Saturday – Panel Room 1 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Putting a little real history into your story can be cool. But you can’t make every killer Jack the Ripper and every wise person Mark Twain. How do you get beyond that and keep it all interesting. Eric T. Knight, J.L. Doty, Jessica Feinberg
Event tag: J.L. Doty
J.L. Doty: Jim is a full-time SF&F writer, scientist (Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, specialty laser physics), and former running-dog-lackey for the bourgeois capitalist establishment. With 15 published books, he writes hard science fiction, epic fantasy and urban fantasy, frequently with strong, young-adult themes. His first success came through self-publishing, which led to contracts with traditional publishers like Open Road Media and Harper Collins Voyager, and his books are now a mix of traditional and self-published. He lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife Karen, and a little being who claims to be a cat: Julia. But Jim is certain she’s really an extra-terrestrial alien in disguise.
Steamboat Willy finally hits public domain. What changes now?
Saturday – Panel Room 2 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Disney has really screwed up our copyright laws in America. And they did it to make sure that no iteration of Mickey Mouse would ever go public domain. And yet, they seem to have taken their eye off the ears. Because Steamboat Willie hits public domain… Continue reading Steamboat Willy finally hits public domain. What changes now?
Can Androids dream of electronic residuals? How will AI change the way creators get paid?
Sunday – Panel Room 2 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Ownership of created works has always been a minefield. And it’s only going to get more complicated. How are we going to navigate this new world? Bruce Wiley, J.L. Doty, Janni Lee Simner
The expanding definition of Fantasy
Friday – Panel Room 1 3:00 pm 4:00 pm Once urban fantasy put elves and vampires in our world the doors were gone. Fantasy could be anything. How do we have this wide open world of fantasy but still make sure it stays fantasy? Or should we even bother? Frankie Robertson, J.L. Doty, KJ Kabza,… Continue reading The expanding definition of Fantasy
Attending TusCon
Autograph Session 1
Saturday – Autograph Area 11:00 am 12:00 pm Bring stuff. Buy stuff. Get stuff signed. Ask questions while they sign stuff. Have fun. J.L. Doty, Mona Ventress, Thomas Watson, Robert Kurtzman, Ross Lampert