Back from Norwescon
Mar. 24th, 2008 | 11:40 am
... And my nose is back to the grindstone, showering sparks. Such is life.
Norwescon was fantastic as always. My daughter had a great time (I handed her a cell phone, a room key, a bit of cash and a map of the hotel -- it was set it and forget it) and then I got down to the business of serious wandering, chatting, and hanging out.
I saw lots of old friends (too numerous to namecheck) and met several fascinating folks. I met Michael Laine ("The Space Elevator Guy"), who is the CEO of LiftPort, a company that is working to deploy a working space elevator. Fascinating stuff. I also really digged talking with Michael Swanwick, who I've never met before. We were on a panel together, and we got to chat a bit afterward. His new book (which he's making the rounds promoting) is called "Dragons of Babel" and from the glimpse I got of it, it looks fantastic. I'll have to grab a copy.
The Broad Universe reading went well -- we had two brand new readers (including the lovely![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
cscole who brought her own tiara to memorialize the milestone) and a reasonable number of attendees! The Talebones reading later was raucous, wild, and hilariously fun ... unfortunately I got there late and had to leave early for a panel, so I didn't get to hear all the readers.
At the Weird Tales party later I ended up in a corner all by myself -- not because I was feeling socially awkward, but because I'd picked up a copy of Weird Tales and was engrossed bycatrambo's story "Events at Fort Plentitude." That's an *awesome* story. I can't say I was 100% in love with the illustration style they used to accompany it ... but the story was a wow.
Anyway, to sum up ... I had a great time, the panels were well-attended and the audience members had interesting and thoughtful questions. Looking forward to next year!
Norwescon was fantastic as always. My daughter had a great time (I handed her a cell phone, a room key, a bit of cash and a map of the hotel -- it was set it and forget it) and then I got down to the business of serious wandering, chatting, and hanging out.
I saw lots of old friends (too numerous to namecheck) and met several fascinating folks. I met Michael Laine ("The Space Elevator Guy"), who is the CEO of LiftPort, a company that is working to deploy a working space elevator. Fascinating stuff. I also really digged talking with Michael Swanwick, who I've never met before. We were on a panel together, and we got to chat a bit afterward. His new book (which he's making the rounds promoting) is called "Dragons of Babel" and from the glimpse I got of it, it looks fantastic. I'll have to grab a copy.
The Broad Universe reading went well -- we had two brand new readers (including the lovely
cscole who brought her own tiara to memorialize the milestone) and a reasonable number of attendees! The Talebones reading later was raucous, wild, and hilariously fun ... unfortunately I got there late and had to leave early for a panel, so I didn't get to hear all the readers. At the Weird Tales party later I ended up in a corner all by myself -- not because I was feeling socially awkward, but because I'd picked up a copy of Weird Tales and was engrossed by
catrambo's story "Events at Fort Plentitude." That's an *awesome* story. I can't say I was 100% in love with the illustration style they used to accompany it ... but the story was a wow. Anyway, to sum up ... I had a great time, the panels were well-attended and the audience members had interesting and thoughtful questions. Looking forward to next year!