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Posts Tagged ‘My Appearances’


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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Posted on July 10, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Special Thanks to Author Paul Genesse


One of the things I love about being a writer, is the ability to connect with other authors and professionals I admire. Usually I go to quite a few conventions every year, and in about a month I’ll be speaking at the Writer’s Symposium as part of GenCon: Indy 2009. I’m very grateful to Jean [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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.”

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Posted on March 18, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli

Search Engine Strategies: I’m in New York!


Thanks for staying tuned to my blog, I’m going to have a brief interruption this week primarily because I’ve been attending a work-related conference through Search Engine Strategies: New York. I’m listening to speakers and sitting in on some interesting sessions where buzzwords are floating around and everyone is in a tither over a little [...]

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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 [...]

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Posted on February 28, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli

Writing Conference at UW-Milwaukee March 7 to 9 2008


Billed as the conference where “you CAN succeed as a writer, the Sixth Annual Spring Writer’s Festival at UW-Milwaukee offers a variety of seminars for novices to the craft. I have a vested interest in this conference because my Netconcepts work colleague, Jeff Muendel who writes for a variety of publications including CNet Searchlight and [...]

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