Boskone looms on the horizon
Feb. 10th, 2008 10:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pbrayDay job has swallowed me whole, but with Boskone looming on the horizon, I've managed to get the bare minimum of preparations done.
One of the special events for Boskone is the DEATH TO PEEPS funfest being held in the con suite on Friday night. I'll miss the first part of it due to a panel, but hope to join in the fun long enough to document one of the Peep deaths a la CSI. Just need to figure out where I put my nitrile gloves....
In this morning's news I also managed to create and order postcards for THE FINAL SACRIFICE without requiring![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jennifer_dunne's assistance. Frankly my entire marketing routine has been disrupted since she is no longer able to eat pizza and thus less amenable to bribes, and therefore rather than her creating nifty Adobe files I had to muddle through with my own JPGs. But in the end the proof looked good, so crossing my fingers that they arrive in time for the weekend.
And here's my Boskone schedule:
Friday 8PM Tracking History. Patricia Bray, Rosemary Kirstein, Sharon Lee, Timothy Liebe, David Weber
Any large multi-volume work (like the Honorverse) gradually builds up an internal history of its own which the writer will probably want to keep consistent. How is this done? Is it worth doing? Is it worth agonizing over? Does consistency with previous stories impede the writing of new ones? Compare and contrast the Honorverse with other complex future histories such as H. Beam Piper's or Poul Anderson's.
Saturday 12Noon Mining Your Obsessions. Beth Bernobich, Patricia Bray, Gregory Frost, Joshua Palmatier, Tamora Pierce
"Write what you know," they say. If you re writing about a poet who lives on a space station, how does it help that you re nuts about cycling, cryptology, forensics, mathematics, or blade weapons? Our panelists will explore this and other questions related to finding unlikely connections between what you're writing and what you care about.
Saturday 1PM Autographing
Stop by! I'll sign anything put in front of me, and will be handing out cool lizard bottle openers/keychains.
Saturday 3PM Spear Carriers Are People, Too. Patricia Bray, Bruce Coville, Don D'Ammassa, Sharon Lee, Paul Park
How do you make a walk-on character rounded and memorable? Can a supporting player ever be so striking that he, she, or it draws too much attention from the main cast members? What minor portaits from SF, fantasy, or horror books or movies do we still recall with fondness (or other strong emotion)?
Saturday 4:30PM Reading (0.5 hrs)
The first public reading from THE FINAL SACRIFICE. And chocolate. And lizards.
Sunday 1PM
Literary Beer. This is your chance to pick my brain (metaphorically, no zombies invited), or just come hang out. There will be sign-up sheets at the con.
One of the special events for Boskone is the DEATH TO PEEPS funfest being held in the con suite on Friday night. I'll miss the first part of it due to a panel, but hope to join in the fun long enough to document one of the Peep deaths a la CSI. Just need to figure out where I put my nitrile gloves....
In this morning's news I also managed to create and order postcards for THE FINAL SACRIFICE without requiring
jennifer_dunne's assistance. Frankly my entire marketing routine has been disrupted since she is no longer able to eat pizza and thus less amenable to bribes, and therefore rather than her creating nifty Adobe files I had to muddle through with my own JPGs. But in the end the proof looked good, so crossing my fingers that they arrive in time for the weekend. And here's my Boskone schedule:
Friday 8PM Tracking History. Patricia Bray, Rosemary Kirstein, Sharon Lee, Timothy Liebe, David Weber
Any large multi-volume work (like the Honorverse) gradually builds up an internal history of its own which the writer will probably want to keep consistent. How is this done? Is it worth doing? Is it worth agonizing over? Does consistency with previous stories impede the writing of new ones? Compare and contrast the Honorverse with other complex future histories such as H. Beam Piper's or Poul Anderson's.
Saturday 12Noon Mining Your Obsessions. Beth Bernobich, Patricia Bray, Gregory Frost, Joshua Palmatier, Tamora Pierce
"Write what you know," they say. If you re writing about a poet who lives on a space station, how does it help that you re nuts about cycling, cryptology, forensics, mathematics, or blade weapons? Our panelists will explore this and other questions related to finding unlikely connections between what you're writing and what you care about.
Saturday 1PM Autographing
Stop by! I'll sign anything put in front of me, and will be handing out cool lizard bottle openers/keychains.
Saturday 3PM Spear Carriers Are People, Too. Patricia Bray, Bruce Coville, Don D'Ammassa, Sharon Lee, Paul Park
How do you make a walk-on character rounded and memorable? Can a supporting player ever be so striking that he, she, or it draws too much attention from the main cast members? What minor portaits from SF, fantasy, or horror books or movies do we still recall with fondness (or other strong emotion)?
Saturday 4:30PM Reading (0.5 hrs)
The first public reading from THE FINAL SACRIFICE. And chocolate. And lizards.
Sunday 1PM
Literary Beer. This is your chance to pick my brain (metaphorically, no zombies invited), or just come hang out. There will be sign-up sheets at the con.
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Date: 2008-02-10 06:14 pm (UTC)Dang, I wish I was coming!
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Date: 2008-02-10 07:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-10 09:52 pm (UTC)For one thing, I don't think I could find my way around Boston attall.
It sounds like a great time. The panel on maintaining a consistent history sounds fascinating!
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Date: 2008-02-10 10:59 pm (UTC)::pouts::Have a great time!(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-11 01:06 am (UTC)sorry i am going to miss chocolate and lizards! and your company, of course.
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Date: 2008-02-11 02:01 am (UTC)Sad we'll miss another Friday night of gaming, since I'll be out of town carousing. And murdering peeps. Plus the chocolate. And lizards. And how can you not like a con that holds Literary Beers?
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Date: 2008-02-11 02:04 am (UTC)and yes, please do pick on me next time you need a hand. have to use my powers for good every now and then.
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Date: 2008-02-11 02:11 am (UTC)But going to cons can be expensive, especially in a city like Boston, so it's really hard to pick and choose.
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Date: 2008-02-11 02:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-11 02:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-11 02:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-11 03:07 am (UTC)It's not the driving to Boston so much as driving IN Boston that freaks me. I'm a country girl.
And justifying the funding's harder when I need to paint the house and build a ramp and... and... I do need a con. I don't work with enough geeks. So something will happen at work, and I'll have to bite my tongue, because I know the sort of thing I *want* to say will go right over their heads.
So all us fangirl types will have to vicariously enjoy the con through you.
And the lizards. The one you gave me in Saratoga was pressed immediately into service as a zipper pull for my Bag of Gloating.
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Date: 2008-02-11 04:03 am (UTC)and pardon the fangirling, but YAY! Gaara! Yay other person who knows Gaara.
/rabid fangirl glee fit
driving in Boston is not for the faint of heart or the sane.