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DemiCon 17
Quick link to our DemiCon pics.
Yeah, we're not big shutterbugs. I regret not getting more photographs and am hoping more from others will turn up on Flickr.
Man, what can I say? I'm exhausted and energized at the same time thinking about the con, which was extremely well run, with friendly and very capable, talented people -- everyone there was fabulous. I am very grateful and impressed by DemiCon's Con Com, Megan took care of us really well, I can't believe Greg was there on early Friday morning at 1 am to pick us up from the Des Moines airport. Con Com ran a fabulous tight ship, an ambitious convention program with excellent technical support at all times. Even though Frederick Pohl canceled, Gay Haldeman, the Great Luke Ski, and Tadao Tomomatsu were unexpected surprises. If Mr Pohl had been there too, I think we would have exploded from fun overload. (Can I just say: Panels about liquor? Freakin' genius!)
Astronomy panels too? I just wish the stargazing session hadn't overlapped the Great Luke Ski's concert. There's nothing I can put in words that would do justice to describing it. I laughed till I cried. Came out of the concert feeling quite weak. I don't know how, but he had even managed to get MUCH better when I last seen him at Gen Con.
As mentioned, Gay Haldeman (I am so out of the SFF circuit my first thought was "Is her husband THAT Joe?") was one of the unexpected surprises and lo, she had just come out of coaching Clarion East for a week. She was wonderfully nice and at the Dead Dog Party we discussed Clarion, and insects.
All I can say is, the current Clarion East class sounds like they're working way too hard. Stories oozing everywhere. Sending submissions to the Surreal Botany project while at Clarion. You guys obviously need more Mafia, or Settlers of Catan, or Tequila parties. Really!
I sorta-moderated panels for the first time (no moderators were set in the program) and took to it really quick (I think). The panel about art commissions was one I proposed and I think we covered lots of useful information, going into book art quite a bit.
Quick note about blogging: Blogging came up at the panel about small publishing companies, and at some point someone asked how much is too much to put into a blog when one is trying to become an author. The answer to that (besides "It's a fine balance") that I took away from the same question at Trinoc*Con was: Whatever one wants to put on the blog. At least be consistent on the topics you cover and don't pull any surprises. (Of course, I like this answer because it lets me continue posting everything I like on THIS blog, which has consistently been either art, books, programming, environment, and politics-related in addition to the day-to-day, or week-to-week stuff. Did I miss anything?)
Oh, the American Airlines terminal at La Guardia airport is teh suck. Avoid at all costs.
Lightning storms seen from up in the air are freakin' cool.
Submissions to the Field Guide to Surreal Botany are now closed.
The new EMG-Zine issue is now up.
Yeah, we're not big shutterbugs. I regret not getting more photographs and am hoping more from others will turn up on Flickr.
Man, what can I say? I'm exhausted and energized at the same time thinking about the con, which was extremely well run, with friendly and very capable, talented people -- everyone there was fabulous. I am very grateful and impressed by DemiCon's Con Com, Megan took care of us really well, I can't believe Greg was there on early Friday morning at 1 am to pick us up from the Des Moines airport. Con Com ran a fabulous tight ship, an ambitious convention program with excellent technical support at all times. Even though Frederick Pohl canceled, Gay Haldeman, the Great Luke Ski, and Tadao Tomomatsu were unexpected surprises. If Mr Pohl had been there too, I think we would have exploded from fun overload. (Can I just say: Panels about liquor? Freakin' genius!)
Astronomy panels too? I just wish the stargazing session hadn't overlapped the Great Luke Ski's concert. There's nothing I can put in words that would do justice to describing it. I laughed till I cried. Came out of the concert feeling quite weak. I don't know how, but he had even managed to get MUCH better when I last seen him at Gen Con.
As mentioned, Gay Haldeman (I am so out of the SFF circuit my first thought was "Is her husband THAT Joe?") was one of the unexpected surprises and lo, she had just come out of coaching Clarion East for a week. She was wonderfully nice and at the Dead Dog Party we discussed Clarion, and insects.
All I can say is, the current Clarion East class sounds like they're working way too hard. Stories oozing everywhere. Sending submissions to the Surreal Botany project while at Clarion. You guys obviously need more Mafia, or Settlers of Catan, or Tequila parties. Really!
I sorta-moderated panels for the first time (no moderators were set in the program) and took to it really quick (I think). The panel about art commissions was one I proposed and I think we covered lots of useful information, going into book art quite a bit.
Quick note about blogging: Blogging came up at the panel about small publishing companies, and at some point someone asked how much is too much to put into a blog when one is trying to become an author. The answer to that (besides "It's a fine balance") that I took away from the same question at Trinoc*Con was: Whatever one wants to put on the blog. At least be consistent on the topics you cover and don't pull any surprises. (Of course, I like this answer because it lets me continue posting everything I like on THIS blog, which has consistently been either art, books, programming, environment, and politics-related in addition to the day-to-day, or week-to-week stuff. Did I miss anything?)
Oh, the American Airlines terminal at La Guardia airport is teh suck. Avoid at all costs.
Lightning storms seen from up in the air are freakin' cool.
Submissions to the Field Guide to Surreal Botany are now closed.
The new EMG-Zine issue is now up.
