For my final event of 2025, I’m coming home. Metaphorically, at least. Capclave is both a local convention for me and an SF/F convention, which is where I started this crazy author journey.
| Capclave 2025 September 19-21, 2025 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Rockville, Maryland |
I have panels on Friday and Saturday, so those are the days I’ll be around at the hotel. Below is my official schedule. The rest of the time, don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to meet up for a meal, a drink, or just to chat.
Friday
5:00 PM: Romance in SF/Fantasy (panel; Monroe Room)
How do you like your romance in science fiction and fantasy? Can you tell your paranormal romance and romantasy from your urban fantasy? How are these subgenres different from each other? Panelists will steer you toward the right combination of romance in your science fiction and fantasy.
-> With Morgan Hazelwood (moderator), Lyda Morehouse, Sherin Nicole, and Andrija Popovic
8:00 PM: Turning Points in Alternate Histories (panel; Washington Theater)
In alternate histories, one detail can lead to entirely new histories. Yet there are numerous ways to achieve that divergence, from changing historical details to adding new significant characters to the setting. What are the techniques for deciding these turning points, and what makes them work? What works have used turning points effectively?
-> With Elektra Hammond, Bjorn Hasseler, Walter H Hunt (moderator), and Ian Randal Strock
Saturday
3:00 PM: Author Reading (Adams Room)
Come to listen to me read a selection that I will probably pick out at the very last second. Stay for a chance to win cool author swag!
4:00 PM: Writing Through Adversity (panel; Monroe Room)
Many writers have medical issues. Even those who don’t may face illnesses in their immediate family, troubles with a spouse/significant other, or various economic and social ills. How do you focus on writing during the bad times? What strategies do you use to keep writing despite everything? Please share your own personal stories.
-> With Day Al-Mohamed (moderator), Wendra Colleen, Morgan Hazelwood, and Lawrence M. Schoen
6:00 PM: Diving Into Subgenres (panel; Jackson Room)
There are trends and then there are subgenres. What are some subgenres of science fiction and fantasy and why do they exist? Do authors pay attention to subgenres when they write or are these just marketing categories? Why write in a subgenre? What are some new genres like hopepunk and romantasy and how have they influenced the genre?
-> With A. T. Greenblatt, Morgan Hazelwood (moderator), Jennifer R. Povey, and Emily Wagner
7:00 PM: Mass Signing (Eisenhower Room)
Stop by for postcards with links to free stories, bookmarks, and stickers. I will also have VERY limited copies of all my books on hand, including the full Steel Empires urban fantasy series; Earth and Water and Service Before Self, my debut paranormal and contemporary romances; and Fur and Honor, my PNR novella.
