Wolfe @ Capricon 2011

James Wynn · 08 Feb 2011, 15:57 · from 2011-February.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:57:53 -0600
Subject: (urth) Wolfe @ Capricon 2011
Message-ID: <4D516801.4030807 at gmail.com>

http://www.capricon.org/capricon31/CC/index.php/reports/rep_schedule
If you're near Chicago, you lucky bastard, Wolfe is supposedly going to 
be there this weekend.
That panel "Succeeding as a Professional Writer" looks like it would be 
interesting. I'll bet it would probably be more interesting if they 
dropped the other panelists and just had Wolfe do it. I predict it will 
be like other similar panels I've seen: All the other panelists will 
give airy-fairy advice like "follow your muse" while Wolfe gives 
specific practical advice: "Do this, and this, and this."

Anyway, it is exemplary of how much more approachable Wolfe is at these 
Chicago conventions in that he is not even listed among the "Honored 
Guests" on the website. If you can go, you should.

*Reading: Gene Wolfe - Friday, 02-11-2011 - 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm - River 
AB (Cafe)*

*Autographing: Gene Wolfe - Friday, 02-11-2011 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm - 
Autograph Table*

*Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Circumstances - Friday, 02-11-2011 - 7:00 
pm to 8:30 pm - Lake Michigan B*
For decades, readers have devoured stories about what happens when the 
Average Joe from our world falls into another world and becomes someone 
important. What's the appeal of these stories?
/Richard Chwedyk (M)/
/Phyllis Eisenstein/
/Ross Martinek/
/Gene Wolfe/

*Mainstreaming of SF - Saturday, 02-12-2011 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am - 
Botanic Garden B (Special Events)*
When did SF come out of the closet and start gathering around the water 
cooler? Are we finally escaping the "ghetto" of SF?
/Richard Chwedyk (M)/
/Phyllis Eisenstein/
/Gene Wolfe/

*Succeeding as a Professional Writer - Saturday, 02-12-2011 - 11:30 am 
to 1:00 pm - Ravinia B (Teen Lounge)*
Words. Words. Words. You've got them, you're putting them on paper, and 
you want to sell them and become a published, professional author. Join 
some of our pros and get tips on how you can you make your dream come true.
/Richard Chwedyk (M)/
/Jennifer Lawrence/
/Mary Anne Mohanraj/
/Lawrence Watt-Evans/
/Gene Wolfe/

*Nice Idea You've Got There... Too Bad You Can't Write. - Saturday, 
02-12-2011 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm - Elm*
It has been said that part of why SF / F is marginalized by critics is 
because the quality of writing is poor. It has also been said that fans 
put up with poor writing if the ideas are cool enough. Is a neat idea 
enough? What options exist for writers to improve the quality of their 
writing?
/Walt Boyes/
/Richard Chwedyk (M)/
/Dina S. Krause/
/Joy Ward/
/Gene Wolfe/

*Book Cover Illustration and Design - Sunday, 02-13-2011 - 10:00 am to 
11:30 am - Botanic Garden A (Special Events)*
Everyone has opinions about book covers. What's good, what sucks, and 
what could be better? Why do you choose certain covers in a buying 
situation over others? An open discussion and critique of SF / F cover art.
/Walt Boyes/
/Mary Anne Mohanraj/
/John Picacio (M)/
/Gene Wolfe/

*Tentacle Love - Sunday, 02-13-2011 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Birch B*
The influence of Lovecraft and Cthulhu on today's SF and horror.
/Brian Babendererde/
/Valli Hoski/
/Stephen D. Sullivan (M)/
/Gene Wolfe/

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