Another real writer post (conventions)

[klwilliams]

I'm going to be at FOGcon, aka Friends Of Genre convention, from March 8-10 at the Walnut Creek (California) Marriott. This year's theme is Law, Order, & Crime, and the panels I'm on relate to science fiction/fantasy and, well, crime. My day job involves all aspects of managing, searching, and reviewing the large document sets collected when big companies sue each other (think Oracle v Google, Apple v Samsung, just about any time there's a big headline about a product problem), and between that and living with a cop I'm interested in how all of these kinds of things will look in the future. I'll post my schedule once it's finalized.

One of the honored guests is Terry Bisson, who is brilliant and witty and very funny. He and I founded the SF in SF reading series (though I'm just an occasional audience member these days), and there will be a special SF in SF reading in SF (duh) on Saturday, and some of the FOGcon attendees will be reading, so come to that, too.

One of the other honored guests is Susan R. Matthews, who writes a series of novels set in the Jurisdiction. One of her main characters is a doctor who is forced to torture political prisoners, and is horrified to discover he likes it. These are very, very good. (Teresa loved these, and turned me on to them.) I'm on a panel with Susan R. Matthews, and I hope I don't come across too much like a drooling fangirl.

This is the third FOGcon, and I've been to the first two as well. It's a lot of fun and worth going to.

Comments

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a regular science fiction convention.

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Wow, and only 10 miles from my house!
I've never been to one, you know. Maybe I should give it a try. Is there a website? I'll see if I can find the details online.

(That hotel is where my school district held our retirement party. It's walking distance from the elementary school where I taught for 14 years, and not that far from my Middle School either. LOL)

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

http://fogcon.org. It's a short walking distance from BART, too, though I doubt I'll walk it.

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Yes it is. I used to walk it a lot, but I don't think I'd do so these days if I had to carry anything. It's a couple of good blocks to walk.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Be prepared to carry things away from the con. There'll be a dealers' room. I'm just sayin'.

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I live close, but I think I'd better drive. Carrying is so not my thing these days!