Archive for the ‘My Appearances’ Category
Posted on August 18, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
GenCon 2009 and the Writer’s Symposium Wrap-Up
GenCon this year was a world of difference from last year, partially because instead of running a booth I was on several panels at the Writer’s Symposium. This selection of panels, organized by Jean Rabe was structured so that budding writers and game designers could get the help that they needed on a variety of [...]
Posted on August 2, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
My GenCon 2009 Writer’s Symposium Schedule
Folks, things have been a bit crazy on my planet as I get ready for GenCon: Indy. This will be my first year I’ll be speaking on panels through the Writer’s Symposium, even though this is definitely not my first speaking engagement. I’ll be bringing along some mini-flyers for those of you that are interested [...]
Posted on May 28, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
WisCon: the Recap
Billed as a feminist science fiction convention, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I walked through the doors to WisCon for the first time. Held at the Concourse hotel in Madison, this was — by far — the best organized event I’ve ever attended. (This includes both the gaming-related and business events I’ve [...]
Posted on May 13, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Visit Me at these WisCon Panels
Next weekend I’m going to be attending WisCon, which is located in Madison. This will be my first time attending and speaking at the convention, and I plan on sticking to the writing panels as much as I can. The panels below are the ones I will be speaking at; if you follow me on [...]
Posted on April 27, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Observations from OddCon
This is the second year I went to OddCon hosted in Madison, Wisconsin. The convention is “fan-run” meaning that fans organized, scheduled and arranged three days of events, panels and signings. There were several professional writers on hand including Guests of Honor Emma Bull and Patrick Rothfuss, alongside notable writers Sarah Monette, Lori Devoti, Alex Bledsoe, Matt Forbeck, Adrian Drake, Chris Welch, Richard Chedwyck, Cam Banks, Jamie Chambers, Michael Damian Thomas and Lynne Thomas, Matt M McElroy, etc.
Posted on March 24, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Visit Me at OddCon During These Panels
From April 24th through the 26th, I will be appearing at Odyssey Con 2009, a small science fiction and fantasy convention held here in Madison, Wisconsin. This will be the first convention I’ll be speaking at this year, and I’ve taken on quite a few panels in order to share my thoughts with you and [...]
Posted on March 9, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Need Help with Twitter? Free Webinar!
Hi everyone, just wanted to briefly pop in and mention that I’d like to invite you to sign up for a free webinar that’s going to occur this Wednesday. The webinar, led by Eric Glazer from Marketing Studio with three other professionals, is about “Leveraging Twitter to Grow Your Small Business.”
Posted on August 18, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
GenCon 2008: Wrap-Up and Notes from the Booth
The past week has been a blur of faces, pitches and products flying past me so fast and furious that I’ve been trying to answer that mundane question: How was the show?
I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around the answer to that, because there was a lot going on. As a contributing author for [...]
Posted on July 30, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Like the Dark? Meet me for a Dream Date in Indy and get Swag
I’m making a list and checking it twice — no, it’s not Christmas in July. As I mentioned before, we’re getting ready for GenCon Indy. Part of our packing efforts is to design two horrific packages for people who love the things that go bump in the night. One is a horror-themed silent auction package [...]
Posted on July 28, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Who I’ll be Hanging Out With at GenCon: Indy
This year at GenCon: Indianapolis 2008 I’ll be supporting publisher Abstract Nova Entertainment at Booth #2115. I’ve worked on several of the products we’ll be offering at the booth including Nuomenon, Exquisite Replicas, Aletheia and a novella featured in the Tales of the Seven Dogs Society.
As project manager for Flames Rising, I’ll be attending the [...]
Posted on June 29, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Back from Wizard World Chicago 2008
Saturday I took the trip down to the beautiful Rosemont convention center in Des Plaines, Illinois for the Flames Rising webzine I’m project manager for. I had the opportunity to talk with artists, publishers, vendors and many, different folk excited about the comic book industry. This was my first comic book convention, and I have [...]
Posted on April 7, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Follow Up from OddCon: Writing Panels and Author George RR Martin
This weekend I attended and appeared on several writer’s panels at OddCon. This science fiction and fantasy convention usually is attended by a small, close-knit group of local writers and fans of the genre through groups like the Madison Dorks. In my opinion, this really isn’t a convention geared toward gamers at all, even though [...]
Posted on March 4, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Speaking Engagement: OddCon 2008 Panels
I will be appearing on some panels at OddCon 2008, a Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention here in Madison. This year, the convention will feature fantasy author George RR Martin, science fiction author Kage Baker and Madison fan Richard S. Russell. I’m not too clear on Richard’s involvement, though doing a quick Google search it’s [...]




