Day: March 15, 2014
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Lunacon 2014 (1): Friday
OK, so it’s really Saturday when I’m writing this. But it’s about Friday. 🙂 I attended three panels (and one fire alarm): “Building Character“, “Alternate Technologies in Historical Fiction“, and “Firefly: The Game“. I also poked around the dealer’s room for a bit,
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Lunacon 2014 (1b): Alternate Technologies in Historical Fiction
Panelists: Russ Handelman, James Cambias, Paul Calhoun And here he is, That Annoying Guy From One Seat Over. This archetype shows up at every con, like a restless spirit. One of the panelists pointed out that, more or less by definition, this would actually have to be about alternate historical fiction. Examples of a missed…
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Lunacon 2014 (1a): Building Character
Panelists: Mike Flynn and Ken Atlabef. I was a little disappointed to see that the first panel sported Mike Flynn as a guest. At the last Lunacon, Mike Flynn was the moderator for the panels I consistently liked least. My recollection was that he was a know-it-all who made points only to emphasize his intelligence…