Comicpalooza 2019 Literature Event is LIT!

For those of you unaware, Comicpalooza is an incredible convention held every year in Houston, Texas. This will be my third year attending and I say without hesitation it is my favorite con to attend. They have a bit of everything from fantastic guests from the film industry to amazing authors. This year's guest list includes some big names such as Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones, Grant Gustin from The Flash, and authors Timothy Zahn and Wesley Chu. I had the opportunity to meet Timothy Zahn a couple years ago and he was an absolute delight! He created the character Mara Jade whom I costume as a member of The 501st Legion and Rebel Legion. For Wesley Chu I'm thrilled to meet him as I am about to start reading The Red Scrolls of Magic, which he collaborated with Cassandra Clare to write. Literature events featured this year are author panels, fan roundtables, read and critique sessions for aspiring writers, and a character-building springboard writing workshop. I'm really excited about this years convention and to meet other like-minded individuals. It'll be a blast! I still can't believe I got to meet author Lev Grossman a couple years ago at Comicpalooza.

With Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians at Comicpalooza 2017

Featured Guest Q&As and discussions include:

Open Mic Reading for All Genres

Timothy Zahn Introspective

Cory Doctorow Introspective

Wesley Chu & Sam Sykes Introspective

Other entertaining panels to check out:

The Storytelling of Game of Thrones

Writing Robots and AI

Evil-ution of Literary Horror

Blood! Gore! How to Write Heroic Fantasy

Cyberpunk Returns, but Did It Ever Really Go Away?

Magic Systems for Writers

Horror for the 21st Century: Film and Literature

Beyond Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin's Writing Legacy

Writing and Reading Mysteries and Thrillers

Setting the Hook, Screenwriting and Your First 10 Pages

Creature Horror: Why We Are Drawn To It, and How To Create Montsters

Aspiring writer's may want to check these panels out:

World-building for Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas

Help! I'm an introvert!: Networking and Marketing for Writers

Art & Writing Crossovers from Comics to Artist Collaborations

Stop Copycats: Protect Your Ideas

Idea to Publishing: Behind the Scenes with Indie Authors

Writing Powerful Women in Genre Fiction

Writing With/Against Your Gender/Orientation/Ethnicity/Identity

Copyrights and Conduct: The Legal Side of Conventions

Worldbuilding Tips and Tricks: How to Create Believable Worlds

Words Matter: Crafting the Perfect Sentence

How to Avoid Legal Potholes in Your Writing and Publishing

Comicpalooza 2019 takes place May 10-12!

For more info and to get tickets head to COMICPALOOZA.COM

Favorite FanVids Full of FEELS

Every now and then we all come across fanvids that cause us to tear up or give us chills. In this post I will be sharing some of my recent favorite fanvids like that and why they fall into the Full of FEELS category. Enjoy!

 

In this Teen Wolf fanvid we are taken back through some of the most sad and shocking moments in the Season 3A Finale Episode. The color tones used in the video set the atmosphere perfectly. The song could not have been better picked to give us chills.

 

In this Being Human UK fanvid we watch John Mitchell's struggle to hold onto his humanity as a vampire and ultimately having George stake him in the end, so that he can't hurt anyone else. The black and white coloring with only touches of red here and there, helps us to imagine the human world through Mitchell's eyes. The song is so sad and you can't help crying again about his death.

 

In this The Vampire Diaries fanvid we see Klaus kill Tyler Lockwood's mom, Carol. What is so sad is that we see some of the best and and one of the most worst moments between Tyler and her. During this she begs Klaus for Tyler's life before he drowns her. The song used gives us goosebumps while watching this video.



In this Game of Thrones fanvid we see the many terrible acts and deaths on the show and the aftermath. The whole tone of the show is felt while watching this and you can't help watching it another time even though it's sad. The song chosen is so accurate and it adds to the FEELS in this video.

 

In this Merlin fanvid we see a lot of the most key moments in both Merlin and Arthur's lives. Their lives were surrounded by such tragic loss and the show ends in tragedy. The song was the perfect choice to set the gloomy tone of the video, plain and simple.

 

What did you all think of these videos and what are some of your favorite fanvids full of feels? Let us know in the comments below!