Bristolcon 2024 is almost here!

Well, I know it's the week before a convention because a) I have been fighting brain weasels about public appearances and b) I've just finished a new batch of planet pendants for the art show!

This year, my much beloved local convention, Bristolcon, is going to be on both the Saturday and Sunday for the first time ever! You can still buy a membership on the door, so here is the website with all of the details: https://www.bristolcon.org/

Here's what I'll be doing alongside exhibiting in the art show*:

Saturday
10.50 - First ever reading from my new book 'The Vengeance'!
11.00 - Panel: 'Interactions' "Conventions like Bristolcon are a great place to meet and chat with people you might previously have only been fans of, but sometimes that can be nerve-racking. Our panellists are here to convince you that writers are (often shy) people too, and we're all fans of somebody!"
15.00 - Panel: 'Writing Historical Fantasy' "If you want to write historical fantasy, you need to do a lot of research, and it can seem daunting. Where do you start, and when can you deviate into the realms of alternate history? What do you gain from basing your fantasy story in the real-world past?"
17.00 - Workshop 'How to overcome the fear and finish writing a book' "When you are struggling to write a book, whether it's your first or your fiftieth, the advice to 'just sit down and write' is woefully inadequate. This practical workshop is all about how to overcome the mental obstacles to getting a book finished, even if you haven't started it yet." Please bring a pen and piece of paper to this!

Sunday
15.00 - Panel: 'Apocalypses - How Many Ways Can We Destroy The Planet?' "As life becomes ever more interdependent and science gets the fuzzy end of the lollypop, can we scare ourselves sensible by showing how many ways we can go down or shall we sanitise with the absurd?"

If you are going, please do say hello!

*Regarding the art show, I will have paintings, sculptures and planet pendants on show, all of which will be available for sale. Please note that I do not have a card machine! Cash / PayPal / Bank transfer will be the only options. Thanks!