Award-winning author Amanda Faith may have been raised in Dayton, but her heart and home is in the South. With a lifelong love of teaching and writing, she had plenty of encouragement from teachers and friends along the way. Loving a good puzzle has always been a fascination, and writing gives her the outlet to put all the pieces together.
Being adventurous and loving to try new things, it wasn’t long before her characters found themselves in unusual situations. She loves to put people from two different worlds into new situations and to see how they interact, taking them on journeys they would never have normally experienced.
Her current adventure working as a high school English professor turned Media Specialist, writing, and doing paranormal investigations doesn’t slow her down from having a great time with a plethora of hobbies. Her published credits include several short stories, poetry, several journal articles, her doctoral dissertation, and her award-winning book Strength of Spirit. With multiple degrees, she has a passion for learning and exploring new venues. She is a staff writer for The Daily Dragon at Dragon Con.
Check out her new website (www.amandafaith.net) or on Instagram (@dramandafaith)
The energetic panel “K-Pop Dance Class” in the Hilton Galleria 8 on Friday at 5:30PM, headed up by Ayla Almee, was fun. It filled to capacity quickly, with a line outside the door. This was a popular panel, since the K-Pop is all the rage right now. In this panel, the participants learned the moves to a clip from “Next… Read more →
Keith R. A. DeCandido, a third-degree blackbelt, was the speaker for the panel “Practical Self-Defense with Keith R. A. DeCandido” on Friday at 1PM in the Hilton 405. He gave a guide to some basic self-defense techniques that can be useful in difficult situations. Rule #1: Run. If at all possible, try to avoid any physical conflict. There is no… Read more →
Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper, and Dragon Con attendees got a taste during the panel “Origami,” Friday at 10AM in Hilton 309. Malachi Brown led this panel, handed out the materials, and the fun began. The participants were guided in making a frog that jumped from an index card. Pixie (one of the participants) was graciou Panels… Read more →
For those that were up early-ish Monday at 10AM, Jim Butcher appeared in the Main Events channel to entertain and inform his fans of what has been going on in his world. Crispy, the moderator, had questions from the fans. When asked about how he was dealing with the quarantine and the virtual world, Butcher stated that in a lot… Read more →
A fan favorite, Eddie McClintock, Esq., was on the Main Track Saturday at 10:30PM. Lee was the moderator and has built a friendship with McClintock over the past 11 years he has been to the Con. McClintock will celebrate 20 years sober on January 1st. Even with being in quarantine, he is still able to attend virtual AA meetings. This… Read more →
This entertaining pre-recorded panel was early Sunday at 9AM on the Fan Track channel. The moderator, Renee Cooper from the Anime Track, was leading this group. The panelists were Cara Ricketts, Danielle McRae, Anairis, Quinones, and Tiffany Witcher. Although these ladies got in to the field by different means, they all agreed: get a good mic. There is nothing worse… Read more →
The multi-award novelist and 2020 Literary Guest of Honor John Scalzi was on the Main Events channel Saturday at 1PM. He was sitting in his office in Ohio, while the moderator, Brian, was in Oregon. Even apart, we are together during Dragon Con. Overall, Scalzi’s days have not really changed since the quarantine. Being an introvert, he tends to stay… Read more →
The multi-talented and successful Felicia Day appeared on the Main Events channel Friday at 4PM. This hour-long interview was filled with so much energy and joy that the hour flew by. The hour’s moderator, Dot, took questions from both YouTube and Discord. This is Day’s fifth Dragon Con and her first virtual con. “It’s everyone’s first virtual Dragon Con,” she… Read more →
