P1010508 Lawrence Person and Joe Haldeman
at the pre-ArmadilloCon FACT dinner with special guests at Threadgills.
Date: 08/14/2008
at the pre-ArmadilloCon FACT dinner with special guests at Threadgills. Joe Haldeman is the special guest at this year's ArmadilloCon.
P1010511 Scott Zrubek and Gay Haldeman
at the pre-ArmadilloCon FACT dinner with special guests at Threadgills.
Date: 08/14/2008
at the pre-ArmadilloCon FACT dinner with special guests at Threadgills.
P1010512 John Scalzi and Roderick Hanlon from Ireland
wait for the bats to come out from the Congress bridge. After the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner, FACT people and guests went to watch the famous Austin bats. The bats, as usual, were underwhelming, but the guests were not allowed to escape this Austin ritual.
Date: 08/14/2008
wait for the bats to come out from the Congress bridge. After the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner, FACT people and guests went to watch the famous Austin bats. The bats, as usual, were underwhelming, but at least we gave the guests a chance to put a checkmark in their book of experiences.
P1010522 Leslie in a cheerleader getup poses against Austin downtown skyline
Bat watching is really more about people watching: the most spectacular "bat" I saw that night was Austin's famous Leslie! This is why I love my adopted city!
Date: 08/14/2008
Bat watching is really more about people watching: the most spectacular "bat" I saw that night was Austin's famous Leslie! This is why I love my adopted city! I've never seen Leslie before all those years I've lived in Austin. I wondered if this was an imitator (because of course Leslie must have imitators! :-) but no -- this is the man himself.
P1010527 Julie Kenner, Kimberly Frost, Thomas M. (Martin) Wagner, Jayme Lynn Blaschke
Presenters / teachers at the writers' workshop. Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
Date: 08/15/2008
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
P1010528 Don Webb, Julie Kenner, Kimberly Frost, Thomas M. (Martin) Wagner
Presenters / teachers at the writers' workshop. Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
Date: 08/15/2008
Presenters / teachers at the ArmadilloCon 2008 writers' workshop.
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
P1010530 Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Sheila Williams, Phoebe Kitanidis and Martha Wells
were among the presenters / teachers at the writers' workshop. Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
Date: 08/15/2008
were among the presenters / teachers at the writers' workshop. Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
P1010542 John Scalzi and Stina Leicht
John Scalzi gives a closing speech while the workshop coordinator Stina Leicht watches on. Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
Date: 08/15/2008
John Scalzi gives a closing speech while the workshop coordinator Stina Leicht watches on.
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
P1010538 Ted Kenny, who was in my group (rightmost) and other people in the writers' workshop
Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
Date: 08/15/2008
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
P1010539 L-R: Marshall Ryan Maresca, Chuck Emerson, and others
Students of the ArmadilloCon 2008 writers' workshop. Writing advice, collaboratively constructing stories, John Scalzi on the power of suck: click on the image to read more about the writer's workshop.
Date: 08/15/2008
Students of the ArmadilloCon 2008 writers' workshop.
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
The writers' workshop started with advice panels on writing. Some of the advice the pros gave was debunking common writing myths, so in a way it was metaadvice. Sheila Williams, the editor guest of honor, shared some compelling pieces of wisdom. It's all the more valuable coming from the mouth of the Asimov's editor.
Then Don Webb conducts an audience participation game. He and the audience collaboratively construct outlines for two genre stories: an immuno-defficient woman in a bubble encounters a giant germ (horror) and a little slave boy in the 19th century American south meets aliens (science fiction). For this, the audience needs to decide: the story's genre (SF, F or H), who is the protagonist, where or when the story is taking place, and, most importantly, what is the driving force for the story. If it's horror, what is the protagonist afraid of? If they are aliens, what do they want?
After the critique sessions, ArmadilloCon guest of honor John Scalzi gave a closing speech for the workshop students on the power of suck.
The whole article can be found in my web site.
P1010552 Joe and Gay Haldeman and Sheila Williams
The special guests and the editor Guest of Honor at the ArmadilloCon 2008 opening ceremonies
Date: 08/15/2008
The special guests and the editor Guest of Honor at the ArmadilloCon 2008 opening ceremonies
P1010553 John Scalzi and Kelly Persons
The writer GOH and fan GOH at the ArmadilloCon 2008 opening ceremonies. Scalzi promised I won't get a straight picture of him the whole weekend. :-)
Date: 08/15/2008
The writer GOH and fan GOH at the ArmadilloCon 2008 opening ceremonies. Scalzi promised I won't get a straight picture of him the whole weekend. :-)
P1010555 Bill Crider gives toastmaster's speech
In the background: editor GOH Sheila Williams and artist GOH David Lee Anderson
Date: 08/15/2008
In the background: editor GOH Sheila Williams and artist GOH David Lee Anderson at the ArmadilloCon 2008 opening ceremony
P1010559 An anniversary calls for a cake
ArmadilloCon 30 web page -- now available as a cake! But what happens if I press a frosting hyperlink? Will the picture on the cake change?
Date: 08/15/2008
ArmadilloCon 30 web page -- now available as a cake! But what happens if I press a frosting hyperlink? Will the picture on the cake change?
P1010562 The three ArmadilloCon 30 cakes
were placed in the hotel lobby on Friday night for the congoers to partake -- but not before they were ceremoniously cut.
Date: 08/15/2008
were placed in the hotel lobby on Friday night for the congoers to partake -- but not before they were ceremoniously cut.
P1010560 Another ArmadilloCon 30 cake -- looks like a t-shirt
A cake good enough to wear
Date: 08/15/2008
A cake good enough to wear
P1010571 Kurt Baty and John Scalzi begin the cake-cutting ceremony
Kurt Baty (left) directs the anniversary cake-cutting procedure; John Scalzi cuts the cake
Date: 08/15/2008
Kurt Baty directs the ArmadilloCon 30th anniversary cake-cutting procedure; John Scalzi cuts the cake
P1010575 David Lee Anderson cuts the cake
The artist Guest of Honor David Lee Anderson cuts the second cake
Date: 08/15/2008
The artist Guest of Honor David Lee Anderson cuts the ArmadilloCon 30th anniversary cake; first row from the right: Kurt Baty, Rocky Kelley (with a camera), Kelly Persons
P1010584 Steven Utley, Sheila Williams, and her daughter
at the Meet The Pros party after the ArmadilloCon opening ceremony
Date: 08/15/2008
at the Meet The Pros party after the ArmadilloCon opening ceremony
P1010589 Angie Ku (?)
In her "The universe exploded out of nothingness... and all I got is this lousy T-shirt".
Date: 08/15/2008
In her "The universe exploded out of nothingness... and all I got is this lousy T-shirt" at ArmadilloCon 2008
P1010765 John Moore, Kimberly Frost, Kelly Persons
On "Getting the Biology Right in SF" panel. The panelists discuss a wide range of questions, from how much damage can a human body survive, to what's wrong with "Dune"'s ecology. Click on the image to read more about the panel.
Date: 08/17/2008
On "Getting the Biology Right in SF" panel at ArmadilloCon 2008. The panelists, all of who possess some expertise in biology or related fields, discuss a wide range of questions, from how much damage can a human body survive, to what happens when movies and books use medical facts irresponsibly, to what's wrong with "Dune"'s ecology.
P1010767 Melanie Fletcher, Paige Roberts, John Moore
On "Getting the Biology Right in SF" panel. The panelists, discuss a wide range of questions, from how much damage can a human body survive, to what's wrong with "Dune"'s ecology. Click on the image to read more about the panel.
Date: 08/17/2008
On "Getting the Biology Right in SF" panel at ArmadilloCon 2008. The panelists, all of who possess some expertise in biology or related fields, discuss a wide range of questions, from how much damage can a human body survive, to what happens when movies and books use medical facts irresponsibly, to what's wrong with "Dune"'s ecology.
Read more about it in my blog post.
Read more about it in my blog post.
P1010650 John Scalzi's GOH interview
Click on the image to read more about John Scalzi's Guest of Honor interview
Date: 08/16/2008
John Scalzi's interview took a different format than the usual Guest of Honor interview. There was no interviewer; Scalzi paced back and forth, shooting the breeze with the audience. He probably didn't say anything one wouldn't find on his blog. It's how he said those things that made him so entertaining. He acted out various stories from his life as little skits, from a Hugo winner's attitude to getting to know 16-year-old girls. He also commented on Neal Stephenson, openly admitted to stealing from other authors, and talked about why he could not afford to be as polemical in "Old Man's War" as Heinlein was in "Starship Troopers". Finally, he revealed an unexpected fact about himself.
The whole article is available on my website.
The whole article is available on my website.
P1010590 John Scalzi, Renee Babcock and Rhonda Eudaly
John Scalzi was an excellent guest of honor. Few GOHs I've seen mingled with fans as eagerly as he. He established the rule "no lurkers!" Whoever stopped by the circle of fans that surrounded him, had to join the circle and participate in conver
Date: 08/15/2008
John Scalzi was an excellent guest of honor. Few GOHs I've seen mingled with fans as eagerly as he. He established the rule "no lurkers!" Whoever stopped by the circle of fans that surrounded him, had to join the circle and participate in conversation.
His ArmadilloCon interview took a different format than the usual Guest of Honor interview. There was no interviewer; Scalzi paced back and forth, shooting the breeze with the audience. He probably didn't say anything one wouldn't find on his blog. It's how he said those things that made him so entertaining. He acted out various stories from his life as little skits, from a Hugo winner's attitude to getting to know 16-year-old girls. He also commented on Neal Stephenson, openly admitted to stealing from other authors, and talked about why he could not afford to be as polemical in "Old Man's War" as Heinlein was in "Starship Troopers". Finally, he revealed an unexpected fact about himself.
The whole article is available on my website.
His ArmadilloCon interview took a different format than the usual Guest of Honor interview. There was no interviewer; Scalzi paced back and forth, shooting the breeze with the audience. He probably didn't say anything one wouldn't find on his blog. It's how he said those things that made him so entertaining. He acted out various stories from his life as little skits, from a Hugo winner's attitude to getting to know 16-year-old girls. He also commented on Neal Stephenson, openly admitted to stealing from other authors, and talked about why he could not afford to be as polemical in "Old Man's War" as Heinlein was in "Starship Troopers". Finally, he revealed an unexpected fact about himself.
The whole article is available on my website.
P1010593 John Scalzi, Chris Roberson, Mark Finn and John Gibbons
John Scalzi was an excellent guest of honor. Few GOHs I've seen mingled with fans as eagerly as he. He established the rule "no lurkers!" Whoever stopped by the circle of fans that surrounded him, had to join the circle and participate in conver
Date: 08/15/2008
John Scalzi was an excellent guest of honor. Few GOHs I've seen mingled with fans as eagerly as he. He established the rule "no lurkers!" Whoever stopped by the circle of fans that surrounded him, had to join the circle and participate in conversation.
His ArmadilloCon interview took a different format than the usual Guest of Honor interview. There was no interviewer; Scalzi paced back and forth, shooting the breeze with the audience. He probably didn't say anything one wouldn't find on his blog. It's how he said those things that made him so entertaining. He acted out various stories from his life as little skits, from a Hugo winner's attitude to getting to know 16-year-old girls. He also commented on Neal Stephenson, openly admitted to stealing from other authors, and talked about why he could not afford to be as polemical in "Old Man's War" as Heinlein was in "Starship Troopers". Finally, he revealed an unexpected fact about himself.
The whole article is available on my website.
His ArmadilloCon interview took a different format than the usual Guest of Honor interview. There was no interviewer; Scalzi paced back and forth, shooting the breeze with the audience. He probably didn't say anything one wouldn't find on his blog. It's how he said those things that made him so entertaining. He acted out various stories from his life as little skits, from a Hugo winner's attitude to getting to know 16-year-old girls. He also commented on Neal Stephenson, openly admitted to stealing from other authors, and talked about why he could not afford to be as polemical in "Old Man's War" as Heinlein was in "Starship Troopers". Finally, he revealed an unexpected fact about himself.
The whole article is available on my website.
P1010604 C. J. Mills, John Picacio, and John Scalzi
on the Space Opera panel. As mentioned earlier, Scalzi said I won't get a straight picture out of him all weekend, but he also led John Picacio astray! :-)
Date: 08/15/2008
on the Space Opera panel. As mentioned earlier, Scalzi said I won't get a straight picture out of him all weekend, but he also led John Picacio astray! :-)
A quote from the panel. Nancy Jane Moore says: C. J. Cherry is one of my favorite wirters. I find depth in everything she writes. John Scalzi replies: That's the 40 dollar cheeseburger!
A quote from the panel. Nancy Jane Moore says: C. J. Cherry is one of my favorite wirters. I find depth in everything she writes. John Scalzi replies: That's the 40 dollar cheeseburger!
P1010638 Filker Fax Paladin
Late on Saturday night I had the pleasure to hear his rendition of Austin Lounge Lizards' hilarious song "Old Blevins". Sadly, filk was very poorly attended.
Date: 08/16/2008
Late on Saturday night I had the pleasure to hear his rendition of Austin Lounge Lizards' hilarious song "Old Blevins". Sadly, filk was very poorly attended.
P1010752 Fax Paladin and Wade
At the filk party, Fax Paladin entertains his two listeners -- me and Wade -- with his rendition of Austin Lounge Lizards' "Old Blevins". I hope filking was better attended when I wasn't there.
Date: 08/17/2008
At the filk party, Fax Paladin entertains his two listeners -- me and Wade -- with his rendition of Austin Lounge Lizards' "Old Blevins". I hope filking was better attended when I wasn't there.
P1010753 Filksingr license plate
I guess its owner truly has a license to filk. :-) (Seen in the ArmadilloCon 2008 filk room.)
Date: 08/17/2008
I guess its owner truly has a license to filk. :-) (Seen in the ArmadilloCon 2008 filk room.)
P1010640 Sally Hamilton with a creature on her shoulder
She girl had a most amazing creature on her shoulder. You could be forgiven for thinking it was alive. (Well, at least at a science fiction convention, you could.)
Date: 08/16/2008
She had a most amazing creature on her shoulder. You could be forgiven for thinking it was alive. (Well, at least at a science fiction convention, you could.)
P1010642 Sally Hamilton with a creature on her shoulder, and A. Lee Martinez
The creature unexpectedly moved on Sally's shoulder! Then she showed me she was manipulating a string between her fingers. (And A. Lee Martinez looked on with a warmly indulging smile. :-))
Date: 08/16/2008
The creature unexpectedly moved on Sally's shoulder! Then she showed me she was manipulating a string between her fingers. (And A. Lee Martinez looked on with a warmly indulging smile. :-))
P1010671 Patrice Sarath and others
Listening to a contestant read his flash fiction at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar on Saturday night.
Date: 08/16/2008
Listening to a contestant read his flash fiction at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar on Saturday night. She and other guys at her table are still finishing up their own flash fiction pieces.
P1010672 Bethe Bugbee reads her flash fiction
at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar on Saturday night
Date: 08/16/2008
at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar on Saturday night
P1010675 Right to left; Patrice Sarath, Wade, and others
write their pieces for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar on Saturday night.
Date: 08/16/2008
write their pieces for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar on Saturday night.
P1010654 Eric Marin and Sheila Williams
on "What You Should Have Read" panel. It's a traditional panel at ArmadilloCon, where a bunch of experts of the genre -- writers, editors (such Asimov's Sheila Williams) and booksellers recommend recent must-read science fiction / fantasy books.
Date: 08/16/2008
on "What You Should Have Read" panel. It's a traditional panel at ArmadilloCon, where a bunch of experts of the genre -- writers, editors (such Asimov's Sheila Williams) and booksellers recommend recent must-read science fiction / fantasy books. Read more about the books they recommend in my blog post. Or jump directly to the lists of science fiction and fantasy books recommended by Willie Siros.
P1010658 Eric Marin on "What You Should Have Read" panel
It's a traditional panel at ArmadilloCon, where a bunch of experts of the genre -- writers, editors (such Asimov's Sheila Williams) and booksellers recommend recent must-read science fiction / fantasy books. Click on the image to read more about the panel
Date: 08/16/2008
on "What You Should Have Read" panel. It's a traditional panel at ArmadilloCon, where a bunch of experts of the genre -- writers, editors (such Asimov's Sheila Williams) and booksellers recommend recent must-read science fiction / fantasy books. Read more about the books they recommend in my blog post. Or jump directly to the lists of science fiction and fantasy books recommended by Willie Siros.
P1010755 Gay Haldeman, David Lee Anderson's wife, Karen Lansdale
on the "Living with a Creator" panel. I regret I didn't catch the name of David Lee Anderson's wife -- it's not listed in the ArmadilloCon program. Click on the image to read more about the panel.
Date: 08/17/2008
on the "Living with a Creator" panel. I regret I didn't catch the name of David Lee Anderson's wife -- it's not listed in the ArmadilloCon program.
How does living with a creative type -- a writer or an artist -- differ along gender lines? Are creative types receptive to spouses' ideas regarding their work? How do they deal with writers' moods? What are the upsides of living with a creative professional?
Read the whole article in my blog post.
How does living with a creative type -- a writer or an artist -- differ along gender lines? Are creative types receptive to spouses' ideas regarding their work? How do they deal with writers' moods? What are the upsides of living with a creative professional?
Read the whole article in my blog post.
P1010754 Troyce Wilson and Warren Spector
husbands of Martha Wells and Caroline Spector, on the "Living with a Creator" panel. Click on the image to read more about the panel.
Date: 08/17/2008
husbands of Martha Wells and Caroline Spector, on the "Living with a Creator" panel. Click on the image to read more about the panel.
How does living with a creative type -- a writer or an artist -- differ along gender lines? Are creative types receptive to spouses' ideas regarding their work? How do they deal with writers' moods? What are the upsides of living with a creative professional?
Read the whole article in my blog post.
How does living with a creative type -- a writer or an artist -- differ along gender lines? Are creative types receptive to spouses' ideas regarding their work? How do they deal with writers' moods? What are the upsides of living with a creative professional?
Read the whole article in my blog post.
P1010759 David Lee Anderson and Caroline Spector
The culprits for the "Living with a Creator" panel - the creative professionals that presumably pose interesting challenges to their spouses - sit in the audience, while the panelists (their husbands and wives) share embarrassing tidbits of thei
Date: 08/17/2008
The culprits for the "Living with a Creator" panel -- creative professionals that presumably pose interesting challenges to their spouses -- sit in the audience for once, while the panelists (their husbands and wives) share embarrassing tidbits of their life with the audience. :-)
How does living with a creative type -- a writer or an artist -- differ along gender lines? Are creative types receptive to spouses' ideas regarding their work? How do they deal with writers' moods? What are the upsides of living with a creative professional?
Read the whole article in my blog post.
How does living with a creative type -- a writer or an artist -- differ along gender lines? Are creative types receptive to spouses' ideas regarding their work? How do they deal with writers' moods? What are the upsides of living with a creative professional?
Read the whole article in my blog post.
P1010678 People at the Space Squid party
Various people, of which I recognize only J. M. Mcdermott (center, in a suit) at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar, listening to the flash fiction contestants read their pieces, and scribbling their own.
Date: 08/16/2008
Various people, of which I recognize only J. M. Mcdermott (center, in a suit) at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar, listening to the flash fiction contestants read their pieces, and scribbling their own.
P1010680 J. M. Mcdermott reads his piece
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
Date: 08/16/2008
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
P1010691 Paige Roberts reads her piece
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
Date: 08/16/2008
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
P1010694 Wade reads his piece
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
Date: 08/16/2008
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
P1010699 Melissa Tyler serves as applause-meter
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
Date: 08/16/2008
for the flash fiction contest at the Space Squid party on the patio of Bikini's bar
P1010730 Patty Wells about to cut the Reno 2011 bid cake
is surrounded by, left to right: Willie Siros; probably Janice Gelb and her husband (on the couch) (though I'm weak with faces and may be mistaken), and a guy with a beer who looks like I should know him, but I don't.
Date: 08/16/2008
is surrounded by, left to right: Willie Siros; probably Janice Gelb and her husband (on the couch) (though I'm weak with faces and may be mistaken), and a guy with a beer who looks like I should know him, but I don't.
P1010731 Patty Wells cuts the Reno 2011 bid cake
Date: 08/16/2008
At the Reno 2011 Worldcon bid party at ArmadilloCon 2008
P1010733 Roderick Hanlon and Carolina Gomez Lagerlof
Irish fan Roderick Hanlon (center) and Swedish fan Carolina Gomez Lagerlof (right) watch this whole cake business with somewhat puzzled expressions.
Date: 08/16/2008
At the Reno 2011 bid party, Irish fan Roderick Hanlon (center) and Swedish fan Carolina Gomez Lagerlof (right) watch this whole cake business with somewhat puzzled expressions.
P1010723 Kelly Persons chats with Carolina Gomez Lagerlof
Carolina is one of the four Swedish fans that made their way to ArmadilloCon this year, thanks to ArmadilloCon being just one week after Denvention. It turned out she and I knew some people in common, in the Swedish fandom. (Well, one person.)
Date: 08/16/2008
Carolina is one of the four Swedish fans that made their way to ArmadilloCon this year, thanks to ArmadilloCon being just one week after Denvention. It turned out she and I knew some people in common, in the Swedish fandom. (Well, one person.)
P1010725 Carolina Gomez Lagerlof
is one of the four Swedish fans that made their way to ArmadilloCon this year, thanks to ArmadilloCon being just one week after Denvention.
Date: 08/16/2008
is one of the four Swedish fans that made their way to ArmadilloCon this year, thanks to ArmadilloCon being just one week after Denvention.
P1010742 Goth boot shootout
You can't see their faces, but the boots belong to Rocky Kelley (left) and Stina (right).
Date: 08/16/2008
You can't see their faces, but the boots belong to Rocky Kelley (left) and Stina (right), who are having a goth boot shootout at the Reno 2011 bid party on Saturday night at ArmadilloCon 2008.
P1010746PaigeRobertsJMMcdermott
at a party at ArmadilloCon 2008 on Saturday night
Date: 08/16/2008
at a party at ArmadilloCon 2008 on Saturday night
P1010747RichardAndBetheBugbee
at a party at ArmadilloCon 2008 on Saturday night
Date: 08/17/2008
at a party at ArmadilloCon 2008 on Saturday night
P1010609 Warren Spector, Steven Brust and John Scalzi
on "Creating a character" panel. A handful of Steven Brust's witticisms can be found by clicking on the image.
Date: 08/16/2008
on "Creating a character" panel.
Steven Brust was pretty funny. He calls immersion into a character (getting into a character's head space) "method writing". He does not subscribe to the myth that characters have their own will and are making the author do things that the author wasn't thinking of doing. He says he doesn't like when writers use it as a badge of honor. When a character doesn't want to do what you want them to do, that's actually your unconscious telling you that you're screwing up.
He also says: "Every girl I ever slept with found her way into my story, whether I know it or not. Sometimes years later I look at my stories and think, crap, that's her."
About writing fantasy series: in his view, he's writing his own fanfic. In his first book he created a world he can't get away from. So subsequent books set in that world are fanfic.
Steven Brust was pretty funny. He calls immersion into a character (getting into a character's head space) "method writing". He does not subscribe to the myth that characters have their own will and are making the author do things that the author wasn't thinking of doing. He says he doesn't like when writers use it as a badge of honor. When a character doesn't want to do what you want them to do, that's actually your unconscious telling you that you're screwing up.
He also says: "Every girl I ever slept with found her way into my story, whether I know it or not. Sometimes years later I look at my stories and think, crap, that's her."
About writing fantasy series: in his view, he's writing his own fanfic. In his first book he created a world he can't get away from. So subsequent books set in that world are fanfic.
P1010613 Warren Spector and Steven Brust
on "Creating a character" panel. A handful of Steven Brust's witticisms can be found by clicking on the image.
Date: 08/16/2008
on "Creating a character" panel.
Steven Brust was pretty funny. He calls immersion into a character (getting into a character's head space) "method writing". He does not subscribe to the myth that characters have their own will and are making the author do things that the author wasn't thinking of doing. He says he doesn't like when writers use it as a badge of honor. When a character doesn't want to do what you want them to do, that's actually your unconscious telling you that you're screwing up.
He also says: "Every girl I ever slept with found her way into my story, whether I know it or not. Sometimes years later I look at my stories and think, crap, that's her."
About writing fantasy series: in his view, he's writing his own fanfic. In his first book he created a world he can't get away from. So subsequent books set in that world are fanfic.
Steven Brust was pretty funny. He calls immersion into a character (getting into a character's head space) "method writing". He does not subscribe to the myth that characters have their own will and are making the author do things that the author wasn't thinking of doing. He says he doesn't like when writers use it as a badge of honor. When a character doesn't want to do what you want them to do, that's actually your unconscious telling you that you're screwing up.
He also says: "Every girl I ever slept with found her way into my story, whether I know it or not. Sometimes years later I look at my stories and think, crap, that's her."
About writing fantasy series: in his view, he's writing his own fanfic. In his first book he created a world he can't get away from. So subsequent books set in that world are fanfic.
P1010750 Reesa Brown and Kit O' Connell
at the ApolloCon party on Saturday night
Date: 08/17/2008
at the ApolloCon party at ArmadiilloCon 2008
P1010761 Biomechanical action figures
Created by Marvin Niebuhr from Austin's Robot Group, exhibited in the ArmadilloCon 2008 dealer room.
Date: 08/17/2008
Created by Marvin Niebuhr from Austin's Robot Group, exhibited in the ArmadilloCon 2008 dealer room.
P1010762 Another of Marvin Niebuhr creatures
exhibited in the ArmadilloCon 2008 dealer room.
Date: 08/17/2008
exhibited in the ArmadilloCon 2008 dealer room.
P1010764 Robostella -- part of Screamin' Babyhead Band?
Created by Marvin Niebuhr from Austin's Robot Group, exhibited in the ArmadilloCon 2008 dealer room.
Date: 08/17/2008
Created by Marvin Niebuhr from Austin's Robot Group, exhibited in the ArmadilloCon 2008 dealer room.
P1010711 Maureen McHugh, Lou Antonelli, Sheila Wiliams and Don Webb
On the "How to sell a story to Asimov's" panel there was some talk about what makes a story original. How does one come up with an original idea? Donn Webb had this suggestion... (click on the image to find out).
Date: 08/16/2008
On the "How to sell a story to Asimov's" panel there was some talk about what makes a story original. How does one come up with an original idea? Donn Webb had this suggestion: if you can, find a way to get access to a lot of manuscripts. Volunteer for a writers' workshop, help put together a magazine. Once you've seen hundreds of manuscripts, you'll know exactly what lack of originality is.
P1010626 Little red thingy from "Stump the Panel"
On "Stump the Panel" the panelists are supposed to come up with mundane and science-fictional uses for objects supplied by the audience. Click on the image to read what Rhonda Eudaly, S. Andrew Swann, and Lou Antonelli imagined this thingy to be
Date: 08/16/2008
On "Stump the Panel" the panelists are supposed to come up with mundane and science-fictional uses for objects supplied by the audience. Here's what Rhonda Eudaly, S. Andrew Swann, and Lou Antonelli imagined this thingy to be.
Rhonda. It's your entire supply of nutrients ready to eat.
S. Andrew Swann. It's a spaceship that has crash-landed.
Lou Antonelli:
-- mundane use: this is the eraser of #2 penclil after a guy messed up and crashed the pencil
-- SF-nal use: this is a hat that goes on the hat of a little guy that will make the planet complete and it will enter the age of Aquarius.
Rhonda. It's your entire supply of nutrients ready to eat.
S. Andrew Swann. It's a spaceship that has crash-landed.
Lou Antonelli:
-- mundane use: this is the eraser of #2 penclil after a guy messed up and crashed the pencil
-- SF-nal use: this is a hat that goes on the hat of a little guy that will make the planet complete and it will enter the age of Aquarius.
P1010634 S. Andrew Swann imagines science fictional uses for Tic-Tacs
On "Stump the Panel" the panelists are supposed to come up with mundane and science-fictional uses for objects supplied by the audience. Click on the image to read what uses Rhonda Eudaly, S. Andrew Swann, and Lou Antonelli found for Tic-Tacs.
Date: 08/16/2008
On "Stump the Panel" the panelists are supposed to come up with mundane and science-fictional uses for objects supplied by the audience. Here are the uses Rhonda Eudaly, S. Andrew Swann, and Lou Antonelli found for Tic-Tacs.
Lou. As a dragon is about to roast you... it could be a good commercial. A dragon breathes fire on you, a guy throws a handful of Tictacs into his mouth, the dragon munches of them and say: "minty fresh"! And the tagline of the commercial could be, so fresh it could stop dragon breath.
Andrew. These are alien seeds. You plant them and they grow... (little aliens?)
Rhonda. I was going to say, alien baby eggs. But that's like alien seeds.... Memorey crystals! You could store all your information. Little bitty flash drives. Data storage. They're great for espionage, because they look like breath mints.
Lou. As a dragon is about to roast you... it could be a good commercial. A dragon breathes fire on you, a guy throws a handful of Tictacs into his mouth, the dragon munches of them and say: "minty fresh"! And the tagline of the commercial could be, so fresh it could stop dragon breath.
Andrew. These are alien seeds. You plant them and they grow... (little aliens?)
Rhonda. I was going to say, alien baby eggs. But that's like alien seeds.... Memorey crystals! You could store all your information. Little bitty flash drives. Data storage. They're great for espionage, because they look like breath mints.
P1010628RhondaEudalyNailFile
On "Stump the Panel" the panelists are supposed to come up with mundane and science-fictional uses for objects supplied by the audience. Click on the image to read what uses Rhonda Eudaly, S. Andrew Swann, and Lou Antonelli found for this glass
Date: 08/16/2008
On "Stump the Panel" the panelists are supposed to come up with mundane and science-fictional uses for objects supplied by the audience. Click on the image to read what uses Rhonda Eudaly, S. Andrew Swann, and Lou Antonelli found for this glass nail file.
