I finally have seen from beginning to end the 'Mysterious Cities of Gold ( Read more... )

So, I put my hand up to do a panel on dark fantasy at Swancon. (I'd forgotten about this ( Read more... )

Like this one:

Same Story, New Medium:In the past, continuations of TV shows and movie franchises in a different medium were frequently deemed as unofficial spinoffs, often shunned by the original creators. However, now we're seeing many more being officially stamped as canon. What does it mean for the quality and legacy of the products in ( Read more... )

So, on with the catching up on stuff...

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Yes, this is a bit later than I expected. It happens :)

Friday was also my BIGGEST day of the con, and thus this is likely to be the longest entry (sorry!) :)

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My con was awesome. I was stupidly busy for most of it, which really made me appreciate all the bits where I wasn't.

The breakdown is below( Wednesday and Thursday )

For the non aussies on my flist, Swancon is the WA spec-fic, pop culture/sci-fi convention. It's been running for over 30 years, and all other info is here: www.swancon.com. Also, I'm assisting with running it in 2009, which will be awesome, and if you were thinking of visiting Aussieland, that'd be a great time ( Read more... )

There are a couple of possibilities I'm following up on for swancon panels related to fan fic, slash etc, and atm they're in need of panellists - if you're interested please let me know. I've volunteered for a couple, but my knowledge/experience in this area is not comprehensive and there are a heap of you on my flist that I think would be awesome ( Read more... )