Slog - Comments on Norwescon Saturday: Report Two http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two Today's the day of the big masquerade ball here at Norwescon, and so there are costumes everywhere you turn: Superhero and geisha attendance is up by 250% since yesterday. I attended a writing panel hosted by Jay Lake, a prominent writer of the New Weird. On the panel was writer Dan Simmons, this year's writer guest of honor and author of Hugo Award-winning Hyperion and twenty-four other books. The best part, for me, was when Simmons came out against publishers posthumously running any author's extra materials. "Some of those authors would have literally killed to not have that material... Copyright 2008 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:48:47 -0800 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:20:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Kryptonite condoms, anyone? That woman looks like she ate Rogue.

]]> Kryptonite condoms, anyone? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976922 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976922 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:51:58 -0800 Comment by kid icarus Dr. Doom is in the rooooooom.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976935 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976935 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:32:31 -0800 Comment by j4zz3rgrl I'm enjoying these reports, Paul - thanks!

]]> j4zz3rgrl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976938 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976938 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:39:20 -0800 Comment by mint chocolate chip I was hooked on that Dickens novels after Simmons read the first chapter, too.

]]> mint chocolate chip http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976945 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976945 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:04:01 -0800 Comment by COMTE @1:

Perhaps, to be generous, we may assume she accidentally absorbed some of The Blob's super powers?

And I'm sorry, but the idea that Victor Von Doom, despotic ruler of Latveria, super-villain of super-villains, and one of the most EVIL mo' fo's ever - would deign to wear a freaking participant pass or whatever that is around his neck is just so - WRONG!

Jebuz, fella, at least toss it behind your cape for the photo ops...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976946 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976946 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:05:31 -0800 Comment by The CHZA I give Doom props just for being Doom instead of some lame crap like Johnny O' Shinyjumpers over there.

]]> The CHZA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976956 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:46:49 -0800 Comment by The Planned Parentood Booth So Paul did you have to ask her to turn to her right? Or did you just take 20 shots and delete all the ones where the cameltoe was too hideous to bear?

I'm thinking the one with the veil was both snaggle- and buck-toothed. No?

]]> The Planned Parentood Booth http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c976966 At Large Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:33:12 -0800 Comment by kuzibah Simmons is an amazing writer. You should definitely read Hyperion.

]]> kuzibah http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977012 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977012 At Large Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:38:43 -0800 Comment by Sam To argue that Tolkien didn't want his work published is a bit misleading, because the man hardly wanted ANYTHING he wrote published. He could have easily spent his years writing and rewriting and never publishing. That's what he did.

His pen had to be wrestled from his hand in order to get pages to editors.

Not to say the man doesn't have a valid point, but I don't think Tolkien is the best example for the person in the audience or for the panelist to use here.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977023 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977023 At Large Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:56:31 -0800 Comment by Chuchundra Dan Simmons is a colossal douchebag, actually.

http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm

]]> Chuchundra http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977164 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977164 At Large Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:05:50 -0800 Comment by Alex You can't go past "Song of Kali" and one of the most under rated books of all time "Phases of Gravity"... if you can, read them today.

]]> Alex http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977182 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977182 At Large Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:51:40 -0800 Comment by Michael Hanscom Douchebag or not, Simmons is an amazing author, and I'm bummed I couldn't make it to Norwescon this year to hear him. I got a huge kick out of the Hyperion cycle (Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion/Endymion/Rise of Endymion) and the scifi-meets-Shakespeare-meets-the Odyssey mashup of Ilium and Olympos. Definitely worth reading!

]]> Michael Hanscom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977345 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/norwescon_saturday_report_two#c977345 At Large Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:20:07 -0800