DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL MEETING XXX
DARKOVER MAIN PROGRAMMING

FRIDAY

1:00 PM - Gaylactic Spectrum Awards: Past, Present & Future. Carl Cipra

2:00 PM - Is the SF magazine dead? Has its place been taken by theme anthologies?
C. S. Friedman, Heather Rose Jones, Tim Liebe, Tamora Pierce. Carl Cipra, Moderator

3:00 PM - What I need to write. Every writer has a magic something they need to help write. A cup of tea, special music, etc. These writers talk about what they need to get motivated.
C. S. Friedman, Katherine Kurtz, Scott MacMillan, Alanna Morland. Heather Rose Jones, Moderator

4:00 PM - Flying Cats and Talking Dogs. Creating believable animals in Fantasy and Science Fiction.
C. S. Friedman, Esther Friesner, Heather Rose Jones, Tamora Pierce. Nancy Berman, Moderator

5:00 PM - Artist GoH Speech - Tristan Alexander

6:00 PM - Yes, but is it funny? Humor and Science Fiction.
Esther Friesner, James Macdonald, Tim Liebe, Don Sakers. Carl Cipra, Moderator

7:00 PM - Unmasking the Villain. Did the revelation of Darth Vader weaken him as a super-villain? How long should you hold the suspense? Is there a point at which the unmasking may come too late?
Jacqueline Carey, Debra Doyle, Katherine Kurtz, Scott MacMillan, Don Sakers. Alanna Morland, Moderator

8:00 PM - Costume Competition

9:00 PM - Setup for Ceilidh Band

10:00 PM - Homespun Ceilidh Band

SATURDAY

10:00 AM - GLBT Content: Plot or Set Dressing? Putting some hot sex in a book doesn't make it GLBT. Does every book with a "non-traditional" hero or heroine have to carry the banner forward, or is it OK to write frivolous GLBT material?
Jacqueline Carey, Margaret Esther Friesner, Heather Rose Jones, Tamora Pierce, Don Sakers. Carl Cipra, moderator

11:00 AM - Breadcrumbs & Red Herrings Breaking the "show, don't tell" rule robs the reader of the satisfaction of Figuring It Out on their own. On the other hand, if the puzzle is too esoteric, the reader might never understand what's going on. Is there a happy medium?
Debra Doyle, James MacDonald, Scott MacMillan, Don Sakers. Jack Frost, Moderator

12:00 Noon - One Hour a Day. Helpful hints about how to get your ideas from concept to manuscript.
Nancy Berman, C.S. Friedman, Katherine Kurtz, James MacDonald. Carl Cipra, moderator

1:00 PM - GoH Speech - Esther Friesner

2:00 PM - That's not what I said. Readers misunderstanding what the author wrote.
Debra Doyle, C.S. Friedman, Scott MacMillan, Tamora Pierce, Don Sakers. Carl Cipra, Moderator

3:00 PM - Between the Lines. Romance and relationships online, what works and what doesn't, what to believe and what to ignore.
Jacqueline Carey, Esther Friesner, Katherine Kurtz, Alanna Morland. Jennifer Heise, moderator

4:00 PM - Autograph session - all authors

5:00 PM - Regency Ball

6:00 PM - Continued

7PM-9PM - Set up for concert

9:00 PM - CLAM CHOWDER CONCERT

11:00 PM - Continued

Midnight - HALLELUJAH CHORUS - POOLSIDE

SUNDAY

10:00 AM - Role Models for Fantasy and Science Fiction readers. Which fictional characters are good role models and which ones are bad ones?
Jacqueline Carey, Debra Doyle, James MacDonald, Scott MacMillan, Don Sakers. Heather Rose Jones, Moderator

11:00 AM - Editing a "theme" anthology. Esther Friesner, Katherine Kurtz, Tamora Pierce, Don Sakers. Carl Cipra, Moderator

12:00 Noon - Knit one, purl two. How authors relax when not writing.
Debra Doyle, C.S. Friedman, Esther Friesner, Katherine Kurtz, James MacDonald, Tamora Pierce. Nancy Berman, moderator

1:00 PM - ART AUCTION

2:00 PM - Art Auction Continued

3:00 PM - Talk to the Chair Alton about this and future Darkovers - Yes, there will be one next year!

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