Wiscon programming
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ksmithMy Wiscon program items arrived over the weekend. Looks like some interesting discussions upcoming. I don't recall ever having been on a panel with Ellen Kushner--I'm looking forward to the opportunity.
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS
Believable Evil (Politics, Religion, and Money)
Saturday, 2:30-3:45 p.m. in Wisconsin
Villains are often the weakest characterizations in fiction, perhaps in speculative fiction most of all. Why? Does this fact say something about the way we understand (or perhaps fail to understand) the nature of evil in the real world? How do we portray evil characters effectively?
Élisabeth Vonarburg, Kristine Smith, Steven H. Silver, M: Ellen Kushner, Chip Hitchcock, Bill Bodden
Living Room Session: Dealing With Burnout (Living Rooms)
Sunday, 2:30-3:45 p.m. in Capitol B
Creative, financial, physical, emotional, burnout can be the brick wall that keeps a writer from working. What can we do to head it off? What do we do when we get it? Should burnout be taken as a sign to quit? Is there a way to head off burnout?
Kristine Smith, M: Diane Silver, David J. Hoffman-Dachelet, James Frenkel
Back to Basics: World Building (Writing SF/F: The Craft)
Sunday, 10:00-11:15 p.m. in Assembly
Writing craft panels are always packed to the rafters. Let's talk about world. F&SF as a genre is defined by worlds that differ from our own present world How do you create a world with depth and reality? What makes a magic system or technology structure work?
Kristine Smith, Ellen Kushner, M: Elizabeth Barrette
The SignOut (Events)
Monday, 11:30am-12:45pm in Capitol Room
Come and sign your works, come and get things signed, come and hang out and wind down before you leave.
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS
Believable Evil (Politics, Religion, and Money)
Saturday, 2:30-3:45 p.m. in Wisconsin
Villains are often the weakest characterizations in fiction, perhaps in speculative fiction most of all. Why? Does this fact say something about the way we understand (or perhaps fail to understand) the nature of evil in the real world? How do we portray evil characters effectively?
Élisabeth Vonarburg, Kristine Smith, Steven H. Silver, M: Ellen Kushner, Chip Hitchcock, Bill Bodden
Living Room Session: Dealing With Burnout (Living Rooms)
Sunday, 2:30-3:45 p.m. in Capitol B
Creative, financial, physical, emotional, burnout can be the brick wall that keeps a writer from working. What can we do to head it off? What do we do when we get it? Should burnout be taken as a sign to quit? Is there a way to head off burnout?
Kristine Smith, M: Diane Silver, David J. Hoffman-Dachelet, James Frenkel
Back to Basics: World Building (Writing SF/F: The Craft)
Sunday, 10:00-11:15 p.m. in Assembly
Writing craft panels are always packed to the rafters. Let's talk about world. F&SF as a genre is defined by worlds that differ from our own present world How do you create a world with depth and reality? What makes a magic system or technology structure work?
Kristine Smith, Ellen Kushner, M: Elizabeth Barrette
The SignOut (Events)
Monday, 11:30am-12:45pm in Capitol Room
Come and sign your works, come and get things signed, come and hang out and wind down before you leave.
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Date: 2005-04-26 02:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-26 03:01 am (UTC)I've known Elisabeth for several years. Met her at a Wiscon sometime back--over the last few years, she was good enough to review my books for a Canadian SF publication. She is very nice.
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Date: 2005-04-26 04:23 pm (UTC)Hope it's a good con for you. When is this, anyway? I should be coming through Chicago June 8-June 12, and might have a 90 minute layover on Sunday. Will you be in town?
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Date: 2005-04-27 12:31 am (UTC)Should be in town on the 12th. Email details.
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Date: 2005-04-27 03:05 pm (UTC)Done.