The last one. Warning: sketchy notes ahead. Also, punctuation abuse (I seem to have jumped from over-use of ; to overuse of : in these reports).
No, I haven't given up! This is the second-to-last of them. Disclaimers: I'm feeling slightly under the weather, and a result: this is more telegraphic in style than usual (and I've felt free to triage random comments that didn't lead anywhere), and I may be cranky. Also, this panel swung wildly between specific what-ifs and general discussions of alternate history; I thought about trying to reorganize the comments into two sections based on this division, but I don't think it would work.
( What If Nelson Had Captured Napoleon: Missed Turning Points in Alternate History )
I'm doing this one out of order because it's shorter.
( Brother Guy on Ice (or why the GT flag is flying at the South Pole) )
Work got hectic, so I've not had time to sit down with panel notes until now. Here's the second-most-demanded panel report. Because my Palm keyboard's batteries died, my notes are handwritten and a bit cryptic in places. I'll do my best to untangle them and welcome corrections or amplifications; in particular, I didn't stop and ask people to spell names, so while I think I have all the women pirates identified properly, I don't guarantee it.
( Pirates in Petticoats: Women Pirates in Fact and Fiction )
I'm doing this one first because I took minimal notes and it's currently winning the poll.
( The Dragon Still Waits: A Look Back at the Works of John M. Ford )
Boskone: everything but the panels
Feb. 19th, 2007 06:15 pmRemarks about this year's Boskone, on everything I can think of that wasn't a panel.
( General caveat )
( The new location )
( John M. 'Mike' Ford Memorial Auction & Extravaganza )
( Miscellaneous hanging-out, also food )
Links to other people's reports (more to be added):
marykaykare's report
veejane's panel reports: on the "rift" between pros and fans; on American fantasy
nineweaving's report
drcpunk's report
- John Scalzi's report
- Tobias Buckell's report
- Andrew Wheeler's report
- Chad Orzel's general report and report on the visiting-Japan panel
alexx_kay's report
Boskone Preliminary Schedule
Feb. 6th, 2007 08:48 pmNotes to self behind the cut on Boskone's preliminary schedule. Who else is coming?
( cut for length )