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Yes, I am cleaning out/up my open web pages (see under: "You want to do something with this so don't close it or you'll forget") . . . here's another one:

I was on a terrific panel on Diction in Fantasy at Montreal Worldcon in Sept. 09 with Guy Kay, David Anthony Durham, Pat Rothfuss & Mark Gascoigne (no, I wasn't the Token Girl. The panel did not in fact have any girls assigned to it. I was having tea with Guy in the Green Room, and said I wished I'd been put on that panel as it is exactly the sort of thing I like to talk about, and Guy - as moderator - said, "Well come on, then!" So I did). I just discovered that a kindly man* took notes, and posted the gist of what was a very interesting conversation - the kind you always hope a panel will be, but so seldom actually is. I credit Guy as Best Moderator Ever, and the other panelists for all-around brilliance. We really got a chance to chew on some big ideas.

Here's the link.

*Niall Harrison of the editorial staff of Vector, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association, on the Vector Blog. Thank you, Niall!

Date: 2010-02-15 12:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartazon.livejournal.com
Thanks for sharing this. I think it is a skillful use of language that makes my favorite authors my favorites. It's something about understanding how to use diction to elevate a story from the everyday world into the fantastic one, without giving into "epic speak" (as one of my critique partners likes to call it). It's a fine line to walk, and so easy to get off track.

Wish I could have attended that panel!

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