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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

Intellectual Stimulation

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Nancy Jane Moore

There is nothing like spending time with a large number of smart and passionate human beings with similar interests to give one multiple opportunities for significant intellectual stimulation. So once again this year I went to WisCon. And once again, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, Feminism | Tagged intellectual stimulation, self defense, WisCon

Bystander Intervention

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Nancy Jane Moore

The horrible events on the Portland light-rail train – two men killed and a third seriously injured when they intervened to protect two women being harassed – make a key element of bystander intervention dreadfully clear: It can be very … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions | Tagged bystander intervention, WisCon

A Few Words and Pictures on WisCon 40

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Nancy Jane Moore

This is how I started this year’s WisCon: posing as Space Babe with a “blaster” in front of universe art, doing my best to look formidable and intimidating. Once again, I was housed on the 13th floor of the Madison … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, fantasy, Inspiration, science fiction | Tagged WisCon

WisCon Report, With New Novel!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Nancy Jane Moore

My science fiction novel, The Weave, made its first appearance at WisCon. Aqueduct Press had copies shipped by the printer directly to the convention, making its table at WisCon and Madison’s Room of One’s Own bookstore the first places to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions | Tagged Aqueduct Press, The Weave, WisCon

My Own Private WisCon

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Nancy Jane Moore

Even more than most conventions, WisCon is not the same experience for everyone. This was brought home to me on the last day of this year’s convention when I mentioned to a couple of writers I know that a friend … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, Feminism, Science | Tagged cyborgs, Donna Haraway, WisCon

Miley and Sinead and Amanda and me: seventies feminism versus stiletto feminism

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Jennifer Stevenson

What do Miley, Sinnead, Amanda, and Bernard of Chartres have in common? “We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants…”

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Posted in Community, Conventions, Culture, Feminism, History, Humor, Inspiration | Tagged amanda, miley, sinnead, stiletto feminism, WisCon

WisCon: And Then My Head Exploded

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Nancy Jane Moore

By Nancy Jane Moore Writers go to science fiction conventions for business reasons: to promote their work, meet with agents and publishers, talk to editors, network with other writers, and spend time with their fans. There’s a certain amount of … Continue reading →

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Wiscon: In Which I Acquire a New Skill

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Madeleine E. Robins

  My friend Ellen thinks I can sew.  She’s not altogether wrong; I’m a self-taught seamstress, and as with many other crafts, my greatest talent is that I’m not afraid to try (see Chaz and Karen’s wedding cake). Ellen and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book View Cafe | Tagged Andrea Harston, crafts, sewing, Tiptree Award, WisCon

Post-WisCon: Recovery and Renewal

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Nancy Jane Moore

WisCon 34 is over, but I’m still hanging out in Madison. There’s a lot to be said for not going straight home and diving right back into regular life after a con. I spent Monday afternoon lying around, alternating between … Continue reading →

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Posted in Publishing | Tagged WisCon

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