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: Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
2014-03-27 10:54:00

Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
2014-03-27 10:54:00

Mood: awake
Music: Augustana, "Sweet and Low."

Seattle! I am here!

It's time for Emerald City Comic-Con, Seattle's very own answer to the fact that San Diego has become the Mordor of Nerds! It's an awesome three day event in lovely downtown Seattle, and once again, I'm going to be bringing down the house in my own inimitable (and occasionally awkward) fashion.

I have one program item this year: "Beyond the Genre in Genre Fiction" on Friday morning at 11:40am. I am appearing with a bunch of truly awesome people, including Kory Bing, who some among you may remember as the illustrator for the InCryptid Field Guide. I am super excited! You should come!

If you can make the con but can't make my panel, I'll be around throughout the weekend, and am happy to sign things if spotted. Or if not spotted, but then the things may not belong to you.

Emerald City!

Tags: comic books, conventions, in the wild, schedule, where's seanan

mackknopf

March 29 2014, 07:46:28 UTC 3 years ago

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I've been to the San Diego comic convention once in college, but never got to go to Seattle's convention! When I went to San Diego back then, we were trying to get someone to publish the comic book I'd scripted and that Darren had drawn. No sale, but I did get invited to a party and meeting afterwards with the people of Milestone Comics, where I completely blew any chances of selling "Chosen." Lots of fun anyway, and I hope we get to read an after-con report from you.

But mainly, I have a now-topical question I have not seen discussed here before... Since you love comic books and have since practically forever, have you tried writing any? If not, would you like to, whether in one of your established print universes or a brand-new setting? You've got arrows in your bow for poetry, novellas, novels, and short stories... What about another target? I'm just asking about general interest.

I just finished reading your essay on Jean Grey and Emma Frost in "Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them," which had an ebook version on sale from Amazon.com for five dollars. I bought it for the essay, which was extremely satisfying, and stayed with the rest of the book for the other writers, many of whom I was familar with, though not all. And then tonight, I just listened to last month's SF Squeecast, which I finally had to turn off to finish later because I was laughing too hard. '

Sample quote by you as agent provocateur: "Urban fantasy is superheroes without the tights." So have you ever wanted to write comic books*, and if so, what are the chances you will turn your keyboard to them some day? (Breaking into comics is extremely difficult, I know, esp. with any of the major publishers.)

*Footnote: Fan-fiction and comic book scripts have much in common, and I have read many wonderful fan-fic universes that are far better than many printed comics. But I love going to my store and picking up a pile of new titles, as I did tonight... Sequential art + great writing makes me very happy.

**Footnote 2: Now I am looking over at my shelves at Dennis O'Neil's DC comics writing guide, and remembering other books like Peter David's writing guide. There is apparently no sure way to tunnel into creating comics, and now I am remembering how hard it was to send cold solicitations to even the smallest of publishers...

Mack

seanan_mcguire

March 31 2014, 20:23:58 UTC 3 years ago

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I do not discuss future projects or plans, as then people constantly question me about them, I become angry, and the projects never happen. Thank you for your interest.