Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

D.L. Solum

MisCon 40 Attending Professional

D.L. Solum - I’m the author of the upcoming series: Persephone - A Tale of Darker Seattle.

I currently live in Seattle but will always be from Butte, Montana. I’m a lifelong collector of odd friends and odder hobbies, including - armoured medieval combat, fishing, hunting and computer games.

I run the South Seattle Fiction Writers Online group and am intermediate-level competent with the Scrivener program.

This latest obsession with writing Epic-Urban Fantasy is made possible via the encouragement and tolerance of my life-partner, Kate.

Web site: https://dlsolum.com

Scheduled Panels and Games:

Key: =On a Panel =Moderating =GMing

(Tentative)

• Fri 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Informal Author Meet & Greet: Speedfriending Edition, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, Jessica Brawner, C E Chester, Stoney Compton, Katie Cross, Laramie Dean, Jayel Draco, Manny Frishberg, James Glass, Lynsey Griswold (Lynsey G), Rhiannon Held, GS Jennsen, Esther Jones, Frog Jones, Sanan Kolva, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Joseph Malik, Tod McCoy, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, Gwendolyn Nix, AM Scott, Steven L Sears, D.L. Solum, Jeff Sturgeon, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Hunter Kay Wallace, Dean Wells, Danica Winters, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Matthew Yetter

  If you want to get to know some of MisCon 40's writers/editors, this is the place for you! It's like speed dating, but without the romance. We'll provide lists of question prompts to help break the ice (though you can ask whatever you want), split everyone into pairs, and run quick 3 to 5-minute rounds before rotating to a new conversation partner. Come swap stories, talk art, movies, anime, pop culture, and make a new connection.

• Break Fri 1:50 - Fri 3:00
• Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Critique 201: How to be a Great Critique Partner, Great Hall 1
  Moderator: Rhiannon Held; Panelists: Rhiannon Held, Esther Jones, D.L. Solum

  You may already have the basics of critiquing a fellow writer's work down, but how do you go from "okay" to "great?" Come learn strategies to make yourself the person everyone wants to read their work.

• Break Fri 3:50 - Sat 1:00
• Sat 1:00 - 2:50 PM, Broadsword Basics, Field of Wonder
  Panelists: D.L. Solum

  This panel will teach you the very basics of how to swing a broadsword effectively. Footwork, range, breathing, and finally, good form and power. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and are encouraged to bring their own training swords. Some training weapons will be available

• Break Sat 2:50 - Sat 4:00
• Sat 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Climate as Character, Great Hall 3
  Panelists: Stoney Compton, Manny Frishberg, D.L. Solum, Hunter Kay Wallace

  Is your setting working as hard as your characters? A world’s climate and ecology can do far more than establish a mood—it can be a major antagonist or an ally. Let's explore how extreme environments, local flora, and fauna shape stories, create conflict, and breathe life into speculative fiction.

• Sat 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Author Readings: Solum, Glass, Monster Tent
  Panelists: James Glass, D.L. Solum

  Join our authors as they read from their latest works! (25 minutes a piece).

• Break Sat 5:50 - Sun 11:00
• Sun 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Introduction Gail Carriger's The Heroine’s Journey, Monster Tent
  Panelists: D.L. Solum

  Join author D.L. Solum for a look at Gail Carriger's how-to book titled **The Heroine's Journey**  

  Special note, despite the name this is NOT a gender-specific concept. Rather, it's presented as a counterpoint to John Campbell's Hero's Journey. There will be handouts and homework :-)

  Website shared with Gail Carriger's permission and encouragement:
  https://gailcarriger.com/books/hj/