better your odds of a successful pitch! Be brave, young padawans!
Panelists: Sean H Taylor(M), Rachel A. Brune, Steve Saffel, John G. Hartness, Toni Weisskopf, D.J. Butler
Time: Sat 01:00 pm
Location: Embassy EF Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Reading Session: Sean Taylor

Description: Hear Sean read from his new unreleased mystery novel, Another Dangerous Driver, and from his collection of dark/horror tales, A Crowd in Babylon.
Panelists: Sean H Taylor
Time: Sat 05:30 pm
Location: Learning Center Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Writing and Selling Short Stories

Description: Writing shorter works can be different from writing novels, with less room for fiddling around with character or plot. Writing must be concise, and each word has to be necessary. Writing short stories can give faster gratification, too. So, how does it all work? Our pros can answer that question!
Panelists: Sean H Taylor(M), Ian Randal Strock, Bethanne Kim, Phillip Pournelle, Kevin A Davis, Violette L Meier
Time: Sat 08:30 pm
Location: Embassy EF Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Autograph Session

Description: Authors signing books. Yay! Jim Butcher too?! Holy crap!
Panelists: Cassandra Quave, Michael Chatfield, Jim Butcher, Sean H Taylor
Time: Sun 11:30 am
Location: Overlook Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

A Quick Reminder About Our Schedule

If you're a long-time reader, you'll know that I like to stick to a schedule here on this blog. If you're one of the many new readers, you may have figured that out already.

Regardless, just so we're all on the same page, and all the readers can know when to tune in for their favorite posts, here's the schedule:

Monday: #MotivationalMonday 
(some type of infographic or visual article to help inspire writers to create or create better)

Tuesday: How-To Article or Author Interview 
(usually written especially for the blog, but occasionally something linked to another super-awesome writing blog)

Wednesday: Nuggets 
(tidbits of writerly wisdom -- okay, opinion -- from yours truly, accompanied by a hopefully equally inspiring photo or illustration)

Thursday: Writer Roundtables
(a group interview that features several writers discussing a topic that could range from cover images to avoiding cliches to mastering dialog, always informative and fun)

Friday: Press Release/Promotional Posts 
(usually reserved for a press release of new genre works published by friends of the blog)

Saturday: Interesting News and/or Opinions
(usually an article or post from a news site or writers blog that I feel would be of interest to genre writers)

Sunday: ?????
(Could be anything, a link to an interview, an article, a second press release, a bonus how-to article, there's really no telling -- this one changes all the time)

All posts hit at 11:00 a.m. EST each day. 

And now you know.

(And knowing is half the battle. GI Joe!)

My Connooga Schedule!

Come to Chattanooga and see me! (And the rest of the fantastic authors and artists too, of course.)

Friday          
4:00 PM Writing Dialogue

Saturday          
10:00 AM Writing for Graphic Novels
5:00 PM Diversity in Fiction: What is it, How to do it, and Why
8:00 PM Plot or Die! Gameshow Panel with Authors

Sunday          
1:00 PM Writing For an Anthology

CON NOOGA is Chattanooga’s first and only Multi-Fandom (Multiple Genre) Convention covering everything from Celebrities, Artists, Authors, Film Makers, Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, Anime, Comics, Paranormal, Haunting, Costuming, Concerts, Shows, Contests, Gaming, Console Gaming, Seminars, Workshops, Families, and Fun.  Not to mention the numerous DEALERS, and EXHIBITORS in our 75,000 Square Foot Exhibitor Hall.  Over 150+ Special Guests, dealers and fan groups help to make Con Nooga complete.  Enjoy 3 Days of Programming, Seminars, Workshops, Concerts, Acts, and Fun based upon numerous genres and fandom.  Encompassing both the Chattanooga Choo Choo and the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Con Nooga will invade the entire Chattanooga Choo Choo complex and over 75,000 square feet of space within the Chattanooga Convention Center.  Shuttles will run every 10 to 15 minutes from each location and the Free Chattanooga Electric Shuttle will also be available.  Or it is a mere 8 block walk from the Choo Choo to the Convention Center.

For more information, visit http://connooga.com/

Visit me at Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention!

Here's my schedule for Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention. Looks like it's going to be a very pulp, gritty weekend for me. Hopefully Tommy Hancock will help me hide the bodies.

FRIDAY:
Directors Row #1 5-6 PM: Pulp - Getting Crime and Fights Right

Directors Row #2 7-8 PM: Pulp - Too Purple for Pulp


SATURDAY:
Directors Row #2 3-4 PM: The Colour of Pulp

Directors Row #2 7-8 PM: Pulp Trivia

Directors Row #1 9-10 PM: Horror - What Makes it Tick?

SUNDAY:
Directors Row #1 1-2 PM: Opening Lines

Directors Row #2 3-4 PM: Publishing Pulp - How Far is Too Far?

Visit me at Imaginarium in Louisville, KY!

It's going to a blast. Here's what my schedule of panels and workshops looks like:

Friday 7:00 PM Gats, Gams, & Greenhorns

Saturday 12:30 PM What Makes a Good Blog
Saturday 2:00 PM The Nuts & Bolts of Comic Scripts
Saturday 4:00 PM The World of a Magazine Editor (M)
Saturday 6:00 PM Comic Script Creation 1 (Workshop)

Sunday 12:00 PM Comic Script Creation 2 (Workshop)
Sunday 3:00 PM How to Build a Better Bad Guy (M)

A little scheduling and calendaring, if you will forgive the intrusion...

First of all, hi, and thanks for being a regular or new reader of the Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action writing blog.

No doubt you've noticed that after a fairly lengthy hiatus I'm back and posting regularly again. Because of that, I just wanted to let everyone know what the current proposed schedule of content is so you can tune in to the stuff that really matters to you. (Of course, I'd prefer that you still check out the blog "every damn day" as Samuel Jackson put it so eloquently before Capital One re-edited the commercial.)

• Monday: The Writer Will Take Your Questions Now (each week a new question)
• Tuesday: an interview with a writer in my network or someone I've gone out on a limb to track down
• Wednesday: Nuggets (little blurbs about writing -- think of them as the text versions of the motivational posters with cats hanging onto stuff or butterflies fluttering above a field)
• Thursday: a new roundtable interview on a writing-focused topic
• Friday-Sunday: helpful links, writing tips from other sites, and press releases for books I think you'll enjoy

Hope this helps.

Keep reading and thanks again for following the blog. You rock mightily. I mean it. Each and every one of you. Well, except for that one guy. You know who you are. Nah. Just kidding. You rock too.

New Schedule for Posting!

As deadlines loom and my life continues to spiral out of control (the mark of a busy writer, I'm hoping), in an effort to help you find what you're looking for here on the blog (and keep me somewhat sane), I've put together a new schedule of what posts will come out when.

Monday
On Mondays, I'll continue my "best of" series. Currently we're looking at the 30 best graphic novels. Future "best of" lists will include genre books, endings, etc.

Tuesday
Tuesdays will be the day for the week's installment of "The Writer Will Take Your Questions Now," in which I'll respond to your questions about my writing itself or my writing habits or my inspirations, etc.

Thursdays
Thursdays will continue to be the day I post the Writer Roundtable interviews. As these tend to be the favorite and most visited segments on the blog, trust me, they're not going anywhere.

The Rest of the Week
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be the best days to find all those helpful links about publishing and/or writing and the targeted press releases about upcoming/available books, etc. available from the Heavy hitters (see list on the right).