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…
Synopsis, according to the ArmadilloCon program: Myths as springboard for worlds and plot ideas in fantasy and science fiction. Mythic elements in science fiction. The…
The official summary “Our panelists pull out all their knowledge and create a world before your very eyes, with assistance from R. Cat Conrad on…
Participants: Carol Berg (Moderator), Deborah Chester, Jane Lindskold, Elizabeth Moon, Cary Osbourne, Vernor Vinge Topic, according to the convention program: A major challenge to science…