Flycon!

[desperance]

I will be participating in Flycon this weekend. For those who know not, it's a con-by-internet: no hotel bills, no travel chaos. Alas, the late-night bar conversations may be hard to organise cross-continent and cross-airwave, but we'll do our best.

The draft programme is here. At present I have the first author chat of the con - Friday 1.30pm my time, Saturday 12.30am Sydney time, other times to be worked out pro rata - and a panel on Hard-Boiled Fantasy, 1pm Sunday, currently with Andrew McKiernan. Do drop by, if free. More information and general guidance can be found here...

Comments

[cherylmmorgan.livejournal.com]

Will try to drop by as I think the idea of online conventions is fascinating, but thus far I am finding the software they are using full of FAIL.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about that; so far I have been a little stunned to find that the author chat software works just fine on my Linux system, for all that I have never ever done a chatting before...

[cherylmmorgan.livejournal.com]

Have just done some more testing when I wasn't running economic models in the background and it is now usable, if a bit untidy. Hopefully talk to you Friday.

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

I was surprised to see that you're doing the Hardboiled Fantasy panel when I thought I was the lone panelist. Then I noticed that they've listed it twice.

I'll drop a line to see if I can be added to your slot.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Dang! *hopes we can amalgamate*

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

If not, I may drop in uninvited.

I'd thought it was a pretty interesting idea for a panel, but when no other names were added to mine, I surreptitiously raised my arm and sniffed. Had I driven everyone away? I'm glad it's not the case.

Of course, I might have realized this days ago if I'd actually *read* the schedule instead of just searching the page for my name...

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Heh. Likewise. Doesn't everyone just scan for their own name? It's a kinda crude version of egosurfing...

[ashr501.livejournal.com]

It looks like Harry has been added in, so there is now only one panel with the 3 of us together. Pleased to meet you both and I'm really looking forward to a great panel. No idea what I'm going to say though!