This week is Norwescon, which we’ll be attending! Harmony has been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award and fun will be had by all. I’ll even be participating in a few panels. Not all of them have to do with Japanese SF, but I’ll be pleased to answer questions about Japanese themes. I’ll likely miss my earliest panel at 11AM on Friday (I’ll be in the airport still!) but these I’ll show up for:
Friday 3pm Cascade 9 Editing the Novel
Editing a 5,000 word short story is one thing – how do you edit a 100,000 word novel? A panel of professional editors discuss their own experience in editing the novel – how to keep a work that long consistent, how to maintain energy and enthusiasm, how to liaise with the author over the long haul, and how to decide how long or short a novel should ultimately be.
Kelley Eskridge, Shannon Butcher, Lou Anders, Nick Mamatas, Jana Silverstein
Friday 7-8:30pm Grand 2 The Philip K. Dick Memorial Award Ceremony
Join us for the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, presented to the best original paperback novel published in the USA for 2010.
William Sadorus, Gordon Van Gelder. And you can watch the presentations streaming live Ustream TV. I promise not to burst into tears if we lose. Or win.
Saturday Noon Cascade 7 Basic Writing Help – Horror Writing
How far is too far in a horror story? Should all the gore be included in your novel? Should you just go for everything you want or do you need to tame it down to find an audience?
Jenna M. Pitman, Stina Leicht, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas
Saturday 8pm Cascade 5&6 Not Another Monster Story
If you’re tired of reading the same zombie or vampire stories over and over again, our panelists will recommend other horror fiction you should be reading.
Jenna M. Pitman, Eric Morgret, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas
Saturday 10pm Cascade 10 Making It Out Of the Slush Pile
What are editors looking for; what makes a story stand out? What do writers need to do in those first ten pages to make their story or book catch the editor’s attention?
Jude-Marie Green, Patrick Swenson, Nick Mamatas, Lizzy Shannon
Hope to see some Seattle Haikasoru fans in attendance!
