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NECRONOMICON SCHEDULE
Hi, Ann here.

The schedule is finished. There could be last minute changes but I don't think there will be more than one or two.

Here it is!

EVENT SUBJECT DAY TIME
Best SF You Might Have Missed Our panel recommends some of their favorite SF reads. SF Fri 3:00 PM
How to Build a Story I Writer's workshop, part 1 of 3. Bring ideas, questions. writing Fri 3:00 PM
Choosing the Right Genre for You Not sure where your story ideas fit? Get help from our panel. writing Fri 4:00 PM
"What makes for compelling illustration? How to involve your audience in the creative process. art Fri 4:00 PM
Meet the Guests Q& A GOH Fri 5:00 PM
3rd Annual Cthulhu Memorial Eye Scream Social Come, eat ice cream, visit our "yard sale." event Fri 7:00 PM
Movie One-Liners Trivia game for movie buffs. trivia Fri 9:00 PM
Karaoke You know what this is. Come show off your talents. karaoke Fri 9:00 PM
Fantasy Masquerade Ball Dress as your favorite fantasy character and dance your cares away. dance Fri 9:00 PM
Slash Fiction It's not just Kirk/Spock anymore. (adult themes) fan Fri 11:00 PM
Open Filk Singalong for everyone. filk Sat 12:00 AM
Rocky Horror The traditional late night madness of Rocky. film Sat 11:00 PM
Late Night Dance Didn't dance enough at the fantasy ball? Here's your chance to dance till the wee hours. dance Sat 1:00 AM
Where's My Darn Personal Jet Pack? Why haven't we seen the gadgets SF promised the future (which is now) would bring? science Sat 10:00 AM
American Indian Legends in Horror How is native lore used and is it done well? horror Sat 10:00 AM
Dark Poetry Lines and rhymes to creep you out! writing Sat 10:00 AM
Whose Line Is It? Improvisation game--you know the one. game Sat 10:00 AM
Children's Program Crafts, stories, costuming for kids and their parents. kids Sat 10:00 AM
How Can Science and Religion Coexist? Do science and religion have to be "enemies?" This could be quite lively. science Sat 11:00 AM
Small press publishing: POD, E-Pub, Traditional Pub What benefits do they offer and how are they different from vanity presses? writing Sat 11:00 AM
Best Sword & Sorcery You Might Have Missed Our panel recommends some of their favorite sword & sorcery reads. fantasy Sat 11:00 AM
The Best Horror You've Never Heard Of Our panel recommends some of their favorite horror reads. horror Sat 12:00 PM
The Ins & Outs of E-books for Readers Learn what gadgets and software are out there to make e-books accessible to you. e-pubSat Sat 12:00 PM
Alternative Arts It's not all drawing and painting, you know. Our artists will introduce you to other artistic media. art Sat 12:00 PM
Voice Acting Workshop Professional actor Jeffrey Breslauer's short course in voice acting. workshop Sat 12:00 PM
Hall Costume Parade Show off your duds for our hall costume judges and let the folks at the con get a look at your finery too. costuming Sat 1:00 PM
Living La Vida Loca: the scientist's life science Sat 1:00 PM
How to Make Sure Your Manuscript Gets Rejected Michele Lellouche is back with her TV tidbits. fan Sat 1:00 PM
Crafting Believable Characters Find out how to make your characters "live." writing Sat 1:00 PM
Autographing GOH Sat 2:00 PM
Medieval Martial Arts Join the Tampa Fechtschule folks for a lesson in medieval combat. Be prepared to participate. workshop Sat 2:00 PM
How to Build a Story II Writer's workshop, part 2 of 3. Bring ideas, questions. writing Sat 2:00 PM
How Does the Artist Create a Work That Scares You? " art Sat 2:00 PM
Trivia Annual "Jeopardy" style trivia game. There's some new cool stuff this year. Come see. trivia Sat 2:00 PM
The possibility for true immortality Can medical science hold the grim reaper at bay? science Sat 3:00 PM
Costuming with Shara Smith Master costumer Shara Smith clues you in on how she makes a great costume. costuming Sat 3:00 PM
Just What Is the Scientific Method? You don't just dive into an experiment. Our science guys tell you how research is really approached. science Sat 4:00 PM
Small press publishing: POD, E-Pub, Traditional Pub II What benefits do they offer and how are they different from vanity presses? writing Sat 4:00 PM
Humor in SF & Horror How do you use humor to enhance horror and/or SF? horror Sat 4:00 PM
Plague Knight Presentation Richard Lee Byer's story "The Plague Knight" is being translated to film: media presentation. film Sat 4:00 PM
Global warming, two sides of the coin. What are the 2 sides of the coin and who should you listen to? science Sat 5:00 PM
Most Common Writing Mistakes How to avoid the boo-boos that just about everyone makes. writing Sat 5:00 PM
Alan Clark Reading Guest of Honor Alan Clark shares some of his written work with you. reading Sat 5:00 PM
Masquerade Set-Up costuming Sat 6:00 PM
Masquerade Seating costuming Sat 7:30 PM
Masquerade costuming Sat 8:00 PM
Art Auction art Sat 10:00 PM
SF Name That Tune Music trivia game. trivia Sat 10:00 PM
Anime Dance Meet your fellow anime fans and dance to your favorite J-pop. dance Sat 10:00 PM
Open Filk Singalong for everyone. filk Sat 11:00 PM
Late Night Dance Compete for the crown and then dance the night away. dance Sun 12:00 AM
Crafting Believable Characters Making your characters "live." writing Sun 10:00 AM
What Makes a Story Science Fiction, Not Fantasy? Anne McCaffrey says her dragon books are SF but they read like fantasy--how do you know the difference? SF Sun 10:00 AM
The Joys and Sorrows of Art Illustration Artists tell you about putting someone's written ideas into their visual form. art Sun 10:00 AM
Post Apocolyptic Themes in SF Does the end of life as we know it have to be all doom and gloom? SF Sun 10:00 AM
Where Have All the Conventions Gone? It seems like conventions are drying up and going away. What's causing this and can it be changed? fan Sun 10:00 AM
Ethical versus Non-ethical research It’s not just about stem cells. Learn what the ethical guidelines for research are. science Sun 11:00 AM
Writing the One Damn Thing After Another Story How writers keep the action going and going and going… writing Sun 11:00 AM
Vogon Prose Fans read what they think is the most purple of all prose. This WILL make you laugh. fan Sun 11:00 AM
Whose Line Is It? Improvisation game--you know the one-second chance to join the fun. Game Sun 11:00 AM
Where Has the Sense of Wonder in SF Gone? Why aren't we seeing the stories that made our hearts glad when we were young? SF Sun 11:00 AM
Medieval Martial Arts Tampa Fechschule folks teach you medieval combat. You can and should participate. workshop Sun 12:00 PM
Poisoning the Planet How we are creating our own doomsday scenario. science Sun 12:00 PM
Manuscript Mechanics: What You Need to Know Form does matter. Learning how to get your manuscript into shape. writing Sun 12:00 PM
How to Build a Story III Writer's workshop writing Sun 12:00 PM
Autographing GOH Sun 1:00 PM
Writing Villains Readers Love to Hate How writers make the bad guys look good. writing Sun 1:00 PM
How Artists Look at The World Do artists see things differently than the rest of us? Let's find out. art Sun 1:00 PM
Paranormal Research We have ghost hunters right here in the Tampa Bay area. Find out how they do their stuff. horror Sun 1:00 PM
Can Anyone do Anything New With Vampires and Werewolves? Are there just too many cliché's now to be able to surprise anyone? horror Sun 1:00 PM
Why We Love RPGs Gamers and game writers give you their view. gaming Sun 2:00 PM
The Mystery Story in SF, Horror and Fantasy Everyone loves a whodunnit. How do writers put the mystery into other genres? writing Sun 2:00 PM
Enemy Within Trivia game with at twist--someone is cheating and you have to find out who it is. game Sun 2:00 PM
Danse Macabre Renaissance depictions of death and the paranormal. (adult themes) horror Sun 2:00 PM
Costuming Tips & Tricks; want to make a costume for your next con? Get info from some of our best costumers. costuming Sun 2:00 PM
Open Filk Singalong for everyone. filk Sun 3:00 PM

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