This standing-room-only panel on Sunday afternoon in the Hilton with Darwin Bromley and Bill Fawcett focused on some of the tips and tricks of designing a successful board game from inception to publishing. These two forefathers of board gaming talked of their company Mayfair Games and numerous projects they worked on. There were almost a dozen board games, including several… Read more →
Readers of Kevin J. Anderson were thrilled to spend part of their morning with this fun and prolific author. With more than 125 books, 51 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists, Anderson has over 23 million copies in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the… Read more →
Three talented actors who earned the good fortune to work with Joss Whedon gathered in the Westin on Sunday afternoon to reminisce about their experiences. Amy Acker, who starred in Angel, Dollhouse, The Cabin in the Woods, Much Ado About Nothing, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., said that working with Whedon is “like [being members of] a theatre troop. We all… Read more →
Before moderator Ken Plume introduced Terry Gilliam, he asked for the house lights to be brought down for a screening of the trailer to Gilliam’s new film, The Zero Theorem. The film is currently available on video on demand, but it will also be available in select theaters on September 19. Before the Q&A started, Plume spent some time talking… Read more →
The 2014 Monday issue of the Daily Dragon is now available. Lilac is the color for Monday, available throughout the convention and at the information booths and registration. Or download the PDF: [gview file=”https://www.dragoncon.org/dailydragon/wp-content/uploads/Monday_090114.pdf” save=”0″][Download the 2014 Monday Daily Dragon as a PDF]
All the Daily Dragon tweets for 08-31-2014:
Aspiring writers gathered together in the Hyatt Embassy Sunday morning to hear Debra Dixon and Nancy Knight explain what “voice” is and how to find it in your writing. Voice isn’t necessarily something you acquire in a first draft; it is a process that often involves a lot of weeding out the parts that do not work. Sometimes knowing what… Read more →
Sunday night at 8:30PM, the Masquerade costume contest took over Centennial II–III in the Hyatt. Grant Imahara hosted as a parade of contestants in intricate and entertaining costumes from all kinds of different source materials crossed the stage for their chance at Dragon Con fame and fortune. Children’s Winners Best Toddler: Nicola and Tesla Deslites as Aang and Appa Third… Read more →
