This weekend I will be attending Boskone 53 in Boston, from Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21! If you will be there too, my schedule is below. Please stop by and say hi! I’m happy to sign any of my books any time you can catch me at an event, the bar, or wandering around :)
Friday, Feb. 19
Stories Within Video Games
Friday 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., Harbor II (Westin)
We’ve advanced far beyond the days of Frogger and Tetris. Today’s video games take us into highly evolved worlds with complex characters and storylines. How does the development of the story drive the game? Is “story” ever a distraction from “gameplay?” How does the story within the game shape the characters, sharpen the game’s challenges, and heighten the player’s experience?
Hillary Monahan, Matt London, E.C. Myers, Brianna Spacekat Wu, E. Lily Yu
Saturday, Feb. 20
Reading
Saturday 11:00 – 11:25 a.m., Independence (Westin)
Writing YA Fiction: Discussion & Workshop for Young Adults & Children
Saturday 2:00 – 2:50 p.m., Marina 4 (Westin)
What skills do you need to write young adult or children’s fiction? What should you know? What should you avoid? Join our panelists for an interactive discussion/writing session — and be sure to bring your pen and paper!
E.C. Myers, Ken Altabef, Cerece Rennie Murphy
Autographing
Saturday 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., Galleria-Autographing (Westin)
Neil Clarke, Charles Stross, E. Lily Yu, E.C. Myers
Superhero Open Mic
Saturday 9:00 – 10:20 p.m., Marina 1 (Westin)
Kapow! Live from Boskone … enjoy the knock-out stylings of our program participants and audience members who share their open mic skills in the first-ever Superhero Open Mic. Each person gives his/her best 5-minute superhero performance – story, poem, song, skit, interpretive dance, or whatever! OPTIONAL: For extra appeal, feel free to come dressed as a superhero!
The Rules: Boskone members are invited to join our participants in the open mic by signing up for one of the eight open slots at the door to the event, which opens for sign-ups at 8:30 pm. Each performer is given a firm 5-minute time limit (max), including set-up time. So a quick transition between acts is key.
Walter H. Hunt, Kenneth Schneyer, C.S.E. Cooney, Carrie Cuinn, E.C. Myers, Garth Nix, Don Pizarro, Lauren Roy, Mary Ellen Wessels
Sunday, Feb. 21
Kaffeeklatsch 2: E.C. Myers
Sunday 11:00 – 11:50, Harbor I-Kaffeeklatsch 2 (Westin)
