{"id":24983,"date":"2018-05-13T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=24983"},"modified":"2018-05-13T10:48:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T14:48:36","slug":"where-youll-be-able-to-find-me-during-this-years-balticon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/13\/where-youll-be-able-to-find-me-during-this-years-balticon\/","title":{"rendered":"Where you&#8217;ll be able to find me during this year&#8217;s Balticon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assuming I survive the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/nebulas.sfwa.org\/nebula-conference\/\">Nebula awards weekend<\/a> in Pittsburgh, I&#8217;ll be attending <a href=\"https:\/\/balticon.org\/wp52\/\">Balticon 52<\/a> over the Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Balticon52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Balticon52-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Balticon52-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Balticon52-768x140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Balticon52-1024x186.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Balticon52.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ll also be there, and would like to track me down and hear me pontificate, here&#8217;s where you&#8217;ll be able to find me&#8212;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Crowdfunding New Media<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Saturday, May 26, 2:00 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nPanelists who have successfully crowdfunded their non-dead tree projects will discuss the pros and cons of doing so and the hurdles to be aware of.<br \/>\n<em>with Melissa L. Hayden (moderator), J. R. Blackwell, Nobilis Reed, and Nuchtchas<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing Psychological Horror<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Saturday, May 26, 9:00 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat is it about certain ideas and concepts that disturb us? How can you best incorporate it into your works?<br \/>\n<em>with K. Ceres Wright (moderator), Scott Roche, Paul E. Cooley, Jay Smith, and C.S. Friedman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Books on Writing<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sunday, May 27, 11:00 a.m.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat books should you have on your shelf when you&#8217;re trying to read about writing?<br \/>\n<em>with Joshua Bilmes (moderator), Val Griswold-Ford, Sarah Pinsker, and Marilyn &#8220;Mattie&#8221; Brahen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sunday, May 27, 1:00 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll likely share a chunk from my Ray Bradbury-inspired story &#8220;The Final Charge of Mr. Electrico&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>with Jack Clemons and Tom Doyle<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaffeeklatsch<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sunday, May 27, 5:00 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Self-Edit That Lousy First Draft<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sunday, May 27, 7:00 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nPanelists will discuss techniques for editing when you don&#8217;t have outside readers to help.<br \/>\n<em>with Mark L. Van Name (moderator), John Grant, and Julayne Hughes<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assuming I survive the upcoming Nebula awards weekend in Pittsburgh, I&#8217;ll be attending Balticon 52 over the Memorial Day weekend. 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