Folks, come join me this weekend at CONjuration! I’ll be with The Story Plant, presenting a variety of “From Fan to Pro” sessions. Bring your original, creative idea and learn how to go from being a Fan to a Pro! Attend any session(s), workshop(s) or discussion(s) during CONjuration in the Story Plant room – at Sonesta Gwinnett Place hotel from November 15th-17th. Hope to see you there!
It’s coming up fast! The 9th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference is September 21-22 in downtown Decatur, Georgia, at the Decatur Library. Go to the website for full info and registration. This is a fun and illuminating weekend, where you’ll meet fellow writers and learn some great tips from experienced authors, agents, and editors.
I was one of the founding board members of the Broadleaf Writers Association, and I just can’t help sticking around and helping out with each year’s conference. Please come, say hi, and hang out with wordsmiths like you!
I’ve received my tentative panel schedule for DragonCon 2024 (Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA). Come say hi!
Title: The Beauty in Horror: Exploring Dark Aesthetics
Description: Horror literature can weave a dark and seductive spell with its eerie imagery and haunting atmosphere. Delve deeper into the dark aesthetics on the page with our panel, illustrating the beauty found within the grotesque.
Panelists: Delilah S Dawson, L. Marie Wood, Clay Gilbert, Richard Kadrey, Cherie M. Priest, Bill Bridges(M)
Time: Fri 11:30 am
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
Title: We Got Game!
Description: Gaming is a huge part of fandom and garners lots of attention–and dollars annually. If you feel like you can write a game, stop in on this panel and we’ll tell you how to go about it.
Panelists: Andrew E.C. Gaska, Bill Bridges, Elonka Dunin(M), T. Alexander Stangroom
Time: Fri 04:00 pm
Location: Embassy EF Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Title: Scary Faeries
Description: Authors and experts delve into the dark folklore and mythology of the faerie realm, exploring how these malevolent beings have evolved to terrify audiences in modern media, from films to fiction.
Panelists: Kenneth Hite, Erika Lance, Bill Bridges, Alexander G. R. Gideon(M), Sarah J. Sover
Time: Fri 05:30 pm
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
Title: Monstrously Funny: The Addams Family and The Munsters
Description: Embrace your creepy and kooky side for this tribute to the Addams Family and the Munsters. Celebrate the enduring appeal of these cult TV classics and their iconic characters. Just don’t forget to be altogether ooky.
Panelists: Shannon Clute, Bill Bridges(M), David Boop, Leanna Renee Hieber, James P. Nettles, Stuart Jaffe
Time: Sun 10:00 am
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
Title: Evil Fan Panel
Description: Very few shows exist that thread the needle between the unexplained and religion. Come with us as we investigate the supernatural mysteries, legacy, and conspiracies of the Paramount+ series Evil.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Marx Pyle(M), Brent Abell, Fr. Bryan Small, D.R. Perry, Thomas Parham
Time: Sun 05:30 pm
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
Title: Science Fiction Horror
Description: Movies like Alien and Event Horizon are thought of as horror movies with science fiction trappings. What books or stories evoke the same feelings?
Panelists: Jeffrey Falcon Logue(M), Gray Rinehart, Bill Bridges, Anya Martin, Howard Andrew Jones
Time: Mon 11:30 am
Location: Embassy AB Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Are you going to be at StokerCon? Come see my live-play RPG session with an incredible group of players/writers — all in remembrance of James A. Moore! Saturday at noon! Here’s the description:
Come watch your fellow StokerCon guests play the KIDS ON BIKES rpg in remembrance of James A. Moore! Jim contributed many horrors to White Wolf’s World of Darkness game lines, including a number of gruesome creations for Werewolf: the Apocalypse. In this live-play game, our players will encounter a few of the sinister children’s toys from Jim’s imagination, as brought to you by the geniuses at the Pentex Corporation. It’s 1993, there are no cell phones, grunge rock is on the radio, and school’s out — time to ride bikes and investigate the strange goings-on in your neighborhood.
I want to tell about an event coming up in March (22nd and 23rd) that is important to me (I am helping to organize it). The Atlanta Jung Society will host Robert Walter and Bradley Olson in a conversation (Friday night) and a “playshop” (Saturday) on the topic of Mythogenesis. Please check out this link for full information and registration.
The Friday conversation (Mar 22, 7:30pm) will be available online and in-person (at The Link Counseling Center near Atlanta), so anyone anywhere can attend. It will be recorded for later viewing, in case you can’t make it that night (but you do need to register before 7:30pm that night).
Saturday is game day! We’ll play Bob’s game, D-PiCT™: The Game of Mythogenesis. This is in-person only — participatory. So if you’re in the Atlanta area, please join us! (Or book your flight now!)
I always love talking with Bob. You can see me blathering on this keynote panel with him at the SIEGE game conference a while back. (Also includes Andrew and Dan Greenberg.) Who is Bob? He was Joseph Campbell’s friend, editor, and literary executor, and the co-founder of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. I had the pleasure of working with him in 2004 and 2006 on the Mythic Journeys Conferences.
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