FogCon

I will be at the FogCon SF Convention in San Francisco on March 12 & 13. I’ll be on panels Saturday & Sunday, and will read from Mortality Bridge.

Schedule:
Saturday, March 12:
3:00 – 4:15: “Inside the Sausage Factory”
Pro writers talk about their process: how they write, what works for them, what doesn’t work for them.

4:30 – 5:45: “Happily Ever After? Are You for Real?”
Do happy endings feel unrealistic? Have you run into unrealistic tragic endings? Are “realistic” endings more satisfying to readers? Or do they just get more critical respect?

9:30 – 10:10: Reading from Mortality Bridge

Sunday, March 13:
10:30 – 11:45: “Reclaiming Urban Fantasy — But for Whom?”
Much has been made of the emergence of the “new” urban fantasy — primarily written by women, about women, and focused on a city’s inhabitants rather than the city itself. This opposes the “old” urban fantasy, which was mostly by men and starred men, and was as much about the setting as the characters. Are these two types of fantasy incompatible? How can fans of one form of UF find satisfying reads in the other? Can anyone think of a work that successfully blends the two — or if never the twain shall meet, is that a good thing?