Orycon 36 Wrap Up. Resurrected Post.
Another��Orycon��recedes in the rear view mirror. My second as a panelist. I felt more comfortable in the role this year and had a good time. Whether or not the other panelists or the audience members enjoyed my participation remains an open question.
I met a number of talented and interesting individuals. I have a pocketful of business cards to prove it. Here commences the name dropping. The prolific and colorful��Annie Bellet��endured my banter. I purchased the ���Shattered Shields��� anthology, containing a story she wrote and met the editor Jennifer Brozek. I chatted again with the obliging��Steve Perry. I shared anecdotes with��Daniel H. Wilson. I met the writers��Ksenia Anske,��Leah Cutter, Jonathon Burgess,��Clayton Callahan,��Cody Barrus,��Phyllis Irene Radford, and many others. I spoke with the artist and cartoonist John Alexander, artist Adrian Bourne. I bent the ear of filmmaker��J.R. Ralls of ���Dark Dungeons�����infamy. I bored to tears, I���m sure, many others and handed out stacks of cards.
Ending the convention on the same panel with William F. Nolan, co-author of ���Logan���s Run��� counts, I think, as a high note.
I hopped from party to party Saturday night up on the 14th and 15th floor of the Doubletree. I learned quite a bit and I hope to employ some of the knowledge. For good or ill? We���ll see.
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