Amy L. Herring (Louise Herring-Jones) writes speculative fiction, with a preference for historical fantasy and alternate mystery. Her stories, appearing in fourteen anthologies, include “The Poulterer’s Tale” in God Bless Us, Every One—Christmas Carols beyond Dickens (Voodoo Rumors Media, 2019). Amy is a NaNoWriMo co-municipal liaison. She also coordinates the Huntsville (Alabama) Literary Association’s writers’ group. Visit her online at http://www.louiseherring-jones.com.
Not knowing what to expect from the Michael Stackpole and Aaron Allston hourly “Inner Circle” workshops, I chatted with fellow writer “Doc Kos,” the Heinlein Blood Drive volunteer. As the double room filled with promising Dragon*Con future authors, Doc kindly offered me the opportunity to interview True Blood guests as they prepared to give blood. “Shades of Van Helsing,” I… Read more →
Zig-zagging over the new Hyatt-to-Marriott sky bridge and through unitards on Friday at 5:30 at the Marriott atrium level on my way to the “Zombies vs. Unicorns” panel, clouds of uncertainty awaited me. Which would it be: Zombie fumes or unicorn magic mist? The packed room (A707) for Young Adult Literature (YA) gave no answer. One side reeked of rotting… Read more →
World Fantasy Award-winning artist John Picacio, also a 2010 Hugo Award finalist (Best Professional Artist) graces the Dragon*Con Art Show with his frighteningly beautiful art. Engaged with all the “usual suspects” embraced by fans of the imagination, Picacio’s work includes science fiction, fantasy, and horror themes. Featuring traditional “fine art” basics, Picacio also incorporates digital elements in his creations. Familiar… Read more →
J. F. (Jeremy) Lewis is the author of the Void City vampire novels Staked and ReVamped (Pocket Books, 2008 and 2009). A resident of Birmingham, Alabama, Lewis drew flack from the elders of his (former) church for the, ahem, adult aspects of his Void City characters and world-building. Undaunted by his ex-fellowship status, Lewis is working on his fourth novel… Read more →
I asked author Alethea Kontis if she had jumped on the bandwagon and written any zombie fiction. The princess’s brown eyes darkened for a brief instant, but then she smiled. “Z is for zombie.” She pointed to AlphaOops! H is for Halloween, the second installment of her children’s alphabet primers.
What makes a book a science fiction or fantasy “classic”? Moderator Van Plexico led his lit experts into inquiries about the ages of SF achievement and what characterizes a classic story. The thorny questions carried the panelist and lively audience from early masterpieces to novels written today. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and John Carter of… Read more →
In a rare Regency Ballroom setting for the Writer’s track Sunday afternoon, writers and fans thrilled to the charms of the “first ladies of the fang.” Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro were together for the first time this year at Dragon*Con thanks to Harris’s debut appearance at the convention. Under the guidance of moderating writer Eugie Foster,… Read more →
Kate Mulgrew wooed a captivated audience in the Atrium Ballroom (M) Saturday afternoon with reminiscences of her decade-long role as Captain Kathryn Janeway in the series Star Trek: Voyager. Mulgrew created the role of the first woman Star Trek starship captain over Voyager’s seven and a half years on the air followed by a three-year encore in her one-woman show.
