Saturday – Ballroom 1:00 pm 2:00 pm What happens when you lock a bunch of creatives in a hotel for 3 days? They get to know each other, they get ideas, they even decide to do projects together. Like that William Shaw movie we’re showing in a couple of hours. So we’ve gotten a few… Continue reading TusCon teamups, what have your favorite attendees been working on together
Event tag: William Herr
William R. Herr is a US Author, poet, playwright, screenwriter and adventurer from Pennsylvania. A veteran of seven hurricanes, three tornadoes, two lightning strikes and a drunken inter-species conversation with an irate bear, he otherwise lives a quiet life with his wife and two dogs adjacent to a likely target of nuclear missiles. He is the author of the international best-seller The Collective (easily the most evil book ever published), award-winning and Pulitzer-nominated 5:30 Return, the Broken Throne series, and several short books which you probably never read.
His areas of knowledge include baking, gardening, geopolitics, theoretical physics, and how to survive a 500-foot fall from the side of a cliff. He refuses to confirm or deny that he is an alien from the planet Boomchickapowpow, which is oddly specific. He drinks a lot of bourbon.
Yes, you can poet, too!
Sunday – Panel Room 1 12:00 pm 1:00 pm There are a lot of kinds of poetry Some with a lot of rules Some with almost none You might think you can’t write poetry Well I think you can And so do our guests Carol Edwards, William Herr, Larry Hammer
Getting to Know your Characters.
Saturday – Panel Room 1 8:00 pm 9:00 pm Who is your hero really? Does he vibe at all with the person you think he’s going to hook up with in the 3rd act? And why is he opposing your villain? And speaking of your villain… Catherine Wells, Jay Smith, Thomas Watson, William Herr
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
Steamboat Willy finally hits public domain. What changes now?
Saturday – Panel Room 2 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Disney has really screwed up our copyright laws in America. And they did it to make sure that no iteration of Mickey Mouse would ever go public domain. And yet, they seem to have taken their eye off the ears. Because Steamboat Willie hits public domain… Continue reading Steamboat Willy finally hits public domain. What changes now?
AI Artwork, disaster or tool
Saturday – Panel Room 1 3:00 pm 4:00 pm There is a lot of debate on the validity of AI art. Is it really art? Is it going to put artists out of work? Has it democratized the process? Can it help you make “real” art? Let’s talk about that. And maybe somebody will turn… Continue reading AI Artwork, disaster or tool
“Monsters” as Heroes
Friday – Panel Room 1 4:00 pm 5:00 pm So we all know the Creature from the Black Lagoon is the hero of the movie. But it doesn’t start there. And it doesn’t end there. How do you make the “monster” the good guy? Can all “monsters” be the good guy? Are all “monsters” already… Continue reading “Monsters” as Heroes
Not in my Business Sector, our love hate relationship with AI
Friday – Panel Room 2 9:00 pm 10:00 pm Remember when we were all excited about the possibilities of AI? It could do all those great things we always want done. Then, all of a sudden, they figured out how to make it do your job. Now we hate it. So now what? Carolyn Kay,… Continue reading Not in my Business Sector, our love hate relationship with AI
Attending TusCon
Autograph Session 4
Saturday – Autograph Area 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Bring stuff. Buy stuff. Get stuff signed. Ask questions while they sign stuff. Have fun. Carol Edwards, Jill Bauman, Linda D Addison, William Herr, Jay Smith