Courtesy JessHartley.com
I recently interviewed Jess Hartley, novelist and freelance author, editor, and game designer. Jess has written for a variety of tabletop game lines, including more than 30 projects for White Wolf Games, along with some work for the Supernatural game line (based on the TV series of the same name) by Margaret Weis Productions, among others. She recently announced a new urban fae fiction project, one that allows "Patrons" to support her fiction directly (and get exclusive access to it, as well as other benefits.) Known as "direct-market fiction" or "reader-sustained writing", The Shattered Glass Project invites readers to take a direct role in the publishing process through a variety of different Patronage options during the Spring of 2010.
MT: Have you been to I-CON before?
JH: I had the honor to be I-Con's Gaming Guest of Honor last year, and I treasure the award plaque they gave me. This will be my second year at I-Con as a guest.
MT: Are you unveiling anything new/special at I-CON this year?
JH: I've just announced a fiction experiment entitled The Shattered Glass Project. It's a very different project than I've done before. I'm including the Press Release, and more details can be found at my website: www.jesshartley.com.
MT: I-CON has a very varied audience, including sci-fi fans, hard science fans, anime fans, movie fans, gaming fans and more. What audience will find your work most appealing?
JH: I think that gaming and horror fiction fans are the most likely to find my work appealing.
MT: Is there any event at the con that you are particularly interested in seeing yourself?
JH: I'm very much looking forward to visiting the LARP events being run.
MT: Where will you be at I-CON?
JH: I've been invited to speak on Aaron Rosenberg's panel on Friday night about Popular Media Licenses & Gaming. I'll be running a plethora of panels at I-Con:
- Indie Publishing: Is it for you? - Friday from 9:00pm - 10:00pm in ESS 131
- State of the Industry - Indie Press/Freelance edition - Saturday from 10:00am - 11:00am in ESS 001
- Gaming Podcast! You Have One Too!? - Saturday from 11:00am - 12:30pm in ESS 001
- What is LARP? - Saturday from 2:00pm - 3:00pm in ESS 131
- Women in Gaming - Saturday from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in ESS 131
- Running LARPs 101 - Saturday from 4:00pm - 5:00pm in ESS 131
- So You Want To Be a Game Designer? - Saturday from 9:00pm - 10:00pm in ESS 131
MT: What other conventions will you be attending?
JH: My schedule for Conventions this year is still being firmed up, but I believe I'll be acting as a guest at Anime North in Toronto again this year, as well as SNAFU-Con in Reno, Nevada.
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