On February 9-11 I'll be at the fabulous Westin Waterfront hotel in Boston for the 61st BOSKONE! The venerable New England convention is back again and I'll be part of it. Come on down and see some of the best writers in the U.S. talking about science fiction. And me. Here's my schedule:
Friday, February 9
4:00 p.m.: Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth — Can we save the Earth by developing space? Join me and a bunch of clever people to discuss the topic.
Saturday, February 10
5:30 p.m.: Alien Psychology: An Evolutionary Perspective — How does an alien species's biology affect the way they think? I have some thoughts, and we'll see what the rest of the panel thinks.
8:30 p.m.: Single-Biome Worlds in Science Fiction — Can there really be a "desert planet" or a "forest moon"? Is Earth just an "ocean planet" with a few other bits?
Sunday, February 11
11:30 a.m.: Writer's Blockbusting — Is "writer's block" real? What causes it? How to overcome it when you have to finish your book on time?
1:00 p.m.: Story Structures Other Than the Hero's Journey — Do all stories fit Joseph Campbell's archetypical template? Should they? I'll be moderating this and trying not to monopolize the panel because I have strong opinions about this.
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