Revised WorldCon Schedule
The good news: I did get assigned a reading and a koffeeklatsch for WorldCon, both on Saturday. Yay!
This is nice, because Saturday of WorldCon is my birthday.
Friday:
Fri Aug 31 12:00:pm Female Villains
Where are the female villains in our stories today? We often speak of writing strong female characters, but what about strong female villains? The villain is often the hero/heroine in his/her own story, yet we rarely see strong female villains portrayed in SF&F. An examination of characterization that moves beyond the ever popular rape scenario that is often given as a primary motivation for women seeking revenge. Sometimes, women are just mean. Let's look at them.
David Boop, Gene Wolfe, Joan D. Vinge, Martha Wells, Stina Leicht
Fri Aug 31 7:30:pm Essential Worldbuilding
What are the tools and research methods writers use to craft complex, believable worlds? What are the essential elements necessary to ground a fictional world in a sense of tangible reality?
Jacqueline Carey, Jean Johnson, Martha Wells, Rachel Neumeier, Roberta Rogow, Valerie Estelle Frankel
Forgot to add this before: Friday Night Shade Books Party in Rm 2576
I think it starts after 7:00, and there will be free stuff, plus treats and drinks.
Saturday:
Sat Sep 1 10:30 to 11:00 Reading in Addams
Sat Sep 1 12:00:pm Drill Down Into Story Ideas
Picasso Many people ask authors where they get their idea . This panel asks: "How do you develop your ideas into stories?" We will take an idea or two and work on how we would turn it into a story."
Corry L. Lee, David Marusek, Ferrett Steinmetz, Jamie Todd Rubin, Martha Wells
Sat Sep 1 1:30 Kaffeeklatsche Fanzine Lounge (table 2)
Sunday:
Sun Sep 2 10:30:am Autograph Session 12
Chuck Wendig, Connie Willis, Daryl Gregory, Grant Carrington, Katy Stauber, Laura Frankos, Martha Wells, Roberta Gregory
Sun Sep 2 6:00:pm Face to Face Critique Writing Groups
Discuss the pro and cons of face to face writing groups and how working with your peers will help your writing.
David Boop, Gene Wolfe, J. Kathleen Cheney, Martha Wells, Sue Burke
This is nice, because Saturday of WorldCon is my birthday.
Friday:
Fri Aug 31 12:00:pm Female Villains
Where are the female villains in our stories today? We often speak of writing strong female characters, but what about strong female villains? The villain is often the hero/heroine in his/her own story, yet we rarely see strong female villains portrayed in SF&F. An examination of characterization that moves beyond the ever popular rape scenario that is often given as a primary motivation for women seeking revenge. Sometimes, women are just mean. Let's look at them.
David Boop, Gene Wolfe, Joan D. Vinge, Martha Wells, Stina Leicht
Fri Aug 31 7:30:pm Essential Worldbuilding
What are the tools and research methods writers use to craft complex, believable worlds? What are the essential elements necessary to ground a fictional world in a sense of tangible reality?
Jacqueline Carey, Jean Johnson, Martha Wells, Rachel Neumeier, Roberta Rogow, Valerie Estelle Frankel
Forgot to add this before: Friday Night Shade Books Party in Rm 2576
I think it starts after 7:00, and there will be free stuff, plus treats and drinks.
Saturday:
Sat Sep 1 10:30 to 11:00 Reading in Addams
Sat Sep 1 12:00:pm Drill Down Into Story Ideas
Picasso Many people ask authors where they get their idea . This panel asks: "How do you develop your ideas into stories?" We will take an idea or two and work on how we would turn it into a story."
Corry L. Lee, David Marusek, Ferrett Steinmetz, Jamie Todd Rubin, Martha Wells
Sat Sep 1 1:30 Kaffeeklatsche Fanzine Lounge (table 2)
Sunday:
Sun Sep 2 10:30:am Autograph Session 12
Chuck Wendig, Connie Willis, Daryl Gregory, Grant Carrington, Katy Stauber, Laura Frankos, Martha Wells, Roberta Gregory
Sun Sep 2 6:00:pm Face to Face Critique Writing Groups
Discuss the pro and cons of face to face writing groups and how working with your peers will help your writing.
David Boop, Gene Wolfe, J. Kathleen Cheney, Martha Wells, Sue Burke
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