It’s just occurred to me that I won’t actually be home for the release day of Cast in Sorrow.
I’ll be in San Antonio, for the Worldcon. And this is what I’ll be doing there, officially:
Kaffeeklatsch
Thursday 14:00 — 15:00
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Best Practices from Booksellers
Thursday 21:00 — 22:00
Our experts discuss hand selling, community-building, and other tips and tricks for new authors.
Gini Koch (M), Michelle Sagara, Michael J. Walsh, Peggy Hailey, Lawrence Person
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Stroll with the Stars Friday
Friday 09:00 — 10:00
Neil Clarke, Brenda Cooper, Ellen Datlow, Michelle Sagara, Bobbie DuFault, Gay Haldeman, Joe Haldeman, John Berlyne, Paul Cornell, Scott Edelman
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Reading
Saturday 13:00 — 14:00
(I have 50 minutes! I am already trying to decide what to read)
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The Shift from Print Publishing to E‑Publishing
Saturday 16:00 — 17:00
The acceptance of (and enthusiasm for) electronic publication has increased dramatically in the past two years. E‑book sales are up, and fans are replacing physical books with electronic copies. Where are we in this transition, and what is the prognosis for the next two to five years?
Kirsten Gong-Wong (M), Michelle Sagara, John Klima, Betsy Mitchell, Hugh Howey
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The Enduring Popularity of Firefly
Saturday 17:00 — 18:00
Firefly lasted one short season, yet it has a very enthusiastic fan base, that wants to talk about it, watch it, and hope for more.
Michelle Sagara (M), Ginjer Buchanan, Kate Baker, Steven Brust, Selina Rosen
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But is it Science Fiction?
Sunday 11:00 — 12:00
Why do some reviewers, authors, and academics seem to confuse the sub-genre of space opera with the entire field of science fiction? What do mainstream authors miss when they write SF without being aware of what’s already been written? How can SF authors gain credibility in wider literary circles, or is it even important to do so?
Daryl Gregory (M), Adam Troy Castro, Nancy Hightower, Michelle Sagara, Gary K. Wolfe
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Autographing: Charles E. Gannon, Michelle Sagara, Rachel Swirsky, Sheila Williams
Sunday 14:00 — 15:00
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As You Know, Jim…
Sunday 15:00 — 16:00
Exposition is never easy. How can writers communicate the details of a setting, magical system or incredible scientific breakthrough without losing half their audience? What makes a readers eyes glaze over and how do you avoid it?
Michelle Sagara (M), Tanya Huff, Karl Schroeder, Jack McDevitt, Walter Jon Williams
14 Responses to Lonestar3, San Antonio, 2013
Have Fun!
Sorry to miss the con — hope it goes well and you all have fun!
I pre-ordered your book, so I’m hoping I’ll be doing some reading at around that time… :)
Sounds like an interesting and wide-ranging collection of panels (though I’ve never been to a Con with panels, so maybe it’s normal?).
In any event, I hope that you enjoy whatever you decide to read and have an enjoyable and productive time overall.
Have a great time at Worldcon! I wish I could be there for the Firefly panel.
I hope you have fun, meet lots of old friends, make new ones and don’t get con crud.
I imagine that when you attend a few of these conferences is because you get some enjoyment out of them, and get to meet some of your fans. You probably get some ideas for your craft, although I think in your case is much more giving to younger writers and listeners. SF writing is your job, like mine was legal writing. One conference topic interest me. How people are turning to e‑reading more than books. I have been carrying books for years and years, home to home. Thousands. Some I donated. A year ago, I finally moved from a very large home to probably my last and smaller home. I had thousands of books; all read one time and hoping to read at least once more. Donated dozens of boxes with a heavy heart. Reality is that, with very few exceptions, they were read just once. I have only read yours more than once, but also you have so much I could read that it was only a month or so ago that I bought another author’s book (Dan Brown’s Inferno). I absolutely love books since I was a child; every time I opened a book, it was like traveling into an unknown world full of people. I was given a Nook; but holding it in my hands absolutely can not compare with holding a real book. I got some of yours that were not available in book format.I think kids now a days will never get to discover the pleasure feeling of what is hiding between the covers of a new book. But maybe what they will come to love is what is hiding in a blank screen
Unless life throws me another curveball, I hope to attend Lonestatr3.I want second everything Hilda said. That panel interests me also. Growing up, there was no toy or present that could compare with a book. I still remember the very first book I was given as a present. It was Jack London’s Call of the Wild. I was in the third grade. I hid behind our living room couch and read it cover to cover. My family thought I had run away because no one could find me.
That feel of a new book is indescribable! I sincerely hope this E‑book generation will enjoy that same feeling from a screen. I have purchased Michelle’s books in paper and electronic. More to support Michelle, but with the awareness of the space limitation that is rapidly approaching.
My first book was a book of legends with pictures of incredible people and animals. From there, I quickly went to all the legends of the world. By 10 I was writing my own legends which entertained my family a lot. I don’t go anywhere without a book in my hands.
My dentist 2 weeks ago asked me about Michelle Sagara’s books.
True confession: I love physical books, still, because that’s what I grew up reading, and books were a large, large part of my life.
But…I love ebooks because my father, whose eyesight has never, ever been good, can read them — he just adjusts the font size in the iPad so the font is very large. It means he can read whatever he likes without having to cart around a magnifying glass, because Large Type books aren’t all that common.
My sons read physical books, in part because I haven’t been able to interest them in iPads, and possibly because the books they’ve seen me read are physical books.
Unless life throws me another curveball, I hope to attend Lonestatr3.
If you do make it, make sure you introduce yourself :D. (I assume you’ll also be busy with panels & friends, etc., while you’re there :))
I have been known to bring books to parties, just on the off chance that I get a moment to read. I currently own a Nook, a Kindle and an ipad and still buy hardcover and paperback books.
I have pre ordered Cast in Sorrow for my Kindle, but intend to stop at the bookstore on the way home and buy the book as well. I have been reading since the age of 4 and do not intend to stop until I no longer comprehend what is happening. To paraphrase Charlton Heston, they will have to pry my books from my cold, dead hands.
I live in Melbourne and I got a call from my bookshop. It’s here! So exciting, I have never got it on release day (earlier really given time zones). It usually takes a couple of weeks. I’m giddy with anticipation! Can’t wait for work to finish so I can go grab it.
Hope you have a fun and happy time! I won’t be there as I opted to go to World Fantasy Con instead this year.
It was wonderful seeing you again and meeting M. Finally finishes Cast in Sorrow a couple days ago — loved it! Now waiting for Touch and/or Oracle.