Writing at any time can be daunting, sometimes rewarding, sometimes eminently frustrating. But what about writing in a pandemic with all the accompanying social, economic, political, and weather distractions in addition to health concerns? The Daily Dragon asked authors participating in the first virtual Dragon Con how they faced and survived these particular challenges and kept on writing—or not. Daily… Read more →
Adam Brown (Ori), Jed Brophy (Nori), Stephen Hunter (Bombur), and William Kircher (Bifur) gathered from the far-flung reaches of the world (England, Australia, and New Zealand) for the panel “Dwarves on the Loose!” Friday at 5:30PM (Main Events channel) to reminisce about their time as Dwarves in The Hobbit films. Moderator Brian Richardson posed questions submitted by fans, beginning with… Read more →
Settled amidst his horde (enough tomes to incite any literate dragon’s envy), author and long-time Dragon Con regular David B. Coe revealed insights about his writing practices and career to aspiring students and alumni at Jody Lynn Nye’s Writers’ Workshop Friday morning. Coe described building a reputation in epic fantasy, publishing his first novel with TOR books in 1994 after… Read more →
On Friday at 11:30AM, Kevin Clash, Aymee Garcia, and Noel MacNeal—with moderator Raymond Carr—joined Dragon Con virtually to dish all things puppetry as a person of color then, now, and into the future. The puppeteers started by discussing their earliest professional experiences. MacNeal, who attended the Pratt Institute, traveled to Paris to do a series of commercials with an instructor… Read more →
The multi-talented and successful Felicia Day appeared on the Main Events channel Friday at 4PM. This hour-long interview was filled with so much energy and joy that the hour flew by. The hour’s moderator, Dot, took questions from both YouTube and Discord. This is Day’s fifth Dragon Con and her first virtual con. “It’s everyone’s first virtual Dragon Con,” she… Read more →
But how do you make him or her (wouldn’t dream of leaving you out, Maleficent, Delores, Cersei) more than a cardboard, mustache-twirling stereotype? Eric R. Asher, Jim Butcher, Faith Hunter, Jeanne C. Stein, and R.R. Virdi discussed the traits of great villains on “Necessary Evil: Villains in Urban Fantasy,” Friday at 2PM on the Fan Tracks channel, moderated by Carol… Read more →
The American Sci-Fi and Fantasy Media track streamed a live panel discussion about NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist on their YouTube and Facebook channels Friday at 3PM. The panelists jumped right in on their discussion of season 1 and some of their hopes and speculations about the already-confirmed season 2. One of the first topics discussed was how each of the… Read more →
Have you ever wanted to commune with the Force? Maybe conjure up your patronus? Perhaps experience the joy of second breakfast without having to prepare any food, all without having to go anywhere? Those of us who joined Alyssa Yeager—better known to many in fandom as Rhiannon’s Lark—for “Geeky Meditations” on Friday afternoon on the Filk track were led through… Read more →
