Later, a return to cats, now a report because Boskone approacheth

[kinzel]

So, Boskone approaches and here's my preliminary schedule. As always, prelininary schedules are subject to change ... still sounds like I have a good mix of topics and events....


Friday 7pm Inventions We're Waiting For
Tom Easton
Jordin T. Kare
Steve Miller
Mary A. Turzillo
What sort of stuff do we really wish existed, but probably won't
within our lifetimes?

Friday 10pm Keeping Your Series Fresh
Patricia Bray
Michael F. Flynn
Juliet E. McKenna
Steve Miller (M)
Joel Shepherd

If you re lucky enough to create a long-running series, how do you
stave off staleness? Have your protagonist take a new case, trip,
job, or lover with every installment?

Saturday 11am Con-Going on a Budget
Steve Miller
Margaret Organ-Kean
Edie Stern
Rene Walling

Besides cramming ten in a room and living on stale potato chips all
weekend, how can you get through a convention as cheaply as
possible?

Saturday 12noon Redux: If you liked that, read this....
Daniel P. Dern
Nina Harper
Alexander Jablokov
Steve Miller
Faye Ringel

If you enjoyed our similar panel last year, you ll love this one!
We ll talk again about how favorite stories or authors lead us to
others, alike in interesting or unexpected ways.

Saturday 2pm Autographing

Saturday 3:30pm Reading
Steve Miller

Sunday 12noon Literary Beer
Geoffrey A. Landis
Steve Miller


And that's what I know right now on that topic ....

Comments

Re: "Literary Beer"

[srmpublisher.livejournal.com]

The thing is, among all the beer guides I see out there, I don't see one that is aimed at what beers are best consumed to talk about writing. My beer background is odd -- my father drank National Premium, my stepfather drank Papst Blue Ribbon. My maternal uncles drank National Bo or whatever was cheapest (Hamm's among other things), and my married into the family Uncle Edie drank Rolling Rock.

When I was a traveling fan I drank what I was given, I'm afraid, and sort of would buy Rolling Rock (I spent a lot of time at my Aunt's house as a sort of refuge), National Premium, or Miller High Life for myself ..Yeah, I know...) but then, but then, suddenly and without warning someone apparently changed the ingredients of on me and I started getting headaches after a sip of two (no, really!) ... and so I migrated to wine.

I'd had some Polish and German beer that was quite nice when I was traveling ... so if I buy a beer ( or someone buys one for me) -- what should I have? Note that I have to board a train later on Sunday...

Re: "Literary Beer"

[claydowling.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm drinking a High Life right now. In spite of the low price and general low regard for American Lager, High Life is a excellent example of the style.

If you like the German style beers, Czechvar has become widely available now that InBev has taken over Budweiser's distribution network. Sapporo is also commonly available, and is a fantastic Pilsner (a classic central European style like you would find in Germany or Poland).

If you like the dark German beers, Negra Modelo is nice. It's located in Mexico, but its foundations are German.

As a traditional beer for literary discussion, I'd say Guinness is a safe bet. It's a perfect beer for slow, casual sipping. The flavor is rich, but there's no bitterness that anybody would find offensive.