I try to get to Worldcon wherever it is. It’s always a fascinating and rewarding experience. Aside from still being very much a fan boy at heart, it’s a chance to meet and mix with clients, colleagues, industry professionals, business contacts, new writers and folks who generally like the same geeky stuff that I like.

This year’s Worldcon – LoneStarCon 3 – is in San Antonio, Texas – my first time so far south! I’ll be doing some program items and so if you’re attending, so please come along and say hi. Here’s my schedule…

Thursday Aug 29th.
2.00pm. HOW TO OBTAIN AN AGENT. With Joshua Bilmes of JABberwocky.

You’ve written something. You’re pleased with it. You’re finally ready to shop it out. You think it might get published. How do you search for an agent? How do you recognize a real agent? What pitfalls do you need to avoid?

Friday Aug 30th.
2.00pm. THE ROLE OF AN AGENT. Again, with Joshua and also Eleanor Wood of Spectrum.

What does an agent do? Do you need an agent to get published?

Friday Aug 30th.
4.00pm. LITERARY ESTATES.

Do you have a will? No one likes to think about making a will. But one of the components of an estate is intellectual property. Literary and artistic works fall under that rubric. Digital rights also need to be considered. The panelists will have a general discussion of these issues.

Saturday Aug 31st.11.00am. KAFFEKLATCH – a chance to sit down in a small group, drink coffee and “Ask me Anything”.

Monday 2nd Sept.
11.00am. THE FRONTIER OF IMAGINATION: THE FUTURE OF SF. A discussion of where the genre is going with experts in the field. With Tom Doherty (Tor), Ginjer Buchanan (Penguin). Toni Weisskopf (Baen) and multi award winning artist John Picacio.

Hope to see you there!