So far I know of the following: Ed Greenwood, Dave Gross, Jaleigh Johnson. And me.
Anyone else?
Also, is there anything you'd like the writer-types to DO? Writing workshops? Short story critiques? Take-All-Challengers Bananagram showdowns?
You guys should SO get involved with the writing seminar James Sutter and Chris Carey have put on the past couple of years. Several of us aspiring fiction writers have participated each year. The first go-around, we each wrote a shortstory and sent them in early so James and Chris could forward them all back out to the seminar's participants. Then, we all showed up and critiqued them as a group for a couple of hours or so.
The second year, I think James and Chris were just so overwhelmed that we skipped the round-robin critiquing and they just highlighted the common issues/mistakes/criticism they wanted to review with everyone. At the end of the hour-long review, they handed our manuscripts back to us with handwritten edits and advice.
It works well either way. And, personally, I'd love to see a whole fiction-writing track added to the PaizoCon slate.
<-- will totally be there.
Don't have a clue what to do there, though, being a total noob and all.
<-- will totally be there.
Don't have a clue what to do there, though, being a total noob and all.
Have fun, that's all you're required to do. :D
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You guys should SO get involved with the writing seminar James Sutter and Chris Carey have put on the past couple of years. Several of us aspiring fiction writers have participated each year. The first go-around, we each wrote a shortstory and sent them in early so James and Chris could forward them all back out to the seminar's participants. Then, we all showed up and critiqued them as a group for a couple of hours or so.
The second year, I think James and Chris were just so overwhelmed that we skipped the round-robin critiquing and they just highlighted the common issues/mistakes/criticism they wanted to review with everyone. At the end of the hour-long review, they handed our manuscripts back to us with handwritten edits and advice.
It works well either way. And, personally, I'd love to see a whole fiction-writing track added to the PaizoCon slate.
I pretty much agree with Neil. I'm really hoping to get in on this seminar this year, and having so many novelists there might really help a "fiction-writing track" run smoothly. Writing workshops and short story critiques would be AMAZING.
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I see that Erik Scott de Bie is planning on attending...
Someone should also convince Jeff Grubb to attend, and Ed and Jeff can talk all about Forgotten Realms. Jeff and R.A. Salvatore did that at Norwescon a few years ago....it was FASCINATING.
I'll also be there, and have a few novels out as well.
I'm an old hand at conventions, but this is my first PaizoCon. I'm game for anything--workshops, panels, whatever.
Glad to see that so many of our writers will be attending! Be sure to slate a few hours for hanging out in the bar and talking shop. :)
For the fiction seminar this year, Chris and I (and whichever awesome authors we nab at the last moment to sit in with us) are expecting a much bigger turnout, and as such won't be doing the personal manuscript critiques. That said, I believe we're expanding the time slot, so there'll be plenty of opportunity for everyone to ask their questions. We'd like to do it more as a Q&A session this year rather than a straight-up Fiction Publishing 101 lecture, so be sure to come prepared with questions you want answered!
I believe it was around Gen Con when WotC hosted a game with Ed Greenwood, R.A. Salvatore, Larry Elmore and a few fans ... maybe something like that with iconic heroes from an author's book? ;)
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I'll also be there, and have a few novels out as well.
I'm an old hand at conventions, but this is my first PaizoCon. I'm game for anything--workshops, panels, whatever.
It will be a pleasure to meet you! I see you are part of the Wild Cards universe there....what are your characters?
Also, my wife is a huge Jo Clayton fan...I will have to ask if she has Drums Into Silence.
I'll also be there, and have a few novels out as well.
I'm an old hand at conventions, but this is my first PaizoCon. I'm game for anything--workshops, panels, whatever.
It will be a pleasure to meet you! I see you are part of the Wild Cards universe there....what are your characters?
Also, my wife is a huge Jo Clayton fan...I will have to ask if she has Drums Into Silence.
With Wild Cards, my major characters are Herne, Cameo, Will-o'-Wisp, Swash, and Rosa Loteria. But come this June (which means it will coincide with Paizocon) you'll get to meet Slim Jim, who's got a story in Fort Freak, the latest Wild Cards anthology.
Hmm, Cherie Priest is also in Fort Freak (and is in fact anchoring it with the interstitial) and she's also in Seattle. Maybe we could set up with one of the local bookstores to do a signing....
Hey Elaine! [virtual wave]
I see that Erik Scott de Bie is planning on attending...
Indeed. Also, the illustrious Rosemary Jones will be there as well. I am also currently on skype with Brian R. James, and I think I've convinced him to come too.
Someone should also convince Jeff Grubb to attend, and Ed and Jeff can talk all about Forgotten Realms. Jeff and R.A. Salvatore did that at Norwescon a few years ago....it was FASCINATING.
I was there for that panel--that was totally awesome.
Also Sean K. Reynolds needs to be on that panel.
Cheers
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Well, despite not being a novelist (yet *shakes fist at the sky*), I'm already locked in for Paizocon myself. I met Dave last year, which was awesome, and look forward to meeting even more of you amazing, established authors!
And seriously...one of these days, man...I'll get published in something that actually pays.
James I really appreciated your and Chris's feedback. Thanks so much for that! I think you had a lot more people at the seminar than actually turned in stories which I think even those not getting personal critique appreciated.
Workshop are favored for me over seminars, but I will attend every writing workshop and seminar that is offered. With so many authors I hope that means quite a few!
Oops! Plans change, life happens, and other songs from the same album. I won't be attending this year, after all.
I'm sure you can persuade Ed to stand in for you and do a signing session in drag.Oops! Plans change, life happens, and other songs from the same album. I won't be attending this year, after all.
If you suggest this, I doubt I could KEEP Ed from doing so.
This brings to mind one of the bizarre anxiety dreams I had before my first GenCon. We were living just north of Los Angeles at the time. The Santa Monica mall had a Fredericks of Hollywood shop, and all the mannequins in the window had long, snow-white wigs. So in the dream, I was trying to break into the mall at night and make off with seven of those wigs so that the TSR writers attending GenCon could dress up as the Seven Sisters. I don't recall why they had to be stolen, exactly, but apparently it was quite important. For some reason.
I suppose it's a good thing I'm not attending PaizoCon. Just think what sort of weird dreams Golarion could inspire. ;)
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You guys should SO get involved with the writing seminar James Sutter and Chris Carey have put on the past couple of years. Several of us aspiring fiction writers have participated each year.
I think this would be a welcome change for the rest of us who have attended. Forgot that I will need to come up with a story for the workshop.