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my WisCon 35 schedule
Apr. 22nd, 2011 04:59 pmBroad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Fri, 4:00–5:15 pm (Conference 2)
Julie Andrews, Gwynne Garfinkle, Kimberley Long-Ewing, Katherine Mankiller, Trisha J. Wooldridge and others
Members of Broad Universe, an international organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating women in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and everything in between, will present snippets of available and on-going work. Expect the touching and irreverent, humorous and frightening, action-packed and emotional, poems and prose, and at least a few surprises!
Fiction Writing in the Age of Fast Information
Sun, 2:30–3:45 pm (Caucus)
M: Fred Schepartz, Gwynne Garfinkle, Theodora Goss, Andrea D. Hairston, Naomi Kritzer, Ann Leckie
You're sitting at your computer writing your novel or short story. A question comes to mind. In days of yore, you would head to the library to get your answer. Now, you just Google it. A treasure trove of information is right there at your fingertips, but does it ever become a barrier to good writing and storytelling? Will writers skip the process of exhaustive research before they write a single word in favor of a process done on a need to know basis? Is that a problem? And with so much readily available information, are writers in danger of loading their work with trivia that adds little to the actual story?
Fri, 4:00–5:15 pm (Conference 2)
Julie Andrews, Gwynne Garfinkle, Kimberley Long-Ewing, Katherine Mankiller, Trisha J. Wooldridge and others
Members of Broad Universe, an international organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating women in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and everything in between, will present snippets of available and on-going work. Expect the touching and irreverent, humorous and frightening, action-packed and emotional, poems and prose, and at least a few surprises!
Fiction Writing in the Age of Fast Information
Sun, 2:30–3:45 pm (Caucus)
M: Fred Schepartz, Gwynne Garfinkle, Theodora Goss, Andrea D. Hairston, Naomi Kritzer, Ann Leckie
You're sitting at your computer writing your novel or short story. A question comes to mind. In days of yore, you would head to the library to get your answer. Now, you just Google it. A treasure trove of information is right there at your fingertips, but does it ever become a barrier to good writing and storytelling? Will writers skip the process of exhaustive research before they write a single word in favor of a process done on a need to know basis? Is that a problem? And with so much readily available information, are writers in danger of loading their work with trivia that adds little to the actual story?
