My FogCon schedule
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klwilliamsSince everybody is doing it, and since I'm actually going to be on panels myself (and a moderator for one of them) I thought I'd post my schedule. I'll also of course be at all of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
desperance's panels, which you can find out about at his LJ.
Friday, 8:00-9:15 P.M.
The Monster In Speculative Literature
Sometimes a monster is the villain, increasingly the monster is the hero(ine). Why do readers identify with the monster now, or perhaps they always have? What makes a monster monstrous?
M: Ann VanderMeer, Nabil Hijazi , Rachel Silber, Karen Williams
Saturday, 3:00-4:15 P.M
Menace of the Spoiler
Some people think “spoiling” a story for someone who hasn’t read it (or having a story spoiled for themselves) is at best rude and at worst sadistic. Others think that stories are more than plot and spoilers are no big deal. We’re not going to have that fight here. Instead, we’re going to discuss what makes a spoiler: does it have to be a major plot point? Does the book/story/movie have to be new? Can you “spoil” results of a baseball game or a poker tournament for someone who hasn’t seen them? And what’s the motivation that made people with loudspeakers drive around parking lots before midnight Harry Potter releases, broadcasting spoilers to kids who didn’t want to hear them?
M: Karen Williams, Lori Selke, K. Joyce Tsai, Debbie Notkin
desperance's panels, which you can find out about at his LJ.Friday, 8:00-9:15 P.M.
The Monster In Speculative Literature
Sometimes a monster is the villain, increasingly the monster is the hero(ine). Why do readers identify with the monster now, or perhaps they always have? What makes a monster monstrous?
M: Ann VanderMeer, Nabil Hijazi , Rachel Silber, Karen Williams
Saturday, 3:00-4:15 P.M
Menace of the Spoiler
Some people think “spoiling” a story for someone who hasn’t read it (or having a story spoiled for themselves) is at best rude and at worst sadistic. Others think that stories are more than plot and spoilers are no big deal. We’re not going to have that fight here. Instead, we’re going to discuss what makes a spoiler: does it have to be a major plot point? Does the book/story/movie have to be new? Can you “spoil” results of a baseball game or a poker tournament for someone who hasn’t seen them? And what’s the motivation that made people with loudspeakers drive around parking lots before midnight Harry Potter releases, broadcasting spoilers to kids who didn’t want to hear them?
M: Karen Williams, Lori Selke, K. Joyce Tsai, Debbie Notkin
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