Salt Lake Comic-Con: Tentative Schedule

I am happy to say that I'll be a guest at my first hometown Comic-Con, right here in Salt Lake City.

I'll be selling and signing books from a table, and Big Shiny Robot! will have a presence there as well.

I've got a pretty busy schedule and am in negotiations to make it even busier, but right now, this is what's going on so far.

For tickets, visit the Salt Lake Comic-Con website.

Thursday: September 5

6:00 pm:
Making a Film on a Shoestring Budget
(Aaron Hultgren, Bryan Young, Scott Taylor, Tom Carr, Kohl Glass, William Pace, Chris “Doc” Wyatt)

Friday: September 6

Noon
Why We Love the Prequels: A Celebration of Star Wars 2.0
(Bryan Young, Leigh George Kade, Dartanian Richards, Sean McPeak)

1:00pm
Directing for Independent Film
(Kohl Glass, Daryn Tufts, Bryan Leffler, Jonathan Martin, Bryan Young, Brian Higgins)

7:00pm
King Arthur, The Lord of the Rings & Star Wars: An Examination of the Hero’s Journey
(Bryan Young, Dan Willis, David Farland, Brad Torgerson, Robison Wells, Rhiannon Paille)

Saturday: September 7

10:00am
Novel, Comic Book, or Screenplay: What’s the Best Medium for Your Story?
(Jake Black, Dani Dixon, Kevin J. Anderson, Aaron Johnston, Bryan Young (M), David Farland)

1:00pm
Genre Bending: When Should and Shouldn’t Rules be Broken
(Bryan Young, Dan Willis, Eric James Stone, Larry Correia, Mettie Ivie Harrison)

6:00pm
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Screenplay Writing and Were Afraid to Ask
(Michael Brent Collings, Bryan Young, Daryn Tufts, Kohl Glass, Tom Durham)

7:00pm
Star Trek’s Reboot, vs. Star Wars’ Revival: The Rise of J.J. Abrams
(Bryan Young, David Kenny D., James Wymore, Tom Durham)

8:00pm
The Independent Filmmaker’s Survival Guide
(Bryan Young, Hraefn Wulfson, William Pace, Tom Durham, Jonathan Martin, Chris “Doc” Wyatt)

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