So this weekend I’m going to FenCon, a local science fiction and fantasy focused entertainment convention. It’s not a big writing con, but there is a writing track I’m going to be following. So here are thirteen things I plan on doing or attending at FenCon!
- Thursday night and both Saturday and Sunday morning writer’s workshops.
- Comedy Writing with the guest of honor, Gail Carriger, author of the Parasol Protectorate books.
- From Secretary to Superhero: Evolution of Women in Comics, with a large panel of people including one of my favorite local YA authors.
- Since the theme this year is steampunk there are a lot of craft workshops. One of which is Suck It In: Corset Basics. I’ve been making corsets for years but I’m always interested in new techniques!
- There will be a Small Press Roundtable, which will be interesting to attend and network.
- Business of Writing with editor Lou Anders from Pyr Books. I might have an editor crush here!
- Who Took the Horror Out of My Horror? with a smattering of horror authors.
- Oh My God! You Killed Rory! The New Season of Doctor Who, because I’m a Dr Who fan. Yes, I really am.
- Writers Beware: Publishing Scams with some local and guest athors.
- Applying Screenwriting Techniques to Stories with Lou Anders, another one of the secret workshops only available for the workshop participants.
- Plausibility in Fantasy, talking about how everything needs to make sense, even if it’s impossible.
- Economics of Fantasy. As a fan of the Freakonomics podcast, I’m highly interested in talking economics of fantasy!
- The shopping!!!!
Wow!! Wish I was going. Our local Sci-fi/fantasy Con is in October, and I’ll go to that. But I’m talking small. I was going to go to Tesla Con (it’s only 9 hours away)but since i’m saving for RT, I’ll have to pass after all. I too make corsets, but from the 16th century. Slightly different shape than the 19th century. Would still ove to go to that workshop. Have fun!
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Yeah, I’m more familiar with earlier period corsets but in playing with them I’ve learned the similarities lend themselves well to working with the different patterns. I’m a fan of self supporting garmetns if we’re talking period, like a nice cotehardie or something.
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Sounds like you’ve got a lot to look forward to – and plenty to keep you busy! Have a great time!
Sounds cool! Have fun!
*hugs*
Paige
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Ooh, I wanna come! Sounds like a lot I’d enjoy there.
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Wish it was close enough for my family and I to go. I’d like the writing track, and my ds just got into Steampunk.
Alice Audrey recently posted..A Random 13
So many conferences. So little time (and money). LOL! This one looks awesome!
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Have a fabulous time! It sounds great.
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It sounds like so much fun! You’ve got to share notes from the Doctor Who panel when you get back! 🙂
Happy T13,
~Xakara
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