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4:00pm EST

Commas Are An Art, Not A Science (And Other Copyediting Notes)

Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EST

Come and hear the wit and wisdom of professional copy-editors, who wish to sing you the song of well-placed commas and how they can contribute to your storytelling.

Moderators

Marie Vibbert

Author

Hugo and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s sad robots and working-class heroes have appeared in top magazines like Nature, Analog, and Clarkesworld, and been translated into Czech, Chinese and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, Galactic Hellcats, was long listed by the British Science... Read More →

Speakers

Katie Spina

Author, Awesome Authors Kids

Ms. Katie is an award-winning kidlit author who writes stories for kids where finding your fit means trusting in who you are. An avid reader, she loves all sorts of books across a wide spectrum. With a Bachelor's degree in Writing from the University of Michigan-Flint, she is a professional... Read More →

Ursula Whitcher

Ursula Whitcher is a writer, mathematician, and poet whose work has appeared in places including The Deadlands, Frivolous Comma, and Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. A collection of linked short stories, North Continent Ribbon, is published by Neon Hemlock Press.

Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EST
Ballroom C Access via the Ballroom Assemble Hall.

Literature

5:00pm EST

Self Esteem for Writers

Friday January 24, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EST

Ballroom C

Places to start and progress as we all navigate our feelings in the intersection between ourselves and our works.

Speakers

Christine Daigle

Christine Daigle is a multi-genre author whose latest release, Heavy Are The Stones, is a serial killer thriller co-authored with New York Times bestselling author J.D. Barker. She and Barker are also collaborating on a reboot of Flatliners, based on the original screenplay. Christine... Read More →

Marsalis

Marsalis was born in 1989. He spent his childhood composing illustrated epics and giving lectures. At the age of 17, he published his first novel, March of the Libertines. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Marsalis published works in every literary style and genre... Read More →

Jim C. Hines

Pro Guest

Jim C. Hines has been attending ConFusion for almost as long as he’s been writing. It’s one of his favorite cons, at least in the blizzard-free years.While he has written serious fiction on occasion, Jim is best known for more humorous fare, beginning with the Goblin Quest trilogy... Read More →

Stephanie Lorée

Writer & Copy Editor

Born and still based in Ohio, Stephanie Lorée writes fantasy fiction and occasionally moonlights as a rock star. Her stories have appeared in places like Abyss & Apex and as tie-in fiction for the Pathfinder RPG. In 2013, she was a finalist for the Writers of the Future award... Read More →

Friday January 24, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EST
Ballroom C Access via the Ballroom Assemble Hall.

Literature

6:00pm EST

Let It Be Indie

Friday January 24, 2025 6:00pm - 6:50pm EST

Ballroom C

If you’re creative and want to get your work out there, you may already know that it’s a tough mountain to scale. So why waste time waiting for that big publisher to back you when you can get your work out now under your own rules! Come with your questions and ears perked up for listening as we discuss the advantages, pitfalls, and what got us started in the indie lifestyle we love so!

Speakers

BluRaven C. Houvener

BCH Comix

BluRaven C. Houvener is a Michigan based creator who specializes in both web and print comics, and Zines. He usually draws on his experiences growing up in the underground music scene alongside his father, and uses those experiences to craft out Slice of Life sagas with a psych stream... Read More →

Friday January 24, 2025 6:00pm - 6:50pm EST
Ballroom C Access via the Ballroom Assemble Hall.

Creative