{"id":21,"date":"2017-04-04T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2017\/04\/04\/my-norwescon-40-schedule\/"},"modified":"2017-04-04T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T03:45:00","slug":"my-norwescon-40-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2017\/04\/04\/my-norwescon-40-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"My Norwescon 40 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier today I realized that Norwescon<\/a> is NEXT WEEK. Time to start making plans! Here’s where you can find me at the con (other than the bar):<\/p>\n

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Thursday, April 13<\/h2>\n

Write Your Elevator Pitch Workshop<\/b>
Cascade 12
2\u20133 p.m.
Got a good elevator pitch for your manuscript? Whether you\u2019re seeking an agent and traditional publisher, or planning to self-publish, you need to have an elevator pitch of your book. Loglines and elevator pitches are ways to explain your story\/series and pique interest in your work in one or two sentences. This workshop will teach you how to condense your 90,000 word novel or 5 book series into a quick, effective elevator pitch. Ages 18+. Space is limited and advance sign-up is required in Cascade 1.
Curtis C. Chen (M)<\/i><\/p>\n

What is a Story?<\/b>
Cascade 9
3\u20134 p.m.
Writers talk about story, but what is it really? Something with a beginning, middle, and end? A witch\u2019s brew of words and punctuation? Come discuss with our panelists what separates a coherent narrative from a random series of events.
Marta Murvosh (M), Cat Rambo, Curtis C. Chen, Nancy Kress, James C. Glass<\/i><\/p>\n

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Friday, April 14<\/h2>\n

Reading: Curtis C. Chen<\/b>
Cascade 2
5\u20135:30 p.m.
Kangaroo Too<\/i>, sequel to Waypoint Kangaroo<\/i> (Thomas Dunne, 2016). A suspicious spacecraft accident sends our favorite superpowered secret agent to the Moon hunting for information, but there are more secrets buried there than he suspected. Rated PG.
Curtis C. Chen (M)<\/i><\/p>\n

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Saturday, April 15<\/h2>\n

Technical Sci-Fi<\/b>
Cascade 11
1\u20132 p.m.
The balance between technical details and story are discussed as our panelists dive into the junction between being specific and still captivating the audience.
Curtis C. Chen (M), Dr. Rob Hoyt, John Cramer, PJ Manney<\/i><\/p>\n

Autograph Session 1<\/b>
Grand 2
2\u20133 p.m.
Our attending professionals are available to sign autographs. PLEASE NOTE: So that as many fans as possible can participate, we will be enforcing a three-items-at-a-time (or single-sketch) autograph limit.
Ethan Siegel, Ian McDonald, Catska Ench, Cory Ench, Nancy Kress, Marc Gascoigne, Mike Underwood, Carol Berg, Alex Irvine, Annie Bellet, Caroline M. Yoachim, Curtis C. Chen, Dean Wells, Greg Bear, Jack Skillingstead, James C. Glass, Jeff Sturgeon, John Cramer, Kat Richardson, Lee Moyer, Nathan Crowder, Nisi Shawl, Peter Orullian, Randy Henderson, Scott James Magner, Tori Centanni, Wendy N. Wagner, PJ Manney, Julie McGalliard, Crystal Connor, David D. Levine, Susan diRende, Claudia Casper, Kristy Acevedo<\/i><\/p>\n

Singularity<\/b>
Evergreen 3&4
4\u20135 p.m.
Join our panelists as they discuss the concept of the singularity, both as a scientific principle and an element in fiction.
Django Wexler (M), PJ Manney, Curtis C. Chen, John Cramer<\/i><\/p>\n

First Page Idol<\/b>
Cascade 9
5\u20136 p.m.
Feeling brave? Want to see how your first page holds up in a cold read? Send the first page of your manuscript to idol@norwescon.org<\/a> to have it anonymously read aloud and critiqued by a panel of pros.
Curtis C. Chen (M), Wendy N. Wagner, Patrick Swenson, Mark Teppo<\/i><\/p>\n

Follow @curtiscchen on Twitter<\/a> for up-to-the-minute shenanigans.<\/p>\n

ALSO: the following week (April 19-20), I’ll be in Hong Kong for the first-ever Melon HK<\/a> conference. Tell your Southeast Asian friends!<\/p>\n

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