Jim is a full-time SF&F writer, scientist (Ph.D. Electrical Engineering), laser geek, and former running-dog-lackey for the bourgeois capitalist establishment. He's been writing for over 30 years, with 10 published books. His first success came through self-publishing when his books went word-of-mouth viral, and sold enough that he was able to quit his day-job, start working for himself and write full time--his new boss is a real jerk. That led to contracts with traditional publishers like Open Road Media and Harper Collins Voyager, and his books are now a mix of traditional and self-published. His tenth novel, the third in his urban fantasy series The Dead Among Us, was released in February of 2017. Right now he's submitting his eleventh novel, The Witch of Val d'Ossa, to publishers; he's fleshing out ideas for the next book in The Dead Among Us; he's writing another episode in The Treasons Cycle; and he's just finished his twelfth novel, A Hymn for the Dying, the first in a new SF series, The Blacksword Regiment. Science is a passion, but writing is an addiction.
Sessions in which J.L. (Jim) Doty participates
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- How Do We Get Through It? San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Science Fiction and Fantasy as the Modern Mythology San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 10:00 - 11:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Dystopia and disaster reactions: do we rebuild civilization or go feral? San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Confused about Climate Science? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Where can you go to get up to date science based (or reviewed) information on the Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry of the Climate of Earth (or m...
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- Just Go With It San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 17:30 - 19:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Just go with it! A panel of complete bs-ing. The panelists will take a topic from the audience and make up endless fact after fact stemming off of ...
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- Is there too much violence in current entertainment? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- CSI and Magic San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 14:30 - 16:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How do you solve crimes involving magic or magical beings and creatures? What kinds of evidence can you find using science? How can magic assist sc...
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- Military Science Fiction San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 17:30 - 19:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- The Dreaded Outline San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 10:00 - 11:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Match Game San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes