Mysticon is this weekend! (and a plea for suggestions)
This weekend I will be Roanoke, VA for MystiCon. Here is a quick look at my schedule for the event:
Now you see that first panel I'm on? The "How to be a Dark Hunter" one? I found out today that I'm moderating that panel. I don't moderate often and don't think I'm particularly good at it because it means I have to interpret the description and lead the discussion. And this one? That's a a doozy. What is a writing panel with four authors on it about when the description is: "Determined to vanquish evil in the night. Join Sherrilyn and our other panelists as they discuss how you too can be a dark hunter and protect humanity from things that go bump in the night."
What do you think? Does that make it a "how to write a dark hero/heroine" panel? Something else entirely? What would you expect if you showed up to the panel? What kind of topics would you want the writers to discuss? I need to walk into that room with a couple questions and topics so we don't end up all staring at each other. LOL.
So what would you ask? Where would you take the panel? (By the way, the panelists are Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Faith Hunter, and well, me of course. ^_^)
Okay, that gets the panicked plea for suggestions out of the way. (You did know authors are nervous up there at the front of the room, right?) Now back to the Con as a whole. So who is going? I hope to see you there!
Fri | 8:00 PM | Boardroom 1 | How To Be a Dark Hunter | Determined to vanquish evil in the night. Join Sherrilyn and our other panelists as they discuss how you too can be a dark hunter and protect humanity from things that go bump in the night. |
Sat | 10:00 AM | Dogwood 2 | Sympathy for The Devil - Liking the Bad Guy | We all love to hate the bad guy. The best villains keep fans yearning for more. What makes them so intriguing and how do you write the villain without him/her becoming a caricature. |
Sat | 1:00 PM | Signing Table | Kalanya Price Signing | |
Sat | 6:00 PM | Restaurant | Koffee Klatch | Readings by several of our authors. |
Sat | 8:00 PM | Boardroom 1 | Where's the Line? Handling Potentially Offensive Topics in Your Work | How do you decide how far to go with humor, language, violence, sex and other situations? Do creators have a responsibility to police themselves, or does anything go? |
Sat | 9:00 PM | Boardroom 1 | When True Crime Meets the Occult | What happens when the savvy police investigator meets a zombie? How much do paranormal PIs share in common with crime and forensic novels? Join authors from both sides as they discuss the similarities and differences. |
Now you see that first panel I'm on? The "How to be a Dark Hunter" one? I found out today that I'm moderating that panel. I don't moderate often and don't think I'm particularly good at it because it means I have to interpret the description and lead the discussion. And this one? That's a a doozy. What is a writing panel with four authors on it about when the description is: "Determined to vanquish evil in the night. Join Sherrilyn and our other panelists as they discuss how you too can be a dark hunter and protect humanity from things that go bump in the night."
What do you think? Does that make it a "how to write a dark hero/heroine" panel? Something else entirely? What would you expect if you showed up to the panel? What kind of topics would you want the writers to discuss? I need to walk into that room with a couple questions and topics so we don't end up all staring at each other. LOL.
So what would you ask? Where would you take the panel? (By the way, the panelists are Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Faith Hunter, and well, me of course. ^_^)
Okay, that gets the panicked plea for suggestions out of the way. (You did know authors are nervous up there at the front of the room, right?) Now back to the Con as a whole. So who is going? I hope to see you there!
Comments
Also, if you're moderating, why does the blurb mention Sherrilyn and not you? Hardly seems fair. (Not to be mean to her, but I find your writing much superior to hers.)
I haven't read Kenyon's series, but I don't think it's going to be limited to a discussion of her Dark Hunter series. (That is to say, you're the moderator, so don't let it!)
Dark heroes I'd want to hear about? Nancy A. Collins' Sonja Blue, Rob Thurman's Cal Leandros, Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim, and Jim Butcher's Molly Carpenter (who, admittedly, is a secondary character, but who is much darker than Harry Dresden). And, you know, Batman.
Sara, great suggestion with consequence and price of power, I'll definitely add it to my list. Thanks!
Link to the latest round:
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If you don't want to use the shortened link, just go to www.Bookspotcentral.com and scroll down a couple of posts to the contest. Or you can find it through my blog: www.BearMountainBooks.com
Love the series.