Life, the Universe and Everything, as in the writer symposium in Provo each year.
This is my second year to attend, and I wish I'd decided to go a decade or two ago. I had a great time last year, but this year was leaps and bounds ahead for me personally. I know a lot more people now, and have stories in three anthologies, as of last Thursday when two were released in conjunction with LTUE. I had new business cards made up for the occasion to show off my three anthologies. You can find all three in my "Books" tab.
I started off setting up the vendor table for a group of Xchyler Publishing authors who get together at conferences to sell books and hang out. Here's my first official Dave Doering sighting as he came through the vendor area the evening before the conference started:
It would take hours to do justice to all the fine panels I attended, so here's a smattering of photos I took throughout the three days. I'll also dump pics on Facebook and tag everyone I can.
Aside from the usual panels, there were other things going on. The two books which were released each had an event. First was the Sibyl's Scriptorium event where I won Honorable Mention for my short story "The Blight". I got pictures of that one. I didn't get pictures from the horror panel which doubled as the release party for "It Came From the Great Salt Lake."
We spent one night with my son and his wife in Provo rather than driving all the way home that night. I looked at their fridge. I just ... Okay. That's cool. Don't try to read it.
I'll declare the 2016 LTUE a success. I hope to see you there next year!
This is my second year to attend, and I wish I'd decided to go a decade or two ago. I had a great time last year, but this year was leaps and bounds ahead for me personally. I know a lot more people now, and have stories in three anthologies, as of last Thursday when two were released in conjunction with LTUE. I had new business cards made up for the occasion to show off my three anthologies. You can find all three in my "Books" tab.
I started off setting up the vendor table for a group of Xchyler Publishing authors who get together at conferences to sell books and hang out. Here's my first official Dave Doering sighting as he came through the vendor area the evening before the conference started:
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| Dave Doering |
It would take hours to do justice to all the fine panels I attended, so here's a smattering of photos I took throughout the three days. I'll also dump pics on Facebook and tag everyone I can.
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| Lindzee Armstrong, Eric Stone, Dene Low How to Pitch Your Novel |
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| Candace Thomas, Lisa Mangum, Michelle Witte Know Who You're Talking To |
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| Rebecca Rode, Michelle Argyle, Angela Hartley, Larry Correia, Peter Orullian Defining and Measuring Success: It's a Mindset |
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| Howard Tayler, Scott Parkin, Wayne Hanewicz Transhumanism |
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| Michaelbrent Collings, Eric James Stone, Julie Frost, K. B. Rylander Selling Short Stories |
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| Robert Defendi, Michael Glassford, Alyson Peterson, Peter Orullian, Larry Correia Writing Action Scenes |
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| Larry Correia, Rachel Ann Nunes, Michaelbrent Collings Keeping the Chatacter's Backstory Relevant |
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| Kevin J Anderson Friday keynote |
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| Steve Diamond, Larry Correia, Christine Haggerty, Michelle Corsillo, Adrienne Monson It's a Book, Not a Baby |
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| John D. Brown, Brandon Sanderson, Michael Jensen, Lynette White, J. Scott Savage The Role of Magic in Your Story |
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| Shannon Hale Saturday keynote |
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| Chersti Nieveen, J. R. Jonhansson, Rachel Ann Nunesh, Michelle Corsillo, L. L. Muir Bios, Synopsis and Blurbs |
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| L. E. Modesitt, Shannon Hale, Brandon Sanderson, Jason King, David Farland Writing Natural Dialog |
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| Eric James Stone, Julie Frost, Scott Parkin Escaping Semipro Hell |
Aside from the usual panels, there were other things going on. The two books which were released each had an event. First was the Sibyl's Scriptorium event where I won Honorable Mention for my short story "The Blight". I got pictures of that one. I didn't get pictures from the horror panel which doubled as the release party for "It Came From the Great Salt Lake."
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| Jason King, Holli Anderson, David West The Space Balrogs played host to the Sibyl's Scriptorium gathering |
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| Peter Orullian spoke to the folks at the gathering before the awards |
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| Me receiving my Honorable Mention |
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| My friend Jay Barnson receiving his first place award |
We spent one night with my son and his wife in Provo rather than driving all the way home that night. I looked at their fridge. I just ... Okay. That's cool. Don't try to read it.
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| Artists with word magnets. Not an expected result. |
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