MorningFail -- I guess I needed 8 full hours of sleep? No gym today, but running to catch up almost as good exercise. Gah, the to-do board overflows...
Fri 7:00 PM
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT MR. PRESIDENT? MY TWITTER FEED WAS DOWN.
[Catherine Asaro (mod), J.R. Blackwell, Laura Anne Gilman, Andre Lieven]
We're living the future. Information distribution is instantaneous, and so are everyone's opinions. Panelists discuss how new ways of distributing information are changing the face of journalism
Fri 10:00 PM
BOOKS WE LOVE TO HATE
[Nikki Cohen (mod), Ef Deal, JJ Brannon, Laura Anne Gilman, Larry Hodges]
What are the books we know aren't "good" but which we enjoy anyway
Sat 10:00 AM
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WRITERS GROUP
[Oz Drummond (mod), Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Gary Frank, Laura Anne Gilman, Lawrence M. Schoen, Larry Hodges]
How do you find a good one? Are they even necessary?
Sat 7:00 PM
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
[Richard Stout (mod), James Daniel Ross, Laura Anne Gilman, Stuart Jaffe, Kimberly Ann Kindya]
How does the literature of the genre influence the creators of other media, including movies, television, games and other media
Sat 9:00 PM
VAMPIRES: GEESH, WE JUST CAN'T GET RID OF THEM
[KT Pinto (mod), Matt Black, Rebecca Marcus, James Prego, Laura Anne Gilman]
They are everywhere, movies, books, tv shows. etc. What is going on? Sure, vampires were never out of fashion, but what's with the explosion of them in all genres and media? We will discuss all the
latest vampire trends in the media culture. What is driving this passion for the undead
[note: personally I think this panel's about two years lat, but what do I know? I'll try to bring in the zombies. And the were-jaguars.]
Sun 11:00 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF CASH FLOW FOR THE NEW AUTHOR
[Sally Wiener Grotta (mod), Keith R.A. DeCandido, Laura Anne Gilman, Christine Norris, Oz Drummond]
Why "Don't Quit Your Day Job" Is Such Good Advice [from a bunch of freelancers]
No reading. Apparently, I don't rate. :-(
For those who asked: no signings have been set up yet, so just find me in the bar. Or check Larry Smith's table -- I was told to present myself there to sign stock at some point, so....
And now, must go forth, cafFiend in hand, and slay that damned to-do list. Wish me cunning, strength, and endurance.
EtA: speaking of which, I have been contemplating a post on Having An Agent, the Neurosis Iteration. Idea of Interest, Y/N?
Fri 7:00 PM
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT MR. PRESIDENT? MY TWITTER FEED WAS DOWN.
[Catherine Asaro (mod), J.R. Blackwell, Laura Anne Gilman, Andre Lieven]
We're living the future. Information distribution is instantaneous, and so are everyone's opinions. Panelists discuss how new ways of distributing information are changing the face of journalism
Fri 10:00 PM
BOOKS WE LOVE TO HATE
[Nikki Cohen (mod), Ef Deal, JJ Brannon, Laura Anne Gilman, Larry Hodges]
What are the books we know aren't "good" but which we enjoy anyway
Sat 10:00 AM
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WRITERS GROUP
[Oz Drummond (mod), Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Gary Frank, Laura Anne Gilman, Lawrence M. Schoen, Larry Hodges]
How do you find a good one? Are they even necessary?
Sat 7:00 PM
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
[Richard Stout (mod), James Daniel Ross, Laura Anne Gilman, Stuart Jaffe, Kimberly Ann Kindya]
How does the literature of the genre influence the creators of other media, including movies, television, games and other media
Sat 9:00 PM
VAMPIRES: GEESH, WE JUST CAN'T GET RID OF THEM
[KT Pinto (mod), Matt Black, Rebecca Marcus, James Prego, Laura Anne Gilman]
They are everywhere, movies, books, tv shows. etc. What is going on? Sure, vampires were never out of fashion, but what's with the explosion of them in all genres and media? We will discuss all the
latest vampire trends in the media culture. What is driving this passion for the undead
[note: personally I think this panel's about two years lat, but what do I know? I'll try to bring in the zombies. And the were-jaguars.]
Sun 11:00 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF CASH FLOW FOR THE NEW AUTHOR
[Sally Wiener Grotta (mod), Keith R.A. DeCandido, Laura Anne Gilman, Christine Norris, Oz Drummond]
Why "Don't Quit Your Day Job" Is Such Good Advice [from a bunch of freelancers]
No reading. Apparently, I don't rate. :-(
For those who asked: no signings have been set up yet, so just find me in the bar. Or check Larry Smith's table -- I was told to present myself there to sign stock at some point, so....
And now, must go forth, cafFiend in hand, and slay that damned to-do list. Wish me cunning, strength, and endurance.
EtA: speaking of which, I have been contemplating a post on Having An Agent, the Neurosis Iteration. Idea of Interest, Y/N?
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Date: 2009-11-16 02:19 pm (UTC)Oz
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Date: 2009-11-16 02:24 pm (UTC)(I'm curious about the freelancer/contract/full-time employee mix on that panel. Do you know the percentages?)
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Date: 2009-11-16 02:36 pm (UTC)I believe Sally's a freelancer with her husband. Christine has a day job as a teacher. Keith seems to have a long career of various things. Looks to me as if we may only have one non-self-employed day-jobber, but we have a mix of perspectives.
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Date: 2009-11-16 02:24 pm (UTC)Definitely Y. Sounds interesting.
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Date: 2009-11-16 02:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-16 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-16 06:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-16 02:24 pm (UTC)um...
Date: 2009-11-16 02:30 pm (UTC)2. This IS my day job.
Re: um...
Date: 2009-11-16 02:39 pm (UTC)those of us in the rank and file should always remember, the cat will eat anything... including a comatose writer. :::grins:::
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Date: 2009-11-16 06:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-18 05:15 pm (UTC)