Last part of rereading, and a quick look at fandom
Over here, Gillian Polack is celebrating the Australian Women's History month. When she mentioned wanting to look at fandom, in particular women in fandom, and the influence they had . . . well, I typed up some old memories, which got me going on a side topic. So I sent her the first part of the riff, and the rest will be done next month.
And then there is the last of my three quick looks at rereading the first three O'Brian books, here. On looking for the author in the book.
Yesterday I drove down for the day to ConDor in San Diego. Had a terrific time--very lively panels, on Quest as a trope in fantasy, the pluses and minuses of YA protagonists, and on the popularity of the Victorian era in genre--why. Two of them I moderated as a last-minute thing, one I sat in the audience. Met some young writers--that was a lot of fun. Ended up buying copies of all their books.
And then there is the last of my three quick looks at rereading the first three O'Brian books, here. On looking for the author in the book.
Yesterday I drove down for the day to ConDor in San Diego. Had a terrific time--very lively panels, on Quest as a trope in fantasy, the pluses and minuses of YA protagonists, and on the popularity of the Victorian era in genre--why. Two of them I moderated as a last-minute thing, one I sat in the audience. Met some young writers--that was a lot of fun. Ended up buying copies of all their books.