Readercon, day one
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eclectic_boyToday was actually day two of Readercon, the literaturecentric SF convention in Boston, because there was a Thursday night "free preview" consisting of about four panels and a few readings, but I didn't go to that, so today was day one for me. Oh, in case I didn't mention, I'm in Boston now, to go to Readercon and visit people.
Ruth and I went there today, and I had a good though not great time. Highlights were:
• Hearing Ben Rosenbaum read a couple of stories in progress -- one a Pinkwateresque romp about a man who finds small Jewish men swimming in his soup, the other a delicious take on Red Riding Hood full of intricate phrasing and Joyce-like word association, which was written with the express goal of being difficult to translate.
• A kaffeklatsch with Charlie Stross where he regaled us with stories of how he writes, what visual media he might soon be working on (anyone know an old BBC series called Doom Watch?), and what one of his editors feels is beyond the pale (although another one of them weighed in on the same material with, "in my opinion, the baby-eating is in the best possible taste").
• A person I don't know introduced herself to me after the panel on How Will Authors Get Paid In The Internet Future/Present, saying she was really interested in the mention I'd made of my Dimestory idea, and was going to talk with her boss at a small press about it, since they're planning to branch out into stories.
• Introducing myself to John Kessel as a friend of Chris's, and having him say we should get together sometime so he can learn more of what Chris is up to (which hasn't managed to happen so far).
Ruth and I went there today, and I had a good though not great time. Highlights were:
• Hearing Ben Rosenbaum read a couple of stories in progress -- one a Pinkwateresque romp about a man who finds small Jewish men swimming in his soup, the other a delicious take on Red Riding Hood full of intricate phrasing and Joyce-like word association, which was written with the express goal of being difficult to translate.
• A kaffeklatsch with Charlie Stross where he regaled us with stories of how he writes, what visual media he might soon be working on (anyone know an old BBC series called Doom Watch?), and what one of his editors feels is beyond the pale (although another one of them weighed in on the same material with, "in my opinion, the baby-eating is in the best possible taste").
• A person I don't know introduced herself to me after the panel on How Will Authors Get Paid In The Internet Future/Present, saying she was really interested in the mention I'd made of my Dimestory idea, and was going to talk with her boss at a small press about it, since they're planning to branch out into stories.
• Introducing myself to John Kessel as a friend of Chris's, and having him say we should get together sometime so he can learn more of what Chris is up to (which hasn't managed to happen so far).
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Date: 2010-07-10 04:02 am (UTC)