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WorldCon 2018 Schedule!

Who wants my WorldCon schedule? I got one! It’s busy! It includes running and recording! Come see me!

Patreon people, I will be coming up with a meetup time! Stay tuned!

Friday

Wrun With Writers
Friday 08:00 – 09:00, Lower Level Plaza (San Jose Convention Center)

Strolling with the Stars is a Worldcon tradition. But what about those of us who want something a little faster? A little sweatier? A little runnier? Join authors Mur Lafferty and Adam Rakunas as they lead you on a 2-3 mile no-drop run/walk/skip/wheel around Downtown San Jose. Everyone is welcome, no one gets left behind, and all participants will get an exclusive ribbon and bragging rights. (Mur Lafferty, Adam Rakunas)

The Book Bin Autograph Sessions
Friday 13:00 – 14:00, Dealers (San Jose Convention Center)

The Book Bin will be hosting autograph sessions in their booths (R4-R5) periodically during the convention.

Autographs
Friday 14:00 – 15:00, Autographing (San Jose Convention Center)

Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, Mur Lafferty, Yasser Bahjatt, Heather Rose Jones, Christopher Paniccia, Marc Scott Zicree

Saturday

Escape Pod – Live at Worldcon
Saturday 10:00 – 11:30, 210DH (San Jose Convention Center)

Alasdair Stuart (Escape Artists Inc.) (M), SB Divya, Marguerite Kenner (Escape Artists Inc.), Benjamin C. Kinney, Norm Sherman, Setsu Uzume, Mur Lafferty

Reading: Hugo Finalists – Best Novel
Saturday 13:00 – 14:00, 211A (San Jose Convention Center)

Listen to some of this year’s Hugo Novel finalists as they share their work. (Ann Leckie, John Scalzi, Mur Lafferty)

Writing For A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Saturday 17:00 – 18:00, 230 (San Jose Convention Center)

What are the challenges and rewards of writing for one of the biggest franchises of all time? Join Lucasfilm Executive Editor Jennifer Heddle and Star Wars authors Mur Lafferty and Lou Anders as they discuss the special handling that comes with developing stories for iconic pop culture characters. (Jennifer Heddle (M), Mur Lafferty, Lou Anders)

Sunday

Ditch Diggers podcast
Sunday 11:00 – 12:00, 210DH (San Jose Convention Center)

Join Mur Lafferty & Matt Wallace for the Hugo-nominated Ditch Diggers podcast, “Live and In Person!” (Mur Lafferty, Matt Wallace)

Monday

Bringing Up Geek
Monday 11:00 – 12:00, 210E (San Jose Convention Center)

It’s never been easier to bring up the baby in geek! Sharing your old nerdy toys and TV shows is just the beginning. At what age do you start them on Star Wars or Doctor Who or D&D? What order? What are the smallest sized in geek fashion? When do you have the talk with them about how problematic the fridging element is in Kyle Rayner’s origin? Our panelists talk about bringing up the baby. (Mur Lafferty (M), Chris Castro, Alison Stern, Bruce MacDermott, Greg Bear, Janice Marcus)

Kaffeeklatsch: Mur Lafferty
Monday 14:00 – 15:00, 211B1 (San Jose Convention Center)

Books, News, Personal, Projects

Solo, Six Wakes, and more!

It’s time to check in with the lady who barely blogs.

First: Finally I can talk about it! My big project that ate my spring was the novelization of the movie Solo!

I’m writing a Star Wars novel. I’ve been to Lucasfilm. I’ve written canon scenes (pending approval) about my hero, L3 (and some of the other characters too). I turned in the novel. And it’s still unreal to me.

L3-37

It’ll be out in early September, and you can preorder now!

I attended the Nebulas! Matt and I will discuss it at length on the next Ditch Diggers, but I had an amazing time, lost a major award, met some phenomenal writers, and signed books. I didn’t even get upset that I lost, because losing to NK Jemisin is like losing a Tony Award to Hamilton or the Belmont Stakes to Secretariat.

Six Wakes was nominated for the Manly Wade Wellman Award! This award recognizes SFF from North Carolina. The full list of nominees:

  • Frost & Filigree by Natania Barron (Falstaff Books)
  • Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness (Falstaff Books)
  • The Stravinsky Intrigue by Darin Kennedy (Curiosity Quills Press)
  • Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)
  • Scourge by Gail Z. Martin (Solaris)

Congrats to the other nominees and good luck to all!

Six Wakes will be coming out in Germany and Taiwan this summer! Check out these amazing covers!

Six Wakes Germany cover
Six Wakes Taiwan cover

New episodes of Ditch Diggers and ISBW coming soon!

Personal, Travel

My NorwesCon Schedule

This coming weekend I’ll be in Seattle for NorwesCon, and they’ve put me on some Friday events! I’m landing early Friday afternoon* so I will get to the social ASAP. Hope to see folks there!

Friday

  • PK Dick Social*
    1:00pm – 3:00pm @ Presidential Suite 1360
  • All About the Philip K. Dick Award
    4:00pm – 5:00pm @ Evergreen 3 & 4
  • Lifetime Members’ Dinner
    5:00pm – 7:00pm @ Grand 2
  • Philip K. Dick Awards
    7:00pm – 8:30pm @ Grand 2

*Will be late

Personal

LetterMo, and the Stages of Good News

I’ve decided that I have a huge pile of stationery and awesome postcards and I don’t mail a lot of letters. So I’m taking advantage of Mary Robinette Kowal’s brainchild, LetterMo, where you pledge to send mail in February. It’s the 3rd, so I’m ALREADY behind.

Here’s my LetterMo profile. If you want to send me mail, I’d be happy to write back:

Mur Lafferty
8311 Brier Creek Parkway
Ste 105274
Raleigh, NC 27617

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