This week it was my turn to post over on our blog at Wordwraiths.com.
Since the month of May 2016 marked a huge step for me in regards to my author career, in that it was the very first time I spoke as a panelist at one of the science fiction and fantasy conventions I love so much, I decided to write about that experience:
May 2016 was a big deal for me in terms of my author career. It marked the very first time I would sit in front of a room of people and pretend I knew stuff. It also marked the very first time I would ever read my own original work to strangers.
A week before all this happened, I was at another SFF convention, simply hanging out and having fun like I’ve done at conventions all my life. While there, I met up with my pal Adron Buske of Nerd for a Living fame, who was moderating several panels at that particular con. I told him about my upcoming large step into a whole new world, as well as about the Wordwraith Books vendor table we’d be having later in the year at Kansas City Comic Con.
I distinctly remember what he said then. He said, “Careful, once you’re behind a table, you won’t ever want to be just a spectator again.”
I laughed … but knew he was probably right. Even though I was a little bit terrified of my upcoming panelist gig, there was a part of me, a larger part of me, that was absolutely giddy about it.
So the weekend of ConQuesT 47 came, and I found myself sitting BEHIND the table. I had a banner that said “Program Participant” on my badge, and one of those cool tented paper nameplate things. My bio was even in the program! I remember my first thought upon receiving my registration materials that first day: Holy crap. This is real. Whether I was really ready or not, it was happening…
And you can read the rest of how that experience went over HERE!
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