well-rested, on-schedule, coherent. Pick two.

[lagilman]

And lo, I have my initial DragonCon schedule, so here's a handy-dandy guide to stalking me there, and this coming weekend at WorldCon...


WorldCon

Bio-Ethics Thu 12:30
Medical experiments, drug companies, cloning, insurance, bookies and you.

Writing Workshop L Fri 11:00
Critique session for previously submitted manuscripts

Sci-Ku -- SF Haiku Fri 14:00
Try your own hand at 17 syllables of geeky fun. (kids programming, but we can adjust for accompanied adults)

Preparing to Write a Series Fri 15:30
How does a writer plan to write a series? Or is it unplanned until you sign the contract? Writers discuss how they set up and wrote novels that are part of a "series."

Writing Across Boundaries: Writers that Shift Boundaries Fri 19:00
What do you do differently as you shift from one type of story to another, from genre to genre, from medium to medium? What do different modes of story require in the planning?

non-panel events:
Autograph Session Sat 11:30
Author Reading Sun 12:30
Kaffeeklatsch Sun 17:00



DragonCon

What Women Want in Their SF-F role Sat 11:30 am
Plenty of panels discuss what women's roles are, have been, and will be in science fiction, but what do women really want when they read? [on the surface this panel sounds sexist -- don't we want what all readers want? -- but we should be able to own the topic within a few seconds, and make it actually useful for readers and writers -- and publishers]

Writing Paranormal Fiction Sun 11:30 am
Join Bob Blackwood and Gail Martin as they moderate a discussion with paranormal fiction writers.

Strong Female Protagonists: Sun 01:00 pm
How do you write strong female protagonists who are still vulnerable enough to seem real? The pros tell how to develop believable heroines. [again, the topic feels... odddly sexist. A female must be vulnerable to be real? I intend to mix this one up a little, if I can get the audience behind me...]

Not a bad lineup, for a first-timer who isn't on the comics or tie-in track. There may also be a reading and/or signing, depending on schedule. If not, I'll make myself available to folk who want to do an informal somethingorother... And we have both:

Reading = Friday at 2:30pm
Autographing = Monday, 11:30am

Comments

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Good for you re gender roles/perceptions!

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree with your comments regarding vulnerability. Out of all the states they could have chosen, it seems a dubious one to select.

[birdhousefrog.livejournal.com]

Oh boy! Stalking! See you soon.

And good grief, yes, those do have rahther sexist-seeming descriptions.

Oz

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Oooh. The Strong Female Protagonists D*Con panel sounds like candy. *adds to D*Con schedule*

[booraven22.livejournal.com]

I'll def be there for the writing Paranormal Fiction & Strong Women Protagonists Panels!

We're hooking up for drinks & food & Leverage Geebling at some point, right? ::big anime eyes::

[booraven22.livejournal.com]

Can I sit by you? [/third grade]

[michael-b-lee.livejournal.com]

That's an excellent lineup for Dragon; I've been a guest at the con for almost ten years, and I've never gotten a panel lineup that nice. Clearly they like you and your stuff a lot!

I'm looking forward to the "Writing Paranormal Fiction" panel!

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

*glee! *happydance* Yes! We'll sit together and not pass notespay very close attention.

[booraven22.livejournal.com]

YAY! Then we can study after class! DO YOU LIKE ME: YES_NO_MAYBE_!

::Geebles::

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

*squee!* Yes! YAY!
*checks yes*

*dances*

[lagilman]

I'm going to assume they did it to be provocative, because otherwise...

[lagilman]

children, are we going to have to pull that panel over and send you to opposite ends of the bar for time-outs?

[lagilman]

I never pretend to understand how panels are staffed. Or rather, I understand, but treasure my remaining sanity too much to go there.

[lagilman]

bien sûr!

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Nooooooooooooooooo! Please, teacher, we'll be good. :)

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Oh goodie! Now I won't be the only devil's advocate in the bunch. :-) The thing that shocks me, though, is how early the panel lists are this year. Usually, we don't see it until the week before. Cheers and smiles, Jean Marie

[handlebar605.livejournal.com]

Gee, I may have to take my parents offer of getting back to GA in time for me to attend DragonCon this year.

[handlebar605.livejournal.com]

if you buy her a single malt, she may let you sit together?

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Excellent!