They’ve got a lot of great folks coming to Norwerscon this year, and I’m on panels with a number of them! Also I’m reading from my latest JUSTICE/VENGEANCE novel, INFERNO, and possibly an excerpt from a certain forthcoming novel…

Also, check out my Nepal fundraising drive! We’re almost there and these are the last couple days!

See you Easter weekend!

Using TTRPGs to Enhance Your Novels
Gaming
Cascade 10, Fri. 11 to noon

For years, authors have been inspired by tabletop role-playing games, used game rules to determine the outcomes of fights, or even written novels inspired by the game worlds they create as gamemasters. These days there’s a whole subgenre for this: LitRPG. What’s the secret sauce that makes role-playing games a useful tool for an author? Join our panelists and level up!
Randy Hayes (M), Jeff Grubb, Erin M. Evans, Erik Scott de Bie, William Alexander

Who Would Win?
Fantasy
Evergreen 3 & 4, Fri. 4 to 5 p.m.

There can be only one! Join a well-meaning, entertaining debate between characters chosen by the moderator and audience to see who would win in various contests.
Ryan James (M), Kit Vander Voort, Sandra Rosner, Natalie Leif, Erik Scott de Bie

Reading: Erik Scott de Bie
Readings
Cascade 3, Fri. 8 to 8:30 p.m.

Inferno. An excerpt from Erik Scott de Bie’s superhero novel Inferno, book 4 of the Justice/Vengeance series. Rated R.
Erik Scott de Bie (M)

Autograph Session
Guest of Honor
Grand 2, Sat. 10 to 11 a.m.

Guests of honor and attending professionals are available to sign autographs. PLEASE NOTE: So that as many fans as possible can participate, a three-items-at-a-time (or single-sketch) autograph limit will be enforced.

T. Kingfisher, Geneva Bowers, Summer Ash, Bradley Englert / Orbit Books, Dutch Bihary ContoursFx, Koji A. Dae, William Alexander, Thomas Ha, A. L. Kaplan, Alexander James Adams, Amanda Cherry, Andie Penn Romine, Brenda Cooper, Brianna Malotke, Carol Berg, Curtis C. Chen, Daniel H. Wilson, Daphne Singingtree, Dean Wells, Diana Ma, Dr. Mark Rounds, Erik Scott de Bie, Evan J. Peterson, Gabriella Buba, Gordon B. White, GregRobin Smith, J. L. Doty, Jack Skillingstead, Jeff Grubb, Jeff Sturgeon, Josef B. Wilke, K.I. Tolles, Kendare Blake, L.J. Melvin, Laura Anne Gilman, Lauren C. Johnson, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Leslie Lutz, Lily Meade, Lish McBride, Liz Argall, Lizzy D. Hill, Margaret Owen, Megan E. O’Keefe, Miranda Levi, Nancy Kress, Neena Viel, Perla X. Caballero, Remy Nakamura, Rhiannon/R.Z. Held, Rosemary Jones, Sandra Rosner, Sean K. Reynolds, Sebastien de Castell, Steven Barnes, Susan R. Matthews, Timothy W. Long, Tori Sharp, Virginia Black, William Boulanger, Diana Fedorak

Branches from a Fantasy Tree
Fantasy; Guest of Honor
Evergreen 1 & 2, Sat. 1 to 2 p.m.

Fantasy boasts many subgenres, each with distinct tropes that make them stand out and allow the stories to find their target audience. We will explore what those subgenres are and how to use them to find your own audience.
Rhiannon/R.Z. Held (M), Rashida J Smith, T. Kingfisher, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Erik Scott de Bie

Best Franchises That Should be a TTRPG
Gaming
Cascade 11, Sat. 8 to 9 p.m.

Many of the tabletop gaming products out there are based on someone else’s IP, be it a popular movie or TV series, fictional book series, or even a video game series. Our panelists discuss some of the franchises that successfully made the jump to an RPG, as well as the ones they’d really like to see developed into the next great RPG.
Izzy G (M), Erik Scott de Bie, Carlos Cabrera, Luis Loza, Matt Youngmark