As A Guest Bob Has Spoken On Topics Such As:

The Craft of Writing

As a published author Bob has been asked to speak on a variety of craft related topics. Sample panels include:

• Firearms in Fantasy

• Dragons, Mermaids, Minotaurs, Oh My!

• People Who Live In Your Book

The Business of Being A Creative

Bob has long been transparent about his business practices in order to provide free education. Alongside this he has taught workshops such as "How to Diversify your Income as a Creative." Sample panels include:

• So You’ve Finished Your Book…Now What?

• Growing Your Social Media Presence

• How Much Will I Make? A Look At Self Publishing

Tabletop Gaming

Bob has been a long time indie ttrpg game designer and has freelanced in the space. He loves talking about smaller rpgs in particular, like One Sheet RPGs. Sample panels include:

• RPG Design Jam

• One Sheet RPGS

• Indie Gaming as a Business

AI

In his day job Bob works in tech, in spaces where AI is having an impact. He keeps abreast as best he can of this rapidly changing technology, and has spoken at a number of conventions on the subject, espcially how it relates to creatives. Sample panels include:

• AI & ChatGPT: The Impact on Content Creators

• AI and What It Means for Horror Fiction

• Ethical Artistry: How to Relate to AI

Podcasting

Bob has been a host and guest on a number of podcasts. He has taught workshops on starting your own podcast. Sample panels include:

• Podcasting for Authors

• How to Promote Your Creativity with Podcasting

• Podcasting/Livestreaming 101

Genre Fiction (Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror)

Bob primarily reads and writes genre fiction, typically horror, fantasy, urban fantasy, steampunk, and sci-fi. He's most knowledgeable about horror, fantasy, and urban fantasy however. He can talk about specific books, genres, or tropes, just ask. Sample panels include:

• Putting the Rural in Urban Fantasy

• Hobbits and Hashtags

• Horror: The Darker Side of Fantasy

Horror

Bob loves him some horror. Books, movies, and games, he loves them all. Sometimes folks even let him talk about them! Such as on:

• Dead Space: Zero Gravity Zombies

• Horror in a Modern World, Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies...oh my!

• Modalities of Horror

Paranormal

Bob will readily admit he doesn't really believe in the paranormal...but he really loves to talk about it anyway! Sample panels include:

• Cryptids of the Southeast

• Cryptobiology

• Fight the Fairies!

Assorted Nerdery

Bob is a huge nerd! His interests are many and varied, and he can talk about a huge number of topics. Strange things. Old things. Just ask, and he may well be able to talk about whatever niche topic you need. Sample panels include:

• Sorting the Demi-gods of Elden Ring

• Cats Rule the World

• Geeky Dad Jokes

Live Plays/Podcasts

A new field for Bob, he has been in a few live plays for some indie games at conventions. He has also been on podcasts recording live episodes. Sample panels include:

• The Witch Is Dead Live Play

• Postcards from the Expedition Live Play

• Wise_N_Nerdy: Where Fatherhood Meets Fandom - Live From Chattacon

Workshop Presenter List

Montgomery Book Fest and Writing Expo, 2025: Diversifying Your Revenue as an Author

Fiction In Fantasy at the Kelly Fitzgerald Art Center, 2024: So You Want To Write A Book, I've Written A Book...Now What?

Atlanta Self Publishing Conference, 2024: What Authors Need To Know About AI

Atlanta Writing Workshop, 2024: Organic Marketing for Authors

Alabama Writing Workshop, 2024: Organic Marketing for Authors

Atlanta Self Publishing Conference, 2023: Earnings Beyond Royalties.

Bob's Top Fandoms

Niche Topics Bob Can Nerd Out On On Panels

• The Warriors (1979) and the book.

• The Black Company series by Glen Cook.

• Real Time Strategy Games.

• True Detective.

• The Lovecraft Mythos.

• Lake Placid - Anaconda - Jaws - big creature eating people movies.

• Found Footage Horror Movies.

• Alternatives to DnD.

• Warhammer/Warhammer 40k/Anything Games Workshop.

• Letterkenny/Shoresy.

• Non DC/Marvel Comics.

• Fantasy Heist Novels.

• Board Games.

• Crusader Kings 3.

• How awesome cats are.

Educators: I Would Love To Come Speak To Your Students!

Schools/Colleges I Have Spoken

Kennesaw State University

Roughly once a semester for the past few years I have spoken to a digital content creation and marketing class taught by Professor Tyra Burton.

Are you a high school or college educator? Or maybe an educator in a non-scholastic specific area, like a library or prison? Are you interested in having an author come speak to your class? Consider me! I would love to speak to your students!

While I could talk about a lot of differently weirdly niche nerdy topics from Artificial Intelligence to Lake Placid, what I really would love to talk with your students about would be what it’s like to be an author/creative in this day and age. I can speak about the creative process, the struggle of marketing yourself, how to treat it like a business, all in realistic terms. I can give the lay of the land in publishing, explain how I used freelancing to help fund my efforts, and discuss how I have worked to diversify. I love to talk transparently about how you need to define success for yourself, using that to help motivate you.

If any of this sounds good to you, don’t hesitate to reach out. If there is a specific topic you would like me to discuss just let me know, I want to speak to your students' specific needs. If you are within easy driving distance of Montgomery Alabama, I am happy to come in person. Otherwise I will happily attend virtually.

Here are my quick qualifications: Eagle Scout, Bachelors and Masters from Troy University, self and traditionally published author, podcaster, and indie tabletop game designer. 

Bigger Names I Have Paneled With

No, this isn't to stoke my ego

I mean, it is a little. But really the point here is to show you that Con Runners have begun to trust me on the panels with the big names, and I haven't mucked it up. I now get to be on Main Programming on occasion, and I promise to not disappoint you. I ain't famous, but if you need a seat filler next to the famous person, I promise to not mess it up.

• Kevin J. Anderson

• Bill Bridges

• Matt Dinniman

• John G. Hartness

• Sherrilyn Kenyon

• Goni Montes

• David Weber

• Timothy Zahn

Letters of Recommendation

Phone and email contact information has been redacted, but can be provided upon request.

Atlanta Self Publishing Conference Letter of Recommendation:

Full Convention Panelist and Moderator List

You can see a complete list of every panel I have ever been on, listed out by convention and year, by clicking HERE.