Well, JordanCon was certainly a fun time. I definitely recommend attending a con to other budding speculative fiction writers – if for no other reason than the fact that you will enjoy yourself!
The jungle in the hotel lobby where JordanCon III was held
Before I go into detail about what I learned about writing during this convention, I wanted to do a short recap of what I did – complete with pictures! (Alas, I am in none of the pictures, as I always faced my camera away from myself, not thinking that it would be good to be in them.)
The hotel where JordanCon was held this year was pretty swanky. As evidence of my assertion I offer a picture of the hotel lobby. I’ve been in a few very nice hotels before. None of them have had a jungle in their lobbies. This is my new measure of what it means to be a swanky hotel. Obviously, it impressed me enough to warrant taking a picture, and I offer this in lieu of a “view from the hotel room”.
Signing with Brandon Sanderson and Harriet McDougal at JordanCon 2011
My first stop on Friday was a signing with author Brandon Sanderson and editor Harriet McDougal. Brandon Sanderson, as most by now know, is the author chosen to finish highly popular “The Wheel of Time” series that was begun by Robert Jordan but left unfinished by his untimely passing. Harriet was his editor at Tor Books, and his wife. Brandon has done a fantastic job with the final volumes in Jordan’s books. And of course, in part thanks to this assignment and in part thanks to his own talents and skills, Brandon has become one of the Big Names in the field of fantasy fiction – especially Epic Fantasy, of course. Continue reading
The Undiscovered Author 