tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post4076639484381171965..comments2023-10-03T13:52:17.630+01:00Comments on Writing on the Moon: World Fantasy 2013: If You Have Nothing Nice to Say...David Tallermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658931804635257650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-49931060172203501192013-11-11T16:47:31.842+00:002013-11-11T16:47:31.842+00:00I'm not sure age is necessarily the deciding f...I'm not sure age is necessarily the deciding factor, more an overabundance of experience combined with a lack of new ideas, but other than that I'm inclined to agree. Nine Worlds alone shows that there are new people out there who are willing to organize these things, and frankly, they're doing a better job. These days, when it's so much easier to connect with a writer you like, the template World Fantasy was following feels hopelessly out of date.David Tallermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658931804635257650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-23276394968773369872013-11-11T16:40:22.046+00:002013-11-11T16:40:22.046+00:00Hi Ros ... I did hang out for a bit at the mass si...Hi Ros ... I did hang out for a bit at the mass signing, although I wasn't prepared to try for a table. The whole thing just seemed like an exercise in humiliating as many people as possible. I'd be interested to know the thinking behind not selling books and forbidding writers and publishers to sell their own.<br /><br />Point taken about the panels, and the one I did go to was fine, but my criticism has more to do with lack of imagination than quality. A great panel on world building is still yet another panel on world building. David Tallermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658931804635257650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-41501692364145508132013-11-11T13:33:13.673+00:002013-11-11T13:33:13.673+00:00Bunch of dinosaurs. Seriously, they just need to m...Bunch of dinosaurs. Seriously, they just need to move aside and make room for younger con organisers who have respect for a paying public. Actually strike that - whether they move aside or not, their time is over. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-31895876010695901942013-11-11T08:16:45.597+00:002013-11-11T08:16:45.597+00:00I don't think you missed much by not being at ...I don't think you missed much by not being at the mass signing. I saw a lot of bored authors with no books to sell, and quite a few people who were confused because you couldn't buy books at the event. <br /><br />My experience of the panels was really, really good, however. The world building in particular was full of tips anyone could take away and use, whether a new writer or one with a few books out already.Ros Jacksonhttp://www.rosjackson.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-15614225147148603682013-11-10T18:05:35.871+00:002013-11-10T18:05:35.871+00:00The £9.20 for a glass of wine played a part in my ...The £9.20 for a glass of wine played a part in my decision leave, along with an early morning meeting with my agent. I did enjoy most of the panels though, but my Con highlight was watching Mike Shevdon's re-enactment of the opening scene of his current WIP. The man deserves an Oscar...Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569528196481824545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-8487048822013403132013-11-10T17:43:16.429+00:002013-11-10T17:43:16.429+00:00I've got to say, there was never a point when ...I've got to say, there was never a point when I was so bored that I felt I'd rather have been watching X-Factor.David Tallermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658931804635257650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9819307466394406.post-41348535813852420002013-11-10T17:28:56.898+00:002013-11-10T17:28:56.898+00:00Good to meet you again, David - and I know what yo...Good to meet you again, David - and I know what you mean; by nine o'clock on Saturday night I was back in my hotel room watching X Factor with my wife, and I hate X Factor!Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569528196481824545noreply@blogger.com