Mona’s Mad Libs

Saturday – Panel Room 2 11:00 pm Midnight Adverb, noun, proper name, food.  Then see what Mona does with that. Mona Ventress

Kill Marry Shag

Saturday – Ballroom 10:00 am 11:00 am You know the game, you played it at band camp. Now let some of TusCon’s most disturbed guests guide you through with some favorite figures from genre.  There are no windows in the room, so pretend it’s late night. Brian Haas, Cameron D Blackwell, James Sabata, Mona Ventress,… Continue reading Kill Marry Shag

Researching your Writing

Saturday – Ballroom 9:00 am 10:00 am What is the air speed of a laden swallow? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck? How did these things suddenly become important to my fantasy space novel? Join our guests as they talk about what to research, how to research and why research.  And maybe some really… Continue reading Researching your Writing

“Monsters” as Heroes

Friday – Panel Room 1 4:00 pm 5:00 pm So we all know the Creature from the Black Lagoon is the hero of the movie. But it doesn’t start there. And it doesn’t end there. How do you make the “monster” the good guy? Can all “monsters” be the good guy? Are all “monsters” already… Continue reading “Monsters” as Heroes

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