It seems like the revival of Fourth Street Fantasy is a success, if one judges by the first day alone. The two panels today — From Cool Idea to Story and Grinding Buttons and Pushing Axes were entertaining and stimulating. The fascinating discussions that began there spilled over into the bar, the restaurant, and the con suite late into the night. Reesa and I were the last ones up, discussing our experiences with the day until she had to pass out. There has been music, food, a lot of laughter, and I think a very large helping of inspiration.
Among all the other fascinating panels scheduled for tomorrow, Reesa, Jennifer and I will be holding forth on Advice From New Writers with Marissa Lingen, Michael Merriam, and Jon Singer, moderated by Teresa Nielsen Hayden. I’ll also be sitting on Food, Fashion, and Fornication (and I’ll be wearing a Fuzzy Hat). Steve will be talking about the Chewy Bits and moderating the highly anticipated 21st Century Storytelling panel, featuring the whole Shadow Unit team plus writer/game designer Alec Austin.
… which means I better get some sleep if I want to stay awake tomorrow!
4 responses so far ↓
1 Mark // Jun 21, 2008 at 8:06 am
Waaaaah! And I’m stuck in the wild hinterlands of Connecticut….
I WILL get to another con where the Dream Café is setting up shop, if it kills me.
2 kit // Jun 21, 2008 at 10:26 am
I think we’ll be at a lot of cons in the years to come. See you there.
3 Rathgar // Jun 22, 2008 at 11:10 am
Glad you guys are having fun. On the funky hat front, Time magazine has some pictures of what people are wearing at the Royal Ascot horse race. Wow. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1816695,00.html
4 Rebecca // Jun 22, 2008 at 9:01 pm
4th Street was well worth the time (my dearest resource these days).
But what I really wanted to visit here for was a quote I just ran across that made me think immediately of Steve.
Who can begin conventional amiability the first thing in the morning? It is the hour of savage instincts and natural tendencies; it is the triumph of the disagreeable and the cross. I am convinced that the Muses and the Graces never thought of having breakfast anywhere but in bed.
Elizabeth von Arnim
“Elizabeth and Her German Garden” - 1898
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