Readercon 2008
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tmcgI'll be at Readercon this weekend, and am very much looking forward to seeing a bunch of folks from here.
Thursday 9:00 PM, RI: Workshop (60 min.)
Reading Aloud for Writers. Jim Freund with participation by Michael Cisco, Terry McGarry, Judith Moffett, Geoff Ryman, Sarah Smith, _et al_
Freund has produced professional broadcast radio of f&sf writers reading their own work for almost 40 years for NYC's WBAI-FM, and is also the curator of _The New York Review of Science Fiction_ Reading Series, and a professional performer himself. In this workshop, Jim will share and discuss live reading technique in almost any setting a writer may find themselves: bookshop signing, library, convention, broad- or pod- cast. He'll discuss selecting your material, presentation (intro, Q&A), microphone usage, characters versus narration. For studio performance (or at-home podcasting) he'll share knowledge of simple yet professional recording technologies and sound ambience. This is a workshop, so you will have a chance to get some paragraphs in edgewise.
Friday 7:30 PM, VT: Reading (30 min.)
Readseither some deleted material from her novel _Triad _ or her story "The Piper's Chair," forthcoming in _H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror_. (Half-hour reading, which is just right for the story, so I'll be reading that.)
Saturday 11:00 AM, Salon G: Panel
The Einstein Introspection. Dale Bailey, Nina Harper, James Patrick Kelly (L), Terry McGarry, Paul Park, Delia Sherman
The degree to which we understand our own psychology can vary widely across different periods of our lives. How do stories informed or even inspired by introspection differ from stories in which characterization is largely drawn from observation or is generated unconsciously without self-awareness? Some writers report that writing "introspeculative fiction" leads to the creation of characters _less_ like themselves, a seeming paradox that's well worth exploring.
Sunday 12:00 Noon, RI: Discussion (60 min.)
You Got Spec Fic in My Romance! (And Vice Versa!) Victoria Janssen (L) with Nina Harper, Mary Kay Kare, Terry McGarry, Gayle Surrette, Nancy Werlin, _et al_
One of the hottest romance sub-genres at the moment is paranormal, which encompasses everything from vampires to valkyries, werewolves to gargoyles, men who are cursed and women who carry demons on their skin. Many of the more recent paranormals, such as those by Patricia Briggs and Eileen Wilks, arguably have more fantasy than romance. Is paranormal "true" speculative fiction? How often do readers cross genres? Are paranormal romances and speculative fiction showing cross-genre pollination in their content?
Thursday 9:00 PM, RI: Workshop (60 min.)
Reading Aloud for Writers. Jim Freund with participation by Michael Cisco, Terry McGarry, Judith Moffett, Geoff Ryman, Sarah Smith, _et al_
Freund has produced professional broadcast radio of f&sf writers reading their own work for almost 40 years for NYC's WBAI-FM, and is also the curator of _The New York Review of Science Fiction_ Reading Series, and a professional performer himself. In this workshop, Jim will share and discuss live reading technique in almost any setting a writer may find themselves: bookshop signing, library, convention, broad- or pod- cast. He'll discuss selecting your material, presentation (intro, Q&A), microphone usage, characters versus narration. For studio performance (or at-home podcasting) he'll share knowledge of simple yet professional recording technologies and sound ambience. This is a workshop, so you will have a chance to get some paragraphs in edgewise.
Friday 7:30 PM, VT: Reading (30 min.)
Reads
Saturday 11:00 AM, Salon G: Panel
The Einstein Introspection. Dale Bailey, Nina Harper, James Patrick Kelly (L), Terry McGarry, Paul Park, Delia Sherman
The degree to which we understand our own psychology can vary widely across different periods of our lives. How do stories informed or even inspired by introspection differ from stories in which characterization is largely drawn from observation or is generated unconsciously without self-awareness? Some writers report that writing "introspeculative fiction" leads to the creation of characters _less_ like themselves, a seeming paradox that's well worth exploring.
Sunday 12:00 Noon, RI: Discussion (60 min.)
You Got Spec Fic in My Romance! (And Vice Versa!) Victoria Janssen (L) with Nina Harper, Mary Kay Kare, Terry McGarry, Gayle Surrette, Nancy Werlin, _et al_
One of the hottest romance sub-genres at the moment is paranormal, which encompasses everything from vampires to valkyries, werewolves to gargoyles, men who are cursed and women who carry demons on their skin. Many of the more recent paranormals, such as those by Patricia Briggs and Eileen Wilks, arguably have more fantasy than romance. Is paranormal "true" speculative fiction? How often do readers cross genres? Are paranormal romances and speculative fiction showing cross-genre pollination in their content?
