I had a good time at Arisia, and so far I appear not to have caught any viruses while in Boston.

I did a reading (which went great!) and three panels. None of the panels was about writing, which I discovered I enjoyed. I did two different Dr. Who panels and one that was all recommendations of recent YA books ( Read more... )

As often happens with me, I didn't attend any panels except the ones on which I served. But I did wander around quite a lot and talk to people. Lots and lots of people. Some I had seen recently, some are local to me so I see them all the time (
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I made a day trip up to New York City yesterday, not for BEA, but to finally meet someone who was attending BEA, whom I've corresponded with online for almost four years. I didn't realize it had been that long until she reminded me. I also got to meet up and chat with my main contact at Heroes and Heartbreakers, which was awesome, as the one time ( Read more... )

It was so lovely to be back at WisCon! I felt, most of the time, as if I had never been away, only to be taken aback a couple of times to be reminded that I wasn't. It's a strange time and place of its own, WisCon.

I roomed with
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I'm back from Arisia, and I had a good time, even though I feel like I spent a large part of the time hiding out. I mean, I did my four panels, but I didn't make appointments to meet various folks for meals, so I didn't have any long conversations with anyone except my roomie. Unusually for me, I also went to some things. This was partly because ( Read more... )

Thanks to Amtrak and
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Here is my somewhat belated con report, with many interjections about my sore throat.

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My Readercon 22 Schedule:
July 14-17, 2011, Burlington, Massachusetts

Saturday July 16, 10:00 AM G
Paranormal Romance and Otherness.
Victoria Janssen (leader), Alaya Dawn Johnson, Toni L.P. Kelner, Kate Nepveu, JoSelle Vanderhooft. In science fiction, aliens are often used to explore aspects of otherness in our own society, such as gender and ( Read more... )

Went to Philcon. Didn't sleep enough. Did too many panels. Moderated too many panels, including one I didn't know I was moderating until I arrived at five minutes before 9 pm (and only two of the four other panelists were there). I thought I was good at turning down panels but apparently not. Next year, I promise, I will think through my ( Read more... )

My Philcon 2010 schedule (November 19-21).

Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza VII (1 hour)
Breaking into the fantastic erotica market
Victoria Janssen (moderator), Stephanie Burke, Jennifer Williams, Lynn Perkins
How to be part of this burgeoning market for strange and sexy tales.

Fri 10:00 PM in Executive Suite 623 (1 hour)
Victoria Janssen, Reading

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