Novelist and writing teacher Steven Harper will read live from his acclaimed book Writing the Paranormal Novel. An interactive Q&A session will follow, so bring questions about writing, publishing, how to avoid scams, or anything else! Steven Harper has written seventeen novels and dozens of short stories in a number of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and media tie-in books. His work includes the Silent Empire series and several short stories in Esther Friesner's fantasy humor anthologies. Lately he's been making a name for himself writing historical science fiction (steampunk) with the Clockwork Empire series, which so far includes The Doomsday Vault and The Impossible Cube, with The Dragon Men and The Havoc Machine still to come.