ArmadilloCon time is almost upon us. The literary festival in Austin was one of the first SFF conventions I attended and in many ways it remains my favorite. I’ve made a lot of friends at the con over the years, and always enjoyed some great conversations and discussions on the various panels I’ve been on. This year looks like it’s going to be another good one with some great writers and artists in attendance. We’ll all be congregating at the Omni Southpark Hotel in Austin between august 4th and 6th, so come join us.
You’ll be able to catch me chatting about various subjects including:
- Writing Golden Age Fiction Today (Friday at 5:00pm)
- Social Media For Writers (Saturday at 10:00am)
- Star Trek: TNG – A Generation Later (Saturday at 4:00pm)
- The State of Comics (Sunday at 11:00am)
- Best SF TV Series Evah! (Sunday at 2:00pm)
On Saturday at noon I’m scheduled to do a reading, and it’s traditional at these sort of events to read something from your latest works. I’m lucky in that in the past month I’ve had two books published which contain my work….
…. but I’m not sure Enterprise Information Management or the pulp adventures of a 1930s New York private eye are a good fit for an SFF audience.
But then today I found out about the following bit of news.
The upcoming release of a book about the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which I have one of the essays. And am I not moderating a panel on this very subject the same day? – Problem solved.
So if you come along to my reading I’ll regal you with my unique take on the original series episode “Specter of the Gun” from the earlier companion volume of essays, and give you a sneak peek at my thoughts about the controversial Next Generation episode “Skin of Evil.”
Hope to see you there.
Alan J. Porter - Writer 