Nancy Northcott is the Comics Track Director for ConTinual. She's also a lifelong fan of comics, science fiction, fantasy, and history. Her published works include the Boar King's Honor historical fantasy trilogy and the Arachnid Files romantic suspense series. Collaborating with Jeanne Adams, she also writes the Outcast Station science fiction mystery series.
Gini Koch writes novels, novellas, novelettes, and short stories under a variety of pen names. Her works include science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, space opera, urban fantasy, mystery, suspense, romantic suspense, weird west, and more. According to her website, “if it’s a genre, she writes it.” She’s also interested in pop culture, comics, and animation. Her debut novel, Touched by An… Read more →
Marisa Wolf may be the only author at Dragon Con who was once head-butted by an alligator—and survived! A black belt in tae kwon do, she writes science fiction, fantasy, and many points between. In 2022, she made her solo editorial debut with The Valkyries Initiative. Daily Dragon (DD): Marisa, please tell us about your first publication. Marisa Wolf (MW):… Read more →
Bobby Nash writes novels, comic books, short fiction, and occasional screenplays. He also appears from time to time in movies and TV shows. His writing has won numerous awards, including Best Author in the 2013 Pulp Ark Awards, Best Pulp Character of 2013 (co-creator), the 2018 Pulp Factory award for Best Short Story, the 2020 New Pulp Fiction Award from… Read more →
On Sunday at 10AM Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta presented a program called Five (5) Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me in the Writers’ Track. Moesta opened the program by noting that an author’s interaction with other people is more important than talent in getting work. “Talent might get you job one,” she said, “but it won’t get… Read more →
What makes a science fiction story noir? The Sci-fi Literature track sponsored a panel at 1:00PM on Saturday to consider the question. Moderator Kacey Ezell started by asking panelists Jon R. Osborne, Stuart Jaffe, Griffin Barber, Marisa Wolf, and John Hartness to give an “elevator pitch” explaining noir. Hartness described as being an aesthetic of shadowy tales and black and… Read more →
Ever wondered how your character should shadow someone? On Saturday at 2:30PM, Writers Track speaker John Robinson offered some answers in a program called “Hide in Plain Sight—Secrets of Effective Surveillance.” Emphasizing that surveillance is much harder than it looks on television, he focused on sidewalk surveillance and discussed teamwork, gear, and street sense. Individual surveillance is fast and cheap,… Read more →
Six women comics professionals met on Friday at 5:30PM for the Comics and Pop Art panel, “A Female Perspective on Comics.” Tana Ford, moderator Amy Chu, Chrissie Zullo, Joanna Estep, Tini Howard, and Afua Richardson chatted for an hour about their careers and their experiences in the male-dominated comics industry. Chu started the panel with what she described as the… Read more →
Friday afternoon, the American Sci-Fi and Fantasy Media track brought DC Titans actors Conor Leslie, who plays Donna Troy, and Curran Walters, who plays Jason Todd, Robin, and Red Hood, to the Marriott Atrium Ballroom. For an hour labeled “DC’s Titans Guests: Meet the Titans” moderator Thomas Parham and various audience members engaged in a lively Q & A with… Read more →
