Nancy Northcott is the Comics Track Director for ConTinual. She's also a lifelong fan of comics, science fiction, fantasy, and history. Her published works include the Boar King's Honor historical fantasy trilogy and the Arachnid Files romantic suspense series. Collaborating with Jeanne Adams, she also writes the Outcast Station science fiction mystery series.
Author Gail Z. Martin has published several epic fantasy series and is now moving into urban fantasy. She chatted with the Daily Dragon about the ins and outs of her different series. Daily Dragon (DD): You just launched Deadly Curiosities, the first book in a new urban fantasy series. Please tell us about the book and the series. Gail Z…. Read more →
Nebula Award winner and former U.S. Marine Elizabeth Moon has published more than 20 novels as well as three short fiction collections and more than 30 short fiction pieces. Her latest release is Crown of Renewal, the concluding volume in the Paladin’s Legacy series. Daily Dragon (DD): Your website says you started writing very early but didn’t discover science fiction… Read more →
New York Times Bestselling Author and RITA Award winner J. Kenner has written in a wide variety of genres, with different names for each. She has given the Daily Dragon the inside scoop on what readers can expect from each of her various incarnations. Daily Dragon (DD): A quick look at your website shows that you’ve written under the names… Read more →
In the rush of trying to see and do as much as possible, con-goers sometimes feel overworked and underfed. Dragon Con offers help with those problems in its con suite. The con suite director, Joe Campbell, has a finely tailored system for keeping the food and drink flowing during the con, and he has shared that with the Daily Dragon…. Read more →
On Sunday at 5:30PM in the Hyatt Kennesaw Room, author and archery enthusiast Teresa Patterson and archery coach Devon Boling presented a docent tour, “Tools of the Archer,” to a standing room only crowd. Patterson noted that people started out using rocks as weapons, progressing to throwing rocks and then to using spears and javelins, before the bow was invented…. Read more →
The “Arrow: Bullseye” panel in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom on Sunday at 1PM started with a high energy level. The audience applauded as the actors were introduced, but the last, John Barrowman, leaped onto the stage with his arms held out and his biceps flexed, drawing laughter and cheers. He joined fellow cast members Manu Bennett, Seth Gabel, Kelly Hu,… Read more →
The “SG-1 Reunion” panel in the Westin’s Peachtree Ballroom on Saturday at 5:30PM featured series regulars Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, and Teryl Rothery alongside frequent guest actors Alex Zahara and Dan Payne. The program kicked off with the moderator asking the guests how they were enjoying the con. Judge responded that there seemed to be “not as much nudity… Read more →
The Defense Demos group took the stage in the Westin’s Augusta 1 and 2 on Saturday at 11:30AM to present “Bartitsu: Victorian Era Self Defense.” The program opened with a skit presented in costume. Carrying signs advocating women’s suffrage and chanting that women should vote, Cassie Boggs, Olivia Lovice, and Lisa Shelton marched into the room and onto the stage…. Read more →
