The best four days in gaming is winding up again this week, and I’ll be there with piles of events for the Gen Con Writers Symposium.
For those of you not familiar, the Gen Con Writers Symposium is a fantastic piece of the overall Gen Con experience. It’s a series of panels, workshops, and seminars designed to make entry into the world of writing as easy as possible for Gen Con attendees. This is how I got my start writing.
Now I’m always thrilled to be able to pay it back.
Here’s my schedule:
| Book Signing | Thursday 10am – 11am | ICC: Exhibit Hall I – Author’s Alley | Come meet me in the exhibit hall! I’ll have a few things to sign, but it’s totally fine to just come chat. |
| A Short Story Writer’s Primer | Thursday 12pm – 2pm | Marriott Ballroom 1 | What’s it take to get started writing short stories these days? We’ll cover writing, revising, and selling short stories. |
| Meet the Writers | Thursday 6pm – 9pm | Wabash Ballroom 1 | This is a huge event with TONS of writers. Come meet us! |
| New Books! New Games! New Love | Friday 1pm – 2pm | Marriott Ballroom 3 | Several authors talk about new work out recently. So much great stuff. |
| Ask an AI Scientist | Friday 4pm – 5pm | Marriott Ballroom 3 | We’re going to talk about AI. Come with hard questions. |
| Don’t Answer That Question: Writing Dialogue With Momentum | Friday 8pm – 10pm | Marriott Ballroom 4 | In this seminar I’ll be talking about talking. Writing dialogue is a critical skill you’ll need as a writer and I’ll teach you how to write dialogue that moves. |
| Indie Publishing in a Modern Marketplace | Saturday 12pm – 2pm | Marriott Boston | This seminar is all about indie publishing. Come if you’re new to it or if you’ve been in it a while and want an update. |
| The Indie Re-revolution | Saturday 2pm – 3pm | Marriott Ballroom 4 | And then come to this panel and learn what others think about indie publishing. |
| The Current State of AI and Publishing | Saturday 4pm – 5pm | Marriott Ballroom 3 | AI’s a big deal in the publishing world these days. In this panel we’re going to talk about all the stuff that’s changing. |


