It’s time for Worldcon! Here’s my schedule that doesn’t include any of the private meetings. Come see me. Say hello. (For the love of Pete, please come to my Thursday Table Talk. I know you need to sign up and must wait until the day before, but I don’t want to sit there alone.) I will be out and about. Feel free to wave or bring me a book to sign. Also, I will have books for sale at Northwest and Guests in the Dealers Hall.
Jennifer’s TL;DR Worldcon Schedule
=====14 Aug, Thursday=====
- 12-1pm, Table Talk: Jennifer Brozek, Room 430 (Advance sign-up is required.)
- 2-4pm, Volunteered to Man the Brisbane 28 Worldcon Table: Fan Table 42
- 4:30-5:30pm, Writing for Franchises (Workshop lecture), Room 330 (Advance sign-up is required.)
- 7:30-8:30pm, How to Vet Fictional Society Rules, Room 423-424
=====15 Aug, Friday=====
- 9-10am, Outlining to Sell, Room 423-424
- 7:30-8:30pm, Getting the Science Right, Even if It’s Magic, Room 423-424
=====16 Aug, Saturday=====
- 10-11:30am Signing at Northwest and Guests table, in the Dealers Hall
- 12-1pm, Where Do Editors Come From?, Room 321
- 2-2:30pm, Reading: Jennifer Brozek, Room 429
- 6:30 pm, Hugo Reception, Signature Room
- 8:00pm, Hugo Award Ceremony, Ballroom 1
Jennifer’s Detailed Worldcon Schedule
=====14 Aug, Thursday=====
12-1pm, Table Talk: Jennifer Brozek, Room 430
These used to be called kaffeklatches. Have an intimate discussion (up to six participants) with your favorite creators. (Advance sign-up is required.)
Jennifer Brozek
2-4pm, Volunteered to Man the Brisbane 28 Worldcon Table: Fan Table 42
4:30-5:30pm, Writing for Franchises (Workshop lecture), Room 330
How do you get started writing for someone else’s universe? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to take inventory of your skills and contacts and then use them to secure writing gigs with established properties. (Advance sign-up is required.)
Jennifer Brozek
7:30-8:30pm, How to Vet Fictional Society Rules, Room 423-424
You can’t break rules until you make them. All fictional societies need an internally logical legal foundation, and understanding it is a key component of writing compelling, credible science fiction. It is the developmental editor’s job to make sure the rules make sense. Panelists will discuss how they vet social and legal structures for their clients’ novels and how breaking/bending these rules can create the story beats that keep readers turning pages.
Jennifer Brozek (M), Alma Alexander, James R. Wells, Joseph Brassey, Sarah Chorn
=====15 Aug, Friday=====
9-10am, Outlining to Sell, Room 423-424
Learn how to create a compelling outline to sell your idea to an intellectual property (IP) or media tie-in acquisition editor. Many tie-in authors have successfully sold novels from outlines… and been paid advances before typing a single line of prose. Learn how to do this from our experienced panelists. Tips from this panel can be used for selling your original completed novel or nonfiction book as well.
A. J. Hackwith (M), Gwendolyn N. Nix, Jennifer Brozek, Rebecca Roanhorse, Rosemary Jones
7:30-8:30pm, Getting the Science Right, Even if It’s Magic, Room 423-424
How important is it for authors to get their science right, in science fiction and fantasy? What does “right” even mean for speculative fiction? How is genre convention tied into those answers? Does science have a role in magic?
Joshua Palmatier (M), Christine Taylor-Butler, Jennifer Brozek, Scott H. Andrews, Max Goller
=====16 Aug, Saturday=====
10-11:30am Signing at Northwest and Guests table, in the Dealers Hall
12-1pm, Where Do Editors Come From?, Room 321
Book editing is one of the last redoubts of the un-credentialed autodidact. While there are training programs for book-editing skills, most book editors come into the job with an enormous diversity of backgrounds. Many editors are successful without any specific training or academic credentials. How does the novice editor become a success in such an unregulated industry? How would they even start to become a professional editor?
Sheila Williams (M), Emily Hockaday, Trevor Quachri, Jennifer Brozek, Carl Engle-Laird
2-2:30pm, Reading: Jennifer Brozek, Room 429
“Citizen, Scion, Savior, Singularity.” Sophia Nyland risks all to make the discovery of a lifetime. After she breaks through what is supposed to be an impenetrable barrier, she discovers that her world is much larger than she thought it was—as is her place within it.
Jennifer Brozek
6:30 pm, Hugo Reception, Signature Room
8:00pm, Hugo Award Ceremony, Ballroom 1
