The time has come to reveal the #scratchstory. The panel has assembled – but we are stymied by the want of a cord.
Cassidy thanks us all for being a part of this whole process.
We’re going to start with the cover art.
Moyer: I asked what the story was called and I was told that as the cover artist that was my job. So I said, are you sure ...Read More
Read moreAnd, lo, we are back. Session Two of #scratchstory is about to begin.
Me, to Michael Swanwick: If you guys could speak more slowly today, that would be awesome.
Swanwick, to me: Not possible.
We’re all in this together, kids.
At 3 p.m., Moyers will be trying to make a cover in Maine (the room, not the state). Go see him. (Sadly, your humble narrator won’t be there because of ...Read More
Read moreAnd, so, the panel has assembled.
Cassidy asks if there is a photographer in the room. Gets no takers.
“I have no idea what’s going to happen,” Cassidy says. Bear and Cassidy tell the story of Veronique is Visiting from Paris. It’s a story of time travel, dimensional drift and tea.
Cassidy pulls out props. A cigar cutter and a Archie comic came from Peter Straub. We have been warned ...Read More
Read moreHello from Readercon! Wish you were here.
But since you aren’t — or are and want to add another layer to your con experience by reading a blog (I won’t judge) — I’m going to do my best to bring a Readercon panel series right to your screen by liveblogging an experiment in storytelling that is due to begin at 6 p.m. EDT.
Elizabeth Bear, Kyle Cassidy, Lee Moyer and ...Read More
Read moreIt appears that I’ll be going to Readercon, barring rising Creeks, etc. As I’ve not been before (and am generally rubbish at Cons in general but really want to go to this one because it is about books rather than media (not that there’s anything wrong with media)), anyone have any advice about this Con in particular?
I do, for the record, have a handle on public behavior in general; ...Read More
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