Saturday – Panel Room 1 11:00 am 12:00 pm Just because it’s a world of total make believe doesn’t mean it shouldn’t make sense, and have internal logic. So how do you have elves and magic wands and chosen ones and still make it feel like a trip to the mall? Bob Nelson, Bruce Davis,… Continue reading Keeping it Real: How to Make Fantasy Worlds Feel Realistic
Event tag: Bruce Davis
Bruce Davis is a Mesa AZ based general and trauma surgeon. He is part of that dying breed of dinosaurs, the solo general surgeon. He also is a writer of science fiction and fantasy novels. His independently published works include the YA novel Queen Mab Courtesy, and his military science fiction novel That Which Is Human. His nonfiction memoir, Dancing in the Operating Room, is a glimpse into the life and training of a Trauma Surgeon. Glowgems for Profit and Thieves Profit are parts of a continuing series of stand-alone novels about Zach Mbele, former Republic of Mars commando and captain of the fast freighter, Profit. They and his latest works, Platinum Magic, Gold Magic, and Silver Magic, his forays into the world of fantasy, are published by Brick Cave Media. Platinum Magic and the Magic Law series, an exciting new series set in a surprising modern world, like our own, only different.
Why do the soft sciences never advance in science fiction
Sunday – Ballroom 10:00 am 11:00 am Scifi always has lots of cool toys. Spaceships, ray guns, zero point power. But why doesn’t anybody solve all those psychological and sociological problems? We know these sciences advance in reality, why don’t our fictional worlds give them any love? Bruce Davis, Ross Lampert, William Herr, KJ Kabza,… Continue reading Why do the soft sciences never advance in science fiction
Pub Crawl through Time
Sunday – Panel Room 1 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Honestly I have no idea how our guests are going to handle this panel. Is it a discussion of the history of booze? Is it taking a look at history through less scholarly eyes? Are they going to come up with something else entirely? I do… Continue reading Pub Crawl through Time
Researching your Writing
Saturday – Ballroom 9:00 am 10:00 am What is the air speed of a laden swallow? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck? How did these things suddenly become important to my fantasy space novel? Join our guests as they talk about what to research, how to research and why research. And maybe some really… Continue reading Researching your Writing
Would a phaser by any other name still go Zap? Naming made up items in SF/F/H.
Friday – Panel Room 1 5:00 pm 6:00 pm We know that all SF problems can be solved by reversing the polarity on the doohickey, except you messed with the doohickey last episode. Can the whatchamacallit be reversed? How about the thingamabob? How do you keep this rabbit hole from completely derailing your writing? Bruce… Continue reading Would a phaser by any other name still go Zap? Naming made up items in SF/F/H.