Here is the third and last of the Mad Libs I crafted for use on a panel at Foolscap. It is based on the Robert W. Service poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". As with the previous examples, words in italics were supplied by audience members.

( The Transmogrifying of Dan McGrew )

Here is the second of the three Mad Libs I have from an old Foolscap convention. Fans of Alice in Wonderland will recognize it as the first few paragraphs from Lewis Carroll's book. As before, italicized items are the ones shouted out by the audience.

Carol was beginning to get very tired of eviscerating by her Jay Lake on the bank, and of having ( Read more... )

On Saturday I went to the first Foolscap Summer Reading, with Mark Teppo. It was held at the Shorewood Library, a beaut of a building in north Seattle. Despite some intrusions from the librarian, I thought it went really well. The audience was light, but intrigued and asked good questions. It was a 3-hour block so there was a lot of time for ( Read more... )

Our fave librarian, Carbonelle, posts the transcript of her foolscap panel on YA fiction and what sets it apart from other fiction. It comes complete with lots of examples. Other program participants: Kara Dalkey and Ellen Klages.

And did I say she earlier posted her interview with Charles de Lint?

I can't remember having quite so much fun at a foolscap before. Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, and their wives, were utter delights; I wish we could have them back every year! My "Librarian-in-Residence" idea paid off in spades; everybody loved picking up free books and reserving titles and getting library cards from her. The art show was full ( Read more... )

Before I head out the door, here's my panel schedule for Foolscap ( Read more... )

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