Daily Archives: July 19, 2012
Advance Warning: I’m Taking August Off
Posted on July 19, 2012 34 Comments
Yes I am. Because I have soooo much work to do, that’s why, and my plan for August is to hole up, disappear from teh Intarweebs and write like the wind. What does this mean for Whatever during the month of August? I don’t know. I have, like, ten days. I will figure something out. […]
Reminder: Vote for the Hugos!
Posted on July 19, 2012 17 Comments
Allow me to put on my Toastmaster of Chicon 7 hat here for a moment and just say: Hey! You! Don’t forget to vote for the Hugos this year! Here’s the online ballot! Want to vote but haven’t become a member of Chicon 7? Here’s the online membership form! Remember that Supporting Members (the $50, […]
Fans and Pros on Gender Parity on Panels
Posted on July 19, 2012 91 Comments
The Hugo Award-winning fanzine Journey Planet has a new issue out (that’s a pdf link) which, in addition to reprinting my “Lowest Difficulty Setting” pieces and its attendant commentary by other spec fic fans and pros, also tackles the idea of gender parity on convention panels — i.e., having an equal number of male and […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying