I’m PhilCon-bound this weekend and here’s my event schedule:
Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
SETTING UP A CROWDFUNDING PROJECT (1826)
[Panelists: Danielle Ackley-McPhail (mod), Rob Balder, Neil Clarke, Gil Cnaan, Alex Shvartsman, Alyce Wilson]
Panelists discuss what worked, what didn’t and why. How can you promote one to make sure it is a success
Fri 8:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two (1 hour)
DEFYING THE SQUARE CUBE LAW (1796)
[Panelists: Alex Shvartsman (mod), Bob Eggleton, Lawrence Kramer, James Prego]
Consider really huge monsters. Sure we like ’em big and capable of stomping cities, but is there any way to make a Godzilla or Chthulhu plausible
Sat 10:00 AM in Autograph Table (1 hour)
AUTOGRAPHS – NEIL CLARKE, ALEX SHVARTSMAN (2022)
[Panelists: Alex Shvartsman (mod), Neil Clarke]
Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
DOES SCIENCE FICTION NEED TO LIGHTEN UP? (1771)
[Panelists: Alex Shvartsman (mod), Brian Thomas, Berakha Lana Guggenheim, Steve Miller, Robert C Roman, Lee Gilliland]
Has the genre become too serious and pretentious in recent years? Do too many writers feel they are philosophers and teachers?
Sat 6:00 PM in Executive Suite 623 (1 hour)
READING – APRIL GREY, ALEX SHVARTSMAN (2006)
[Panelists: April Grey (mod), Alex Shvartsman]
Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza II (Two) (1 hour)
ELLO FACEBOOK, GET OUT OF MYSPACE. (1728)
[Panelists: Rock Robertson (mod), Gil Cnaan, Muriel Hykes, Suzanne Rosin, Alex Shvartsman]
Well, here we go again. Another social network rears its ugly head and everyone contemplates jumping ship. Discuss as former GEnie members nod wisely.
Sat 10:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two (1 hour)
FUNNY HORROR STORIES (1769)
[Panelists: Brian Koscienski (mod), Darrell Schweitzer, Alex Shvartsman, Robert Corry, Brian Thomas, April Grey]
There is a fine line between horror and humor. How do the successful examples of this work
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