Fencon Report
So I made it back from Fencon that Sunday, but delayed posting. Why? Dunno. Simple procrastination would be the obvious choice.
Had a great panel first thing Friday night on Military SF. Probably the best panel I've ever been on, complete with talking points prepared on the flight down. The other panelists, Toni Weisskopf, Steve Perry, and Bill Ledbetter. Of course, the talented panelists hit most of my discussion points before I had to bring them up. One thing that I didn't bring up was my podcast interview with David Drake, which I was involved in last year. I haven't even listened to it myself (something about how I sound outside my own head vs. the outside world...)
The rest of the con was quite good, except I had messed up the date of the fancy dinner, thinking it was Saturday rather than Friday. Got a chance to meet Connie Willis and David Mattingly, both wonderful people. Of course, strangely, the entire con was plagued with technical difficulties. (My computer died right before my presentation on Death Rays. Projectors failed or had no red. Sound systems died midway through the masquerade. If electronics were involved, it didn't go off without a hitch.) But the con staff and the people attending made that seem like a minor difficulty, easily forgotten and certainly forgiven.
I was really happy to see all my old friends from the days of conventions past.
Had a great panel first thing Friday night on Military SF. Probably the best panel I've ever been on, complete with talking points prepared on the flight down. The other panelists, Toni Weisskopf, Steve Perry, and Bill Ledbetter. Of course, the talented panelists hit most of my discussion points before I had to bring them up. One thing that I didn't bring up was my podcast interview with David Drake, which I was involved in last year. I haven't even listened to it myself (something about how I sound outside my own head vs. the outside world...)
The rest of the con was quite good, except I had messed up the date of the fancy dinner, thinking it was Saturday rather than Friday. Got a chance to meet Connie Willis and David Mattingly, both wonderful people. Of course, strangely, the entire con was plagued with technical difficulties. (My computer died right before my presentation on Death Rays. Projectors failed or had no red. Sound systems died midway through the masquerade. If electronics were involved, it didn't go off without a hitch.) But the con staff and the people attending made that seem like a minor difficulty, easily forgotten and certainly forgiven.
I was really happy to see all my old friends from the days of conventions past.