Some Rules For Being On Panels

[barbarienne]

The topic came up recently on the OWW about being on panels at conventions. I had this to say (I've edited a bit

Comments

[ruvdraba]

Worth it when you said it the first time, E! Worth seeing again and worth keeping.

[battle_of_one]

Well I appreciate that I am not one of the people you avoid (or do you?! cry), though I think most of us can do better when public speaking. But public speaking is difficult for some of us. We do most of our talking behind a computer!

That said, I enjoy panels. It's fun to talk to other writers and meet an audience and hear what they have to say as well.

[barbarienne]

You're fine on panels, K-Lo! I think I've only seen two of your panels, and one of them was with Joe Haldeman, who can carry a panel all by himself, he's so interesting.