By
Dora
Machado
We had a blast at the Tampa Bay Comic Con this last
weekend. Along with my Twilight Times Books colleagues, Scott Eder and Maria
DeVivo, we enjoyed an exuberant celebration of fantasy and science fiction in
books, television, movies, and videogames. The Con was a triumph of the human
imagination. It was fun, chaotic at times, but supremely entertaining. My
favorite? The panels.
Maria, Scott and I sat on several panels together
with authors Tracy Akers and K.L. Nappier, to discuss the best novel-to-movie
adaptations, building believable worlds, and character development. It was the
first time that writing panels were included at the Tampa Bay Comic Con, thanks
to the efforts of Tracy Akers and Scott Eder, who organized the panels.
The result were great. Not only were the panels extremely
well attended, but they were also full of clever readers who knew their
fantasy, promising aspiring writers, geniuses disguised as kids, and a host of
fascinating characters.
We had awesome discussions with amazing audiences. If
you are a writer, consider going to a few of these. I really enjoyed hanging out with my fellow authors, meeting so many smart
and interesting readers, and sharing my writing experiences with folks who love
writing, reading and fantasy as much as I do.
Fellow Twilight Times Books Authors
Maria DeVivo, Scott Eder and me in the middle.
Friends and family stopped by the TTB booth.
Yours truly at one of the panels.
Book signing.
From left to right, authors Scott Eder, Tracy Akers,
K.L. Nappier, Maria DiVivo and me.
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Dora Machado is
the award-winning author of the epic fantasy Stonewiser series and her newest
novel, The Curse Giver, available
from Twilight Times Books. She grew up in the Dominican Republic, where she
developed a fascination for writing and a taste for Merengue. After a lifetime
of straddling such compelling but different worlds, fantasy is a natural fit to
her stories.
When
she is not writing fiction, Dora also writes features for the award-winning
blog Murder By Four and Savvy Authors, where writers help writers. She lives in
Florida with her indulgent husband and two very opinionated cats.
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