I don't think they meant it *quite* that way.

My latest spam. "Magic Beans Begin to Sprout!" from a company called FRT Alerts.

To be fair, the beans in question are coffee beans, and the company apparently deals in OTC stocks.

And it's a Monday afternoon and yes, we are easily amused.

I don't think they meant it *quite* that way.

My latest spam. "Magic Beans Begin to Sprout!" from a company called FRT Alerts.

To be fair, the beans in question are coffee beans, and the company apparently deals in OTC stocks.

And it's a Monday afternoon and yes, we are easily amused.

Wiscon programming

My 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.

Wiscon programming

My 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.