Orycon is a’comin’! Come and see me next weekend at the Portland Doubletree. If I get enough requests, I’ll use my reading slot to read from book 3, REFLECTED, due out in February, so you can get a sneak peek!<\/p>\n
Gender and Writing
\nHamilton Fri Nov 8 1:00pm-2:00pm
\nGender free? Gender neutral? Stereotyping? How gender affects our writing.
\nWhat writers do to write effectively in the opposite gender’s point of
\nview, and whether they really do get away with it.
\n(*)Rhiannon Held, Mike Chinakos, Rhea Rose, David D. Levine, Barry
\nDeutsch<\/p>\n
Rhiannon Held Reading<\/b>
\nGrant Fri Nov 8 7:30pm-8:00pm
\nRhiannon Held reads from own works
\nRhiannon Held<\/p>\n
Nanowrimo: What is it, and Why or Why not?
\nJefferson\/Adams Sat Nov 9 12:00pm-1:00pm
\nNational Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo) has caught on and gets bigger
\nevery year. What it’s all about, where to sign up, and whether it’s a
\ngood idea to participate. The pluses and pitfalls of writing a novel in
\nthe month of November.
\nRhiannon Held, Debs, Errol, Blythe Ayne, Jennifer Linnaea<\/p>\n
The Paranormal as Metaphor
\nRoss Island Sat Nov 9 1:00pm-2:00pm
\nIf the Martians in the movie War of the Worlds were Russians, what are
\ntoday’s werewolves and vampires? What the paranormal genre is really
\nabout.
\nMike Chinakos, Rhiannon Held, (*)Wendy N. Wagner, Aaron Duran, Manny
\nFrishberg<\/p>\n
Autograph session 2
\nArt Show Sat Nov 9 2:00pm-3:00pm
\nGet your books (or whatever) signed by your favorite writers!
\nJason M. Hough, Jason V Brock, Steve Perry, Jeff Sturgeon, Bruce Taylor,
\nRhiannon Held<\/p>\n
Religion in Fantasy
\nHamilton Sat Nov 9 5:00pm-6:00pm
\nGods? Goddesses? Just pretend religion doesn’t exist?
\nRhiannon Held, (*)Rory Miller, Doug Odell, Karen Azinger, Irene
\nRadford<\/p>\n
Urban Fantasy made real
\nMorrison Sun Nov 10 11:00am-12:00pm
\nIncreasingly, stories are being placed in modern times or locales but with
\nfantasy elements to them. Whether it is wesen in Portland or vampires in
\nWashington, how does one effectively blend these very different elements?
\nAlternatively, what are some examples of how NOT to accomplish
\nthis?
\nPatricia Briggs, Anne Bishop, (*)Devon Monk, Rhiannon Held, Jennifer
\nBrozek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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