FantasyCon!

Had a blast at FantasyCon last weekend!

The day started out with an easy-going panel on “Raising Kids on a Fantastical Diet,” or in other words, how reading Fantasy can foster imagination, literacy, optimism, etc. The best part? I was joined by my Writers Cubed sister, Jo Schaffer, as well as the talented voice actress, Ali Durham.

My second panel of the day was a tad bit intimidating. There’s nothing quite like sitting on a Tolkien panel at FantasyCon where you know at least half of the attendees have as much to say on the subject as you do. Now, couple that with the fact that I sat between psychologist/Tolkien artist Dr. Kip Rasmussen, and fantasy veteran/author Paul Genesse, with the Tolkien aficionado/SciFi film maker Tom Durham moderating. We had a great discussion, and I learned quite a bit from my counterparts. They were nice to let this humble Historian tag along.

And of course Jo and I had to play once all of the paneling was through. I only wish I’d remembered my gold chains and bikini. I vow not to leave the house without them again!