After what seems like forever attending as a fan, and at least a decade of being an Eternal Member, it’s finally official: I’m a “guest” of Dragon Con:
By day, Anthony Francis works on search engines and robots; by night, he writes science fiction and draws comic books. He’s the author of the Dakota Frost, Skindancer series including Frost Moon, Blood Rock, and Liquid Fire, and is the co-author of the 24 Hour Comic Day Survival Guide.
Technically I’m an “Attending Professional” as I am at San Diego Comic Con, but at least now I will appear in the program, which will hopefully make it a bit easier to find out where I am supposed to be.
Last year, I was about to head to dinner with a friend and recalled that there was an interesting sounding panel. “Hang on a bit,” I said over the phone, “let me see who’s on this panel.” I checked. I was listed as one of the panelists. I quickly excused myself from dinner and ran down to the Writing Track, about a minute or two before the panel started. “So,” I asked, “who’s moderating?” All eyes swiveled to me, and I quickly pulled out the program to figure out exactly what I was supposed to be moderating.
It was a great panel. But I like a little warning, and hopefully being a bit more official this year will help.
See you at Dragon Con Labor Day weekend, or if you’re in the Bay Area, at Clockwork Alchemy this Memorial Day weekend … if you bring me a copy of LIQUID FIRE, I’ll sign it for you. I might even sign other books too. 🙂
-Anthony
