All! I just wanted to give an extra shout-out for Swancon this weekend, particularly for what’s happening this Friday. The convention has been given a grant to run Friday as a “gold coin day” where you get into the convention for the day by paying a single dollar. (I think it’s normally $75 for a day pass, or thereabouts. So this is a real discount.)

By all accounts, this is an excellent convention full of great things to do. So, if you live near Perth, come by and say hello this weekend. My schedule for the convention is as follows:

• Opening Ceremony
  Thursday 19:00 until Thursday 19:30 (30 Minutes)
• Sanderson’s First Law
  Thursday 20:00 until Thursday 21:00 (60 Minutes)
• A Sense of Immersion
  Thursday 21:00 until Thursday 22:00 (60 Minutes)
• What Do You Owe Your Reader?
  Friday 09:30 until Friday 10:30 (60 Minutes)
• Writing in someone else’s sandbox
  Friday 10:30 until Friday 11:30 (60 Minutes)
• The Wheel of Time
  Friday 14:30 until Friday 15:30 (60 Minutes)
• Gender Norms in Fiction
  Friday 15:30 until Friday 16:30 (60 Minutes)
• Brandon Sanderson – Guest of Honour Speech
  Saturday 13:30 until Saturday 14:30 (60 Minutes)
• Brandon Sanderson – Book Signing
  Saturday 14:30 until Saturday 15:30 (60 Minutes)
• “How do I write interesting dialogue?” she asked inquisitively
  Saturday 16:30 until Saturday 17:30 (60 Minutes)
• Magic the Gathering Tournament
  Sunday 10:00 until Sunday 17:00 (420 Minutes)
• Help! My Story Is Broken!
  Monday 10:00 until Monday 11:00 (60 Minutes)
• Building a Post-Apocalyptic World
  Monday 13:00 until Monday 14:00 (60 Minutes)
• Closing Ceremony
  Monday 15:00 until Monday 15:30 (30 Minutes)

Best,

Brandon