The Star Wars track at Dragon Con 2022 brought together a diverse panel to discuss the legacy of George Lucas’ middle chapter of the prequel saga. Logan Magaw, Sarah Dempster, Brandon Medley, Alex Borland, and Mike Fabre joined moderator Bryan Young in the Marriott A706 Friday at 2:30PM. Young launched the conversation by asking about the rumors driving discussion of… Read more →
Writing collaborators Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson explained professionalism and other challenges of the writing life to participants and alumni of the Writer’s Two-Day Intensive Workshop on Friday afternoon. The workshop, taught by Jody Lynn Nye, features guest lecturers who speak on various topics of concern to emerging writers. Anderson stressed the importance of a professional attitude and that… Read more →
Have you ever wondered which starship from print or film would defeat the rest? Sixteen famous ships, all but two suggested by the audience, battled it out on Thursday evening during the “Starship Smackdown” panel at 7PM in the Hyatt Embassy AB. The vessels ranged from the car/spaceship from Rick and Morty to the Borg Cube from Star Trek. To… Read more →
The Alternate and Historical Fiction track held a fan discussion for the popular HBO Max show Our Flag Means Death on Friday at 4PM in the Sheraton Macon room. The popularity of the show meant that the small room was packed, and they had to turn many people away at the door. Members had been lining up for the panel… Read more →
On Friday at 7PM, people of all ages and musical abilities gathered in the Hilton Crystal Ballroom for this panel, a mash-up of High Fantasy and reality. Kathleen Dallin, the lead of this panel, had the attendees separated by voice (Soprano, Alto, and Baritones) at the beginning. Two pieces of music were handed out. Although music training was not necessary… Read more →
The TV series The Expanse introduced Lang Belta, a Creole-style language from space that blends languages from all over Earth with the unique culture of the Belt. Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine (Iro) led this panel on Friday in Marriott M301 at 2:30PM, teaching the participants some of the basic conversational phrases of Lang Belta. Paine is an acclaimed language educator… Read more →
Here at Dragon Con (especially the Daily Dragon), we have a longstanding love for all things sharp and stabby. So much so that the High Fantasy track hosted a panel dedicated to our favorite stabbity object, the sword, Friday at 11:30AM in the Marriott L401–403 with authors Brian D. Anderson, Mac Edelheit, Cat Rambo, and Constance G.J. Wagner. According to… Read more →
Writers Track moderator Vanessa Giunta quizzed a stellar panel of writers on Friday at the Hyatt, asking first how they wrote themselves out of corners. Andrew Oliver, appearing on a convention panel for the first time, approached the question by addressing what each character’s goal was and how they reached it. J.M. Paquette also took a character-centric approach, suggesting that… Read more →
