Starting bright and early with my first panel at 4pm on 15 February, I've got a great schedule, with lots of great co-panelists. I'll also be doing a demo of the Mistborn: House War board game, which Crafty Games was gracious enough to donate to the convention's games library, and doing a Kaffeeklatsch with Barry Goldblatt, which is a great chance to be part of a very small group getting advice from two really good agents. I hope I'll get to see some of you.
In part because I've attended Boskone with fair regularity the past dozen years, I have a lot of clients who are in the Boston area. Dan Moren, Auston Habershaw, Greg Katsoulis, Suzanne Palmer, Kenneth Rogers, Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld, Toni L. P. Kelner and Steve Kelner are among the JABberwocky authors you can see at Boskone this year. I'll be meeting with an author I met last year, who's currently in revision on a promising military sf novel, And in 2017, Boskone's where I met up with Nick Martell for the first time, and a year after that I sold his first novel. Networking and con-going can be a big part of finding early success in this business. If you miss me at my panels, you might find me in the dealer's room, at the art show reception, or hanging out in the hotel's lobby bar.
The Life Cycle of a Book
Format: Panel
15 Feb 2019, Friday 16:00 - 16:50, Lewis (Westin)
Most of us just see the finished product on the shelf. However, there are lots of little (and big) steps associated with getting the book to the store. What's the life cycle of a book, from submission to publication? It's not as simple as "the author writes it, then the publisher prints it." What are the direct, indirect, and associated steps involved in the production and publication process — from editing to marketing, selling, reviewing, reprinting, and more?
also on the panel: Gene Doucette, Andrea Corbin, Nicholas Kaufmann, LJ Cohen
Editing Your Manuscript for Submission
Format: Discussion Group
15 Feb 2019, Friday 17:00 - 17:50, Griffin (Westin)
Join our panel of editors and agents for a discussion on what they look for in a submission. Is submitting to an agent different from submitting to an editor? Are they seeking the same or different things on first reads? Do you submit a precis, a chapter or chapters, the whole manuscript, or other material and, if so, to whom and when? How do you prepare your novel for submission? What are some tips and tricks on how to cut, embellish, or shape a manuscript?
also on the panel: Joshua Bilmes (joshua@awfulagent.com), Auston Habershaw
Mistborn: House War Game Demo
Format: Gaming
16 Feb 2019, Saturday 12:00 - 12:50, Harbor I - Gaming (Westin)
Game on! A semi-cooperative resource-management game, Mistborn: House War is set during the events of Mistborn: The Final Empire, the first novel in the bestselling fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson. Join Brandon's agent Joshua Bilmes for a special demo of this fun new boardgame!
The Great Agent Hunt
Format: Panel
16 Feb 2019, Saturday 17:00 - 17:50, Marina 3 (Westin)
Finding an agent can be a bit of a mystery. Whom should you contact? What should you say? How much of your manuscript should be finished before you call? And what about established authors who have to change representation? Our pro agents share their experience and advice on the key steps in your agent-finding process.
also on the panel: S L Huang , Barry Goldblatt (Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency), Christopher Golden, Lauren Roy
Stereotyping Authors
Format: Panel
17 Feb 2019, Sunday 12:00 - 12:50, Harbor III (Westin)
Some authors get known for writing only one particular type of fiction: hard SF, or urban detective fantasy, or grimdark milSF mystery nurse romance … This sort of branding can bring a writer great success — while plunking them straight into a pigeonhole. Some find it quite difficult to escape. But breakouts are possible. Our panelists discuss the ups and downs of becoming a "known quantity," and how it affects the arc of their careers and the fiction they publish.
Ginjer Buchanan, Christopher Golden, Darlene Marshall
Kaffeeklatsch: Joshua Bilmes and Barry Goldblatt
Format: Kaffeeklatsch
17 Feb 2019, Sunday 14:00 - 14:50, Galleria - Kaffeeklatsch 1 (Westin)
combined with Barry Goldblatt of the Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency, bgliterary.com
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