If you’re going to be in the Boston area next weekend (2/14-2/16), you can swing by a convention I’ll be participating in: Boskone.
I’ve been a couple of times in the past, but it’s been a good long while since I last went. (This is part of my “go to more conferences” initiative, which is also what brought me to Scotland. For the record, if I need to have my gall bladder removed next weekend, I’m officially swearing off conferences for life. I’ll run out of body parts too quickly.)
In any case, I’ll be presenting at three different panels:
Fri 7:00 PM 1 Hr Marina III 221 Creators vs Generative AI
The increasing ubiquity of generative AI brings new struggles to creators. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty. As a creator of original work, what impacts have you already experienced? How can you protect your creative output from plagiarism and outright theft, and keep your market alive? And are there ways to use generative AI ethically as part of your process?
Sat 5:30 PM 1 Hr Harbor II 170 The Books Kids Actually Read
Forget required reading lists. Let’s talk about what kids are really reading for fun! From breakout hits like Amari and the Night Brothers to enduring classics like Percy Jackson, this panel explores the stories sparking young imaginations and what the next generation of readers actually want to read.
Sat 8:30 PM 1 Hr Harbor II 145 Three Genres in a Trenchcoat
Cross-genre fiction mixes the best of different genres to create something new. But how to blend different genres seamlessly? And what if your book “belongs” in one genre, but you want to sneakily use tools and building blocks from others to better serve your story? We’ll discuss true hybrids (like romantasy) with their own new sets of rules, and also how to get away with grand theft trope/setpiece in seemingly more straightforward offerings.
Hope to see you there!