This was the first writers’ workshop I’ve ever been to, and the first time I had my writing critiqued. I was hooked! I left wanting…
Panelists: Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, Alexis Glynn Latner (moderator), Julia Mandala, Chris Roberson, Shanna Swendson Description in the program book: How do writers know how long…
Panelists: Glen Cook, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eric Flint, Diana Gill, L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (moderator) What it was supposed to be about, according to the…
Just like worldbuilding is a classic science fiction / fantasy convention panel topic, creating believable aliens (for your SF/F story) is another classic. Two main…
On China Mieville’s influences and early writing China Mieville. In my mid-teens I came to a decision that I wanted to do this (i. e.…
Texas Book Festival took place October 29 – 30, 2005 in Austin, TX, and featured some well known authors like Lemony Snicket and Salman Rushdie.…
Panelists: Charles de Lint, Dennis L. McKiernan, John Moore, Nancy Jane Moore, Sharon Shinn, Martha Wells This panel was at 10 am, so of course,…
I finally got to meet Charles Stross in person at the pre-ArmadilloCon pizza lunch. The pizza place, Mangia, is crowded at lunchtime. Its acoustics would…
Panelists: C. J. Mills (moderator), Alexis Glynn Latner, Louise Marley, Wendy Wheeler, Elizabeth Moon, Uncle River Synopsis, according to the ArmadilloCon program: You need a…
Two of Sharon’s closest friends, authors Kay Kenyon and Louise Marley, ask her about her life and her work. How does she manage to find…