(Back to Dragon Con)^3!

So! I’m back at Dragon Con once again. So good to be back in Atlanta after almost a year! (Well, actually, I was down here a month or so ago, but that was swinging through just for the day zip zap zop to see a little movie answering to no-one, but that’s not a real visit in my mind).

The fans are already starting to gather, and so are the curious onlookers, pouncing with questions if you wear a Dragon Con shirt! (Ask me how I know).

This year, I’ll mostly be at the Writer’s Track, except for my reading on Friday:

Welcome to Writers’ Track 2023 – Thu 08:30 pm – Embassy EF Hyatt
Join us for an introduction to the best Writers’ Track ever! Let us give you a hint of what’s coming up for Dragon Con 2023 – and get you started on your way to becoming a professional author, if you aren’t already.
Panelists: Yasmin Bakhtiari, Anthony Francis, Vanessa Guinta, Nancy Knight(M), John Robinson

Reading Session: Anthony Francis – Fri 02:30 pm – Learning Center Hyatt
This will be me reading from my books and essays.
Panelists: Uh, the me.

Social Media: Your Friend, Enemy or Frenemy? – Sat 02:30 pm – Embassy EF Hyatt
Description: Social media can boost your career or torpedo it. What’s a writer’s best approach to all the social media, both old and new? How do you develop a strategy that makes sense for your career?
Panelists: Gail Z. Martin, Venessa Guinta(M), Anthony Francis, Bob McGough, J F Brink, Noel Plaugher

AI and What It Means for Writers – Sun 11:30 am – Embassy EF Hyatt
Hearing a lot about the ‘takeover’ of AI? Let’s dispel some of the myths, while we confirm some of the truths.
Panelists: Anthony Francis(M), Rich Gatz, Andrew Greenberg, Amie Stepanovich, D.J. Bodden, Phillip Pournelle
Note your beanie: possibly the most apropos panel I’ve ever been on.

Career Advice: WHAT? – Sun 01:00 pm – Embassy EF Hyatt
People give advice freely. How to raise your children, save money – they even want to tell you how to develop and maintain your writing career. Who should you listen to? Listen up for some great advice from people who’ve been there and done that.
Panelists: Greg Keyes, Bill Fawcett(M), Anthony Francis, Esther Friesner, Jeanne C Stein, Drew Hayes

How to Be a Professional Writer in One Easy Lesson – Mon 01:00 pm – Embassy EF Hyatt
What’s the difference between a professional writer and a hack? Let’s draw some boundaries…
Panelists: Trisha J. Wooldridge(M), Anthony Francis, Mel Todd, Ryan DeBruyn, Richard Lee Byers, Jeffrey L Kohanek

Hope to see you all there!

-the Centaur

Pictured: A view from the Hilton Garden Inn, a pretty good hotel to stay in at Dragon Con if you don’t mind a walk and if you missed signing up for a closer hotel, Francis.