Worldcon! Take Two!

So, I picked up a panel at Worldcon, and dodged the moderator bullet. (Mary Robinette Kowal was not so lucky - she's moderating two of my panels). Herewith is the latest schedule:

Thu Aug 30
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm The Mechanism and the Writer (Comiskey)
This panel discusses how throughout the history of writing the instrument used has affected not only the ease of writing but actually the content and even the philosophy of the writer.
Chris Gerrib, Cynthia Felice, Harry Turtledove, Mary Robinette Kowal(moderator), Richard Chwedyk

Fri Aug 31
10:30 am to 12:00 pm The Basics of Character Building (Gold Coast)
We often talk about world-building, but what does it take to create a character from scratch? How do you choose a name? How do you choose personality traits -- both strengths and flaws? Do you create the character first and then the world, or vice versa? How does the character affect the unfolding of the plot?
Chris Gerrib, Courtney Schafer (moderator), Daryl Gregory, Sharon Shinn, Violette Malan

Sun Sep 2
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Committing Series (Crystal A)
Writers talk about writing a series: whether (and how) they planned out their series and whether they started out intending to write a series or stumbled into it as the series took off. They also address how they manage to avoid repetition while keeping their characters and worlds consistent. They explain what they would and wouldn't do next time.
Adam-Troy Castro, Chris Gerrib, Jason Hough, Joshua Silverman, Mary Robinette Kowal (moderator)