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Rebooting the Writing Life, Part 2

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Jill Zeller
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I have to start today’s blog with a small scream. I am so excited about HBO’s dramatization of His Dark Materials. Having entered the premier date in my calendar, I was on my sofa that very day to watch and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community, Conventions, fantasy, science fiction, Writing life | Tagged fantasy, His Dark Materials, Jill Zeller, Norwescon, science fiction | 2 Replies

Meanwhile in Australia

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Gillian Polack
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This weekend is the Labour Day long weekend in several states of Australia and in the Australian Capital Territory. This means that, for me, it’s the weekend of the Conflux science fiction weekend. It’s also a big weekend for tourists … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community, Conventions, Culture, Lifestyle, Series | Tagged australia, Canberra, Conflux | 2 Replies

Worldcon Report 7: Programming

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Brenda Clough

All the programming here in Dublin is mobbed. People have to line up to get into the panels, and the con volunteers have painfully, by trial and error, figured out how and where to create the queues and how to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, Writing life | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Travel, WorldCon

Worldcon Report 6: Dublin

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Brenda Clough

Going to Worldcon always involves travel. And what is the point of travel but eating interesting new foods? Ireland is full of fascinating meals. The other main thing to do at Worldcon is no, not necessarily panels. That can be … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community, Conventions, Travel, Writing life | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Travel, WorldCon

Worldcon Report 4: Bristol

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Brenda Clough

This is my first visit to Bristol, one of the great Victorian cities in southern England. It has everything to recommend it — thrillingly redeveloped industrial buildings, preserved churches, and fantabulous food. It’s not as expensive and intimidating as London, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, History, Travel, Writing life | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Travel, WorldCon

Worldcon Report 3: Bath

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Brenda Clough

It has been one of my life ambitions to visit Bath and its Roman ruins, even though I have finished writing about Jack Wragsland in the Roman Empire. And here I am at last! We took 2 tours of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, History, Travel, Writing life | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Roman bath-house, Travel, WorldCon

Roadtrip: Ireland (Arrival, and The Goddess Sam)

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Laura Anne Gilman

Two BVCers, an unsuspecting companion, and a car. Day 1:  In which we leave the United States, and encounter Ireland.  And Ireland…encounters us. Mad:  For two years, since Dublin won the Worldcon bid, I have been humming the old Roche … Continue reading →

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Worldcon Report 1: Bristol

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Brenda Clough

The hotel I am staying in has fantastically limited wifi so these will have to be short. I am at this moment in Bristol about to attend the Diana Wynne Jones conference. And let’s see if i can post a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community, Conventions, Travel | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Travel, WorldCon

May Was Convention Month for Deborah

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Deborah J. Ross

I don’t attend many conventions, and most of the ones I do appear at are local. The last couple of years have presented me with more opportunities. Some have involved a bit of driving and staying either with a friend … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community, Conventions | Tagged BayCon 2019, convention appearances, Nebula Awards, science fiction conventions, SFWA

Musing on Metaphors and Models

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

My sweetheart, an engineer who works with a lot of models, likes to quote the statistician George Box, who says, “All models are wrong. Some are useful.” At the WisCon panel “Change Happens at the Edge of Chaos,” the writer … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, Writers on Writing | Tagged metaphors, Models, WisCon

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