And I’m off again.  Tonight starts the Seattle area’s big fan convention, Norwescon.  Last year there were 3000 attendees and lots of bizarro photo ops.  So expect more on this.

If you’re coming out for the big show, make sure to swing by a panel, my reading or the signing on Saturday.  Here’s where I’ll be…

Friday @ Noon: Writerly Friendship   Evergreen 3

What’s it like to start and maintain a friendship with another writer? How about rivalry? Collaboration? What part is played by professional admiration? How about by alcohol? Can only another ink-stained wretch really understand?

Richelle Mead, Donna Barr, Brenda Cooper, Kat Richardson, Mark Henry

Friday @ 4: Vampiric Lore and the Twilight Phenomenon   Evergreen 1

Vampire stories have always been about sex, the domination of the victim, the exchange of bodily fluids. And then along comes the Twilight series with these romantic but chaste characters. How does Twilight fit into the modern Vampire Mythos and how might it influence future vampiric lore?

Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix, Mark Henry, Richelle Mead

Friday @ 8: Reading: Mark Henry    Cascade 3

Road Trip of the Living Dead – Zombie comedy/urban fantasy – Rated PG (should be R)

Friday @ 9: French Horror    Cascade 4

J-horror has faded but the French are ripping up the screen with hard-hitting visceral horror. Are they the next wave of horror?

Mark Henry, Eric Morgret, Lorelei Shannon

Saturday @ 11: The Blogger Effect   Cascade 5

Has blogging ruined the fine art of editing? What do we gain with publishing spontaneous writing? What do we lose? There is a growing network of SF/F professional and aspiring writers connected via LiveJournal and other blogging communities. Is it breaking down the barriers between pro, amateur, and fan-ficcer? Does it function as an informal online writers’ workshop, as a support group, or a black hole of cat-vacuuming?

Joshua Palmatier, Mark Henry, Michael Martinez, Gordon Van Gelder

Autograph Session 2           Noon   Evergreen 1 & 2

Grab your books! Our Guests of Honor and many of our pros will be available for autographs.

R.A. Salvatore, Geno Salvatore, Todd Lockwood, Alma Alexander, Carol Berg, Paul Chadwick, Brenda Cooper, James C. Glass, Mark Henry, Jak Koke, Lisa Mantchev, Juliana McCorison, Joshua Palmatier, Kevin Radthorne, The Reverend En Fuego, Mary Rosenblum, Lorelei Shannon, G.Robin Smith, Bruce Taylor aka “Mr. Magic Realism”, Christine D. Winters, Janine Ellen Young

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So that’s it.  Be there or be square.