Writing

Yesterday was day one of World Horror Con 2008 (WHC), in Salt Lake City, UT. One of the first things I noticed at this convention was the large amount of art work being displayed. I’ve been to conventions in the past and there was some art work, but this convention actually has an art gallery, with some incredible paintings. drawings and photographs.

I managed to get in a couple of panels (seeing how the dealers room closed before I got to the hotel), like How To Work With Editors and Why Manuscripts get rejected. Most of it is personal preference of the editors and publishers and not nearly as much on the ability of the author to sell the story.

I picked up a couple of books (actually several in the shwag bag, which I’ll link to later), that seem to be pretty interesting. I also managed to take some photos. It’s late and I’m having a problem keeping my eyes open, so I’m calling it a day.

We only have five days before PodCampSLC kicks off. The current schedule we have at the moment:

9-10 Come by and get your name tag, get a seat, and schedule your discussions
10-11 Kick off and Keynote by Michael Harper, Professor, Utah Valley University
11:15-12:15 Attend Session 1, join another discussion, or start your own
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Attend Session 2, join another discussion, or start your own
2:45-3:45 Attend Session 3, join another discussion, or start your own
4 Wrap up, comments and final thoughts

There will be a Podcasting Genius Bar — Completely open access to recorders, cameras, software, and experts. Michael Harper, from UVSC/UVU, is driving this offering. Please contact Michael with suggestions or to volunteer — harpermi AT uvsc DOT edu.

We need to be out of the building as soon as we can after the wrap up.

Bring your friends, business associates, anyone who is interested in sharing ideas or learning more about new media. Thanks, and we’ll see you there.

World Horror Con starts in a few weeks and the schedule for authors who will be available for book signings has been released. This list is subject to change and I’ll update if that happens.

Sam Weller’s bookstore, at 254 South Main Street, in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been gracious enough to host the book signings. This is a great chance to meet some world renowned authors.

Dennis Etchison

John Jude Palencar

Simon Clark

Michael R. Collings

Jeff Strand

Mort Castle

Michael Shea

Lynn César

Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem (THE MAN ON THE CEILING)

Heather Graham (DEATH DEALER)

Sarah Langan

Picture courtesy of Marion A.

World Horror Convention is coming to Salt Lake City March 27-30th. I’m not really into the Horror genre but I think it’s a fantastic opportunity to meet more writers, watch some great indie movies, and basically have a scary time. Come and join the fun.

Today starts the Seventy Days of Sweat. This is another opportunity for me to have some type of deadline for completing, or at least make significant progress, on one or more of my Novel’s and short stories. the idea can be found here and is very similar to NaNoWriMo, which is a contest to write a novel in 30 days.

I’m excited to be part of this effort. I’m committed to succeeding where I failed at the NaNoWriMo. I will be updating my progress daily, along with all the other posts I will be writing.