Due to COVID-19, there’ll be no meatspace Balticon this year, but the wizards behind that con have been working hard to make sure we’ll all still be able to enjoy each other’s company virtually.

I’m sorry I won’t be able to feed you jelly beans this year — because I’ve always believed a fed audience is a happy audience — but if you’d like to experience me virtually, here’s when you can have me popping up on your screen —

Writing While Life Rolls Over You
Sunday, May 24, 10:00 a.m.
How do you survive unexpected life events while trying to juggle both a day job and a writing career? How do you stay organized and get back to a project when everything is trying to tear you away? Lets share the tricks we use to keep ourselves going.
with Michael Ventrella, Doc Coleman, Hildy Silverman, and Javon Goard

Reading
Sunday, May 24, 1:00 p.m.
I will read from my recently published short story “Answered Prayers,” which appeared in the latest issue of DreamForge magazine.
with Ted Weber

There is No Finish Line: Momentum for Writers
Sunday, May 24, 3:00 p.m.
Experienced writers who have been on the roller coaster for a while know the big secret: you never really “make it.” Just because you’ve sold one book doesn’t mean you’ll sell the next one, and just because you didn’t sell the last one doesn’t mean the next one won’t hit big. Our panel offers tips and strategies for maintaining the will to keep creating.
with Joshua Bilmes, D.H. Aire, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and L. Marie Wood

I hope you’ll drop on by!

You can find the full schedule here.