I hear that everything is up to date in Kansas City, so I am heading that way to check it out for myself. Next weekend I will be Editor Guest of Honor at Conquest, KC's long-running regional con, and one of my very favorites. I went to my first KC con in 1972 (where I finally met Howard Waldrop, with whom I'd been exchanging letters since 1963), and have been coming back when I can ever since. The 1976 worldcon in KC -- MidAmericon -- still ranks as the best worldcon of all time, in my not so humble opinion. Even if I did lose two Hugos there.
So if any of you are in Kansas or Missouri or within driving distance, do come join us. You can check out the basics on the con here: http://www.conquestkc.org/
I should underline the fact that I am the Editor GOH at Conquest (Brandon Sanderson is the Author Guest of Honor). I've been editing books just as long as I've been writing them (the first book I ever published was one I'd edited, not one I'd written), and to date I've been editor or co-editor on thirty-eight anthologies, with number thirty-nine on the way. Yet this will be be the first time that any con has ever honored me for my editorial work.
Yes, I will be reading a chapter from THE WINDS OF WINTER there, and yes, I'll talk about ICE AND FIRE and my other writing... but the emphasis at Conquest will be on my editing, especially the WILD CARDS series, and one of my two scheduled autograph sessions will be limited to the anthologies I've edited. Just sayin'.
And of course, I expect to find some burnt ends as well... dragon-charred, no doubt...
So if any of you are in Kansas or Missouri or within driving distance, do come join us. You can check out the basics on the con here: http://www.conquestkc.org/
I should underline the fact that I am the Editor GOH at Conquest (Brandon Sanderson is the Author Guest of Honor). I've been editing books just as long as I've been writing them (the first book I ever published was one I'd edited, not one I'd written), and to date I've been editor or co-editor on thirty-eight anthologies, with number thirty-nine on the way. Yet this will be be the first time that any con has ever honored me for my editorial work.
Yes, I will be reading a chapter from THE WINDS OF WINTER there, and yes, I'll talk about ICE AND FIRE and my other writing... but the emphasis at Conquest will be on my editing, especially the WILD CARDS series, and one of my two scheduled autograph sessions will be limited to the anthologies I've edited. Just sayin'.
And of course, I expect to find some burnt ends as well... dragon-charred, no doubt...
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I am a bit disappointed that Sanderson doesn't have a reading of his own scheduled, but it should be a busy enough weekend as it is, especially with Spectrum Fantastic Art Live the same weekend and hotel block. I'm hoping to find a nice ASOIAF piece to purchase from Gianni, Giancola, or Karla Ortiz, depending on what they have.
As to the reading: Give them the Prologue! Your Prologues and Epilogues are usually among the best pieces of works in the books.
I think it must be really difficult to evaluate an editor work.
Will you be reading a new chapter of TWoW?
Any change for you to post a video for us to see it?
Dammit, now I want one.
And perhaps in contrast to many, I would actually welcome hearing your views as an editor even above your views as a writer. I've seen a number of interviews in which you speak about the latter, but none in which I've seen you speak about the former.
Examples: How do you (you personally) divide up responsibility with multiple editors? Do you accept submissions only from writers you've expressly invited, or do you announce open submissions and review a slush pile? Do you actively edit each story and ask for revisions, or is it more of a yes/no choice? And I'm curious about the whole process of contracts, rights, budgets, deadlines, and the time frame from proposing the concept to actual publication.
Milo Yiannopoulos:
Amazed at the people moaning about Game of Thrones. If there’s a fictional rape to be angry about surely it’s the one in Rolling Stone
It kills me that this convention is on the same weekend as one of my other major yearly shindigs, but there's just no helping it. Have a great time with all the Usual Suspects. I hope to see y'all very soon.