Constructive Procrastination: Advice to Writers and Artists

Excerpt from a panel at the science fiction convention VCon 41 (2016) in Vancouver, BC, Canada. "The Art of Finishing: One of the biggest challenges as a creator is taking something out of the sexy early development stages and into being a finished product. Members of this panel will share their experience, tools, and advice on getting things done."

Devon Boorman is the Director and Master Instructor for Academie Duello, the world's largest centre for the study of European Swordplay and Martial Arts, based in downtown Vancouver.

Katrina Archer Author & Editor, Ganache Media. Katrina is the author of dark fantasy The Tree of Souls and YA fantasy Untalented. A professional engineer, she lives on her sailboat in Vancouver, BC, and has worked in aerospace, video games and film.

Karl Johanson (VCon 41 Editor Guest of Honour) is the editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. www.neo-opsis.ca

Stephanie Ann Johanson (VCon 41 Art Director Guest of Honour). Stephanie is the art director, assistant editor, on-staff artist, and co-owner of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine.

Brenda Carre writes in a variety of genres. Her short fiction can be found in the Magazine of F&Sf, Fiction River Anthologies and in many other venues. Brenda's WIP is a Dark Fantasy paralleling Canada's mythic West Coast during the age of sail.

Information on VCon is available at vcon.ca

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