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Comment on The Sun Kisses Karl Schroeder’s Cheek by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:21:36 +0000

[...] The Sun Kisses Karl Schroeder’s Cheek “Somebody finally mentions Joss Whedon on a panel and the story behind this blog’s subtitle” A discussion of setting and how it fits in SF/F. [...]

Comment on Auteurs Starve, Performers Thrive by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:20:10 +0000

[...] Auteurs Starve, Performers Thrive “John Scalzi: The Good Parts Version” In which we discover that he’s not kidding about the Coke Zero, as well as many other “good parts”. [...]

Comment on …And the Horse You Rode In On by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:18:49 +0000

[...] …And the Horse You Rode In On “Give me Shredded Mini-Wheats or give me death! 30% more fiber than your regular panel.” A hilarious, and apparently cathartic, discussion of the question: why is it, with all the histories available to build a fantasy, all we ever get is medieval Europe with dragons? [...]

Comment on Originality is Overrated by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:18:34 +0000

[...] Originality is Overrated “Stealing Shakespeare blind and ‘the best 50’s SF of the 21st century.’” A string of publishing luminaries point out that no one creates in a vacuum and that we all stand on the shoulders of giants. [...]

Comment on Money Flows Toward the Mouse by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:12:13 +0000

[...] Money Flows Toward The Mouse “Why Shakespeare is in the public domain but Steamboat Willie isn’t, and the eighth deadly sin: pissing off your fans.” The Piracy of Fiction on the Internet and why Walt Disney’s money machine needs “protecting” but Romeo and Juliet doesn’t. [...]

Comment on That Second Cup of Coffee by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:11:58 +0000

[...] That Second Cup of Coffee “The Opening Ceremonies gets short shrift and why the second cup of coffee is almost always a mistake.” My caffeine-fueled chat with my favorite YA author, Scott Westerfeld. [...]

Comment on The Reports are Highly Exaggerated by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recaphttp://billgathen.com/2008/01/25/auteurs-starve-performers-thrive/

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:09:26 +0000

[...] The Reports are Highly Exaggerated “SF is not dead, but does it smell funny? Plus, the long shadow of Will Smith.” Why SF as a genre is dead if you define it narrowly enough, but thriving if you’re willing to squint a bit. [...]

Comment on The Dynamic Trio by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recaphttp://billgathen.com/2008/01/25/auteurs-starve-performers-thrive/

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:09:09 +0000

[...] The Dynamic Trio “Why people who live in cold climates need their heads examined and Somerset Mall doesn’t stand a chance in the pending zombie apocalypse.” John Scalzi interviews his good friends, wife-and-husband YASF1 authors Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld. [...]

Comment on Thank you, John Scalzi by Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap

Bill Gathen » ConFusion Recap — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:06:23 +0000

[...] Thank You, John Scalzi Intro post explaining how I came to go and what I liked best. [...]

Comment on …And the Horse You Rode In On by Bill Gathen » Dinosaurs, Mammals and Cockroaches

Bill Gathen » Dinosaurs, Mammals and Cockroaches — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:53:13 +0000

[...] individual novels, partly because of the “contract with the reader” Scott discussed at the previous panel. When a reader picks up a book set in a continuing universe, it’s because they want to spend [...]