LunaCon, here we come!
jendaby, the Howlers, and I will be heading up to Rye, NY tomorrow for LunaCon! If you’re attending, or simply curious, here’s my current schedule:
LunaCon schedule:
Friday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM
YA Trends
Odelle
What is appealing to our pre-teens and teens now? Are there any young adult novels that teens today find inspiring? What is the current Young Adult trends, and what will they be tomorrow?
Alma Alexander [M], Rosemary Edghill, Violet Habersasher, Aaron Rosenberg
Saturday:
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Will Write For Dice
Westchester D6
So you wrote a game or module for an existing game... What’s the next step? Can you just send it straight to your favorite game publisher? Should you camp on Steve Jackson’s doorstep? What are realistic steps for getting started writing for the gaming industry? Should you borrow money from your friends and strike out on your own? (Is this one time the self-pub press actually works?)
Kevin DiVico [M], Charles Gannon, Neal Levin, Mike McPhail, Aaron Rosenberg
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Bite Me
Grand North
Blood Ties. True Blood. Being Human. Vampire Diaries. Vampires have always been a major (if rather dark and alluring) presence in our printed media, but lately they’ve sunk their fangs deep into our airwaves as well. What do they bring to this form of entertainment and what does the television offer them? Will the rest of their supernatural cohorts be far behind?
Joshua Bilmes [M], Ginjer Buchanan, Tanya Huff, Kim Kindya, Aaron Rosenberg
7:00 - 8:00 PM
System vs. Setting
Birch
Nearly all RPGs share some similiarities: they have a set of rules that govern play, and most have a setting or world where play takes place. Some people love systems for their rule systems, and othe are drawn in to the romance of a particular setting. Which is it for you: the math or the poetry, that makes or breaks a game?
Kate Baker, Steve Brinich [M], Heidi Hooper, Hal Johnson, Mike McPhail, Aaron Rosenberg
Sunday:
10:00 - 11:00 AM
To Write, Or To Have A Life? Can You Do Both?
Odelle
The life of a writer is hard, yet rewarding, like a body-building genie. How to balance multiple projects and get them all done, without killing yourself. Being able to get them all done and still hav an active social life...well, that may take more than one panel to explain.
Ty Drago,Laura Anne Gilman, Bob Greenberger, C.J. Henderson, Aaron Rosenberg [M]
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Knowing Your Place: The Role of a Tie-In Writer
Odelle
You may be the writer, but you’re not the license holder, and that means you have to set your ego--and sometimes your narrative--aside. Is it possible to write tie-ins and still maintain creative control, even a little? Are media tie-ins and fani ction just two sides of the same coin?
Keith DeCandido, Bob Greenberger [M], Glenn Hauman, Aaron Rosenberg
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Basing Your Fiction on an RPG
Maple
It’s always tempting to take a gaming experience and turn that into a piece of i ction, but few can do so successfully. How do you avoid the problems with doing so?
Leigh Grossman, Neal Levin, Mike McPhail [M], KT Pinto, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael A. Ventrella
LunaCon schedule:
Friday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM
YA Trends
Odelle
What is appealing to our pre-teens and teens now? Are there any young adult novels that teens today find inspiring? What is the current Young Adult trends, and what will they be tomorrow?
Alma Alexander [M], Rosemary Edghill, Violet Habersasher, Aaron Rosenberg
Saturday:
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Will Write For Dice
Westchester D6
So you wrote a game or module for an existing game... What’s the next step? Can you just send it straight to your favorite game publisher? Should you camp on Steve Jackson’s doorstep? What are realistic steps for getting started writing for the gaming industry? Should you borrow money from your friends and strike out on your own? (Is this one time the self-pub press actually works?)
Kevin DiVico [M], Charles Gannon, Neal Levin, Mike McPhail, Aaron Rosenberg
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Bite Me
Grand North
Blood Ties. True Blood. Being Human. Vampire Diaries. Vampires have always been a major (if rather dark and alluring) presence in our printed media, but lately they’ve sunk their fangs deep into our airwaves as well. What do they bring to this form of entertainment and what does the television offer them? Will the rest of their supernatural cohorts be far behind?
Joshua Bilmes [M], Ginjer Buchanan, Tanya Huff, Kim Kindya, Aaron Rosenberg
7:00 - 8:00 PM
System vs. Setting
Birch
Nearly all RPGs share some similiarities: they have a set of rules that govern play, and most have a setting or world where play takes place. Some people love systems for their rule systems, and othe are drawn in to the romance of a particular setting. Which is it for you: the math or the poetry, that makes or breaks a game?
Kate Baker, Steve Brinich [M], Heidi Hooper, Hal Johnson, Mike McPhail, Aaron Rosenberg
Sunday:
10:00 - 11:00 AM
To Write, Or To Have A Life? Can You Do Both?
Odelle
The life of a writer is hard, yet rewarding, like a body-building genie. How to balance multiple projects and get them all done, without killing yourself. Being able to get them all done and still hav an active social life...well, that may take more than one panel to explain.
Ty Drago,Laura Anne Gilman, Bob Greenberger, C.J. Henderson, Aaron Rosenberg [M]
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Knowing Your Place: The Role of a Tie-In Writer
Odelle
You may be the writer, but you’re not the license holder, and that means you have to set your ego--and sometimes your narrative--aside. Is it possible to write tie-ins and still maintain creative control, even a little? Are media tie-ins and fani ction just two sides of the same coin?
Keith DeCandido, Bob Greenberger [M], Glenn Hauman, Aaron Rosenberg
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Basing Your Fiction on an RPG
Maple
It’s always tempting to take a gaming experience and turn that into a piece of i ction, but few can do so successfully. How do you avoid the problems with doing so?
Leigh Grossman, Neal Levin, Mike McPhail [M], KT Pinto, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael A. Ventrella