What To Know for Your First Writing Convention
Last October, I attended the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton. As a con newbie, I tried to look up “what to know before hand” and “how cons work” so I […]
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WFC Panel: How to Write that Difficult Second Book
This was the final panel I attended at the convention. As someone who has actually started eight novels, including a sequel in a planned trilogy, I thought it would be […]
WFC Panel: By Any Other Name
Sunday – the final day of WFC. The first panel of the day was “By Any Other Name: What Makes an Author Change Their Byline?” which was confusing as I’d […]
WFC Panel: Not So Secret Agents
Following such an awesome panel on world-building, the agents panel was almost on par. Panellists were: Joshua Bilmes, Meg Davis, Ian Drury, Barry Goldblatt, John Jarrold, Juliet Mushens. My Notes […]
WFC Panel: The Best of All Possible Worlds
Saturday began much better than Friday had. Having attended five hour-long slots on Friday, with a mixture of enjoyment, uncertainty and “this isn’t really for me”, I was pleasantly surprised […]
WFC Panel: Broads With Swords
Friday continued at the convention with “Broads with Swords” at 4pm. I arrived a few minutes later (as did about 25% of the room) as Terry Pratchett in Conversation ran […]
WFC Panel: The End Is Now
Friday continued at the convention with “The End is Now” at 2pm . Panellists were: Kathleen Ann Goonan, Peter F. Hamilton, William F. Nolan, Samantha Shannon, S. M. Stirling, Tricia […]
WFC Panel: Style or Substance
Friday at the convention was full of interesting panels. “Style or Substance in Fiction” was at Midday. Panellists were: Pat Cadigan, Jack Dann, Ellen Kushner, Ian R. MacLeod, Geoff Ryman […]
WFC Panel: Covers
The second panel I attended at World Fantasy Convention 2013 was “Should You Always Judge a Book by its Cover” at 10am on Friday. Panellists were: Jim Burns, Les Edwards, […]
WFC Panel: Writing Historical Fantasy
The first panel I attended at World Fantasy Convention 2013 was “Writing Historical Fantasy” at 3pm on Thursday. Panellists were: Aidan Harte, Helen Marshall, Sophia McDougall, Tim Powers, Mark Charan […]
