Category Archives: Conventions

Dystopia

Posted on September 9, 2014 by David

This weekend at Salt Lake Comic Con, I mentioned three recent newspaper articles or opinion pieces that had bearing on the conversation. Since a few people have mentioned or asked about those articles, I wanted to share them here. Here’s an … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged AI, Dystopian Fiction, Fear of Technology, Libertarianism, SLC Comic Con | 1 Comment

People

Posted on September 7, 2014 by David

Salt Lake Comic Con was gigantic. Too much happened to really report on, but I will say that the best thing about these events continues to be people: I ran into my best friend from sixth grade, David Young. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged SLC Comic Con, Wordfire Press | 1 Comment

Salt Lake Comic Con

Posted on September 2, 2014 by David

I’ll be at Comic Con this week, talking, playing guitar, acting with the Space Balrogs, and selling books. Here’s my schedule (most of the rest of the time, I should be in the Artists Alley). Thursday: 4:00 BRAIIIINS! Interactive Zombie … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Tips

Posted on August 22, 2014 by David

See it on YouTube — come find me at SLComicCon to discuss.

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Adam Salazar, Fantasy, How to Write, J.R.R. Tolkien, Narnia, Science Fiction, SLC Comic Con, Star Wars, Superman, The Hunger Games, Weber State University | Leave a comment

Gangrene

Posted on August 21, 2014 by David

This year, the Gangrene Film Festival is branching out by adding a second day (August 30) that will be a Creative Symposium. I’ll be part of the symposium, first doing a Choose Your Own Apocalypse event with the Space Balrogs … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Choose Your Own Apocalypse, Gangrene Creative Symposium, Gangrene Film Festival, Space Balrogs, Steampunk | Leave a comment

Hey, Look

Posted on August 15, 2014 by David

I’m going to be at Salt Lake City Comic Con.

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Logo

Posted on August 8, 2014 by David

Spent last night at a rehearsal, for Space Balrogs Present: BRAIIIINS, a Zombie Interactive Rock Opera, featuring Paul Genesse and Carter Reid. I don’t have enough thumbs to put up. But go over to the site and sign up … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Carter Reid, Craig Nybo, James Wymore, Paul Genesse, Rock Opera, Space Balrogs, Zombies | Leave a comment

Salt City Steamfest

Posted on August 4, 2014 by David

Spent two days this weekend at Salt City Steamfest. I’ll post a write-up elsewhere on the three Space Balrogs events we ran. Otherwise, I’ll just say I saw a lot of old friends and met a few new ones; sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Carter Reid, David J. West, James Wymore, Julie Frost, S.A. Butler, Salt City Steamfest, Sarah E. Seeley, Scott Taylor, Steampunk | Leave a comment

Westercon 67 (FantasyCon I)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by David

Every con starts like this. Every con ends like this, too. In between, the rooms fill up with people, stories, and performances. My performances started on Thursday with a brilliant and ambitious but ill-starred presentation on steampunk and audiobooks with … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged B. Daniel Blatt, Bear Putnam, Bob Defendi, Carter Reid, David J. West, Deanna Holland, Deena Campanile, Deren Hansen, Fantasycon, Filk, Graham Bradley, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Batchelor, James Wymore, Jason King, Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, Kathy Mar, Kevin Anderson, Larry Correia, Lisa Mangum, Nathan Shumate, Peter S. Beagle, Peter Wacks, Rasputin, S.A. Butler, Sarah E. Seeley, Scott Taylor, Tom Durham, Vince Campanile, Westercon | Leave a comment

Westercon and Fantasycon ~ Thursday

Posted on July 3, 2014 by David

Team Look for me today at 1:00 in Deer Valley I and II at Westercon, talking with Deren Hansen about Orrin Porter Rockwell, Steampunk, and the making of audiobooks. Then I shuffle across the street to Fantasycon. At 3:00 I’ll … Continue reading →