Minicon 43!

I just came back from the mailbox. It is going to be a bit difficult loading the car for Minicon, but what can you do? I'd say we're up to about 5 inches of snow so far, and it's coming down pretty hard. I think we are planning to be at the hotel around 4:00 pm or so.

careswen handed me back her crit of "Brother Mine by Moonlight." It needs more work, and she hit on a couple of the serious problems. Fortunately, I have several ideas about how to fix those problems.

I've picked out what I am reading at Mincon, more or less. I'm going to read an excerpt from "Last Car to Annwn Station" at the TCSFWN reading, and then at my own reading, I will do something from the upcoming short fiction collection. I have a couple of things printed and ready to go, depending on who might show up.

At this time, my Minicon schedule is thus:

Twin Cities Speculative Fiction Writers Network Group Reading
Saturday, 3:30-4:30pm, Grand Ballroom East B (Readings room)

Minneapolis Magic, St. Paul Magic
The Twin Cities have very different styles; Minneapolis has been called the “easternmost Western city” and St. Paul the “westernmost Eastern city”. A discussion of how the two cities have come to have different aesthetics, attitudes and auras. Naomi Kritzer, Betsy Lundsten, Michael Merriam, Lyda Morehouse (m), CJ Mills Saturday, 7:00-8:00pm ~ Room 1/2

Reading
Michael Merriam | Sunday, 11:00-11:30am, Grand Ballroom East B (Readings room)

Whose Responsibility Is It to Write for Me?
“Write what you’d like to read” is an often-heard refrain in fandom, as is “Want to see more X? Then write it yourself!” But this can be a cop-out: an excuse for writers to not broaden their perspectives, and to continue writing for groups who are already well-represented. If I want to see, for example, more lesbian SF, or more fantasy set in Southeast Asia, is it my responsibility to create it myself? What about those who can’t or don’t want to write? Shannon Gibney, Rachel Kronick, Michael Merriam, Lyda Morehouse (m), Jane Yolen Sunday, 3:30-4:30pm ~ Krushenko's

I have nothing going on tonight, so I will likely hang out at Consuite and whatever music circle ends up happening. I plan to pop for 24-hours of internet access in our room, so I'll try to update tonight and tomorrow, and then write a wrap-up on Sunday after we are home.

Well, we are pretty much packed, except for the laptop and food. I think I'll go ahead and drag everything out the garage so it can dry before we load up the car later.

Minicon 43!

I just came back from the mailbox. It is going to be a bit difficult loading the car for Minicon, but what can you do? I'd say we're up to about 5 inches of snow so far, and it's coming down pretty hard. I think we are planning to be at the hotel around 4:00 pm or so.

careswen handed me back her crit of "Brother Mine by Moonlight." It needs more work, and she hit on a couple of the serious problems. Fortunately, I have several ideas about how to fix those problems.

I've picked out what I am reading at Mincon, more or less. I'm going to read an excerpt from "Last Car to Annwn Station" at the TCSFWN reading, and then at my own reading, I will do something from the upcoming short fiction collection. I have a couple of things printed and ready to go, depending on who might show up.

At this time, my Minicon schedule is thus:

Twin Cities Speculative Fiction Writers Network Group Reading
Saturday, 3:30-4:30pm, Grand Ballroom East B (Readings room)

Minneapolis Magic, St. Paul Magic
The Twin Cities have very different styles; Minneapolis has been called the “easternmost Western city” and St. Paul the “westernmost Eastern city”. A discussion of how the two cities have come to have different aesthetics, attitudes and auras. Naomi Kritzer, Betsy Lundsten, Michael Merriam, Lyda Morehouse (m), CJ Mills Saturday, 7:00-8:00pm ~ Room 1/2

Reading
Michael Merriam | Sunday, 11:00-11:30am, Grand Ballroom East B (Readings room)

Whose Responsibility Is It to Write for Me?
“Write what you’d like to read” is an often-heard refrain in fandom, as is “Want to see more X? Then write it yourself!” But this can be a cop-out: an excuse for writers to not broaden their perspectives, and to continue writing for groups who are already well-represented. If I want to see, for example, more lesbian SF, or more fantasy set in Southeast Asia, is it my responsibility to create it myself? What about those who can’t or don’t want to write? Shannon Gibney, Rachel Kronick, Michael Merriam, Lyda Morehouse (m), Jane Yolen Sunday, 3:30-4:30pm ~ Krushenko's

I have nothing going on tonight, so I will likely hang out at Consuite and whatever music circle ends up happening. I plan to pop for 24-hours of internet access in our room, so I'll try to update tonight and tomorrow, and then write a wrap-up on Sunday after we are home.

Well, we are pretty much packed, except for the laptop and food. I think I'll go ahead and drag everything out the garage so it can dry before we load up the car later.