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Louise Marley
Louise Marley is an award-winning author of fifteen science fiction, fantasy, and historical novels. A two-time Endeavour Award winner, she is also a former concert and opera singer, and music figures prominently in many of her books and stories. She's celebrating the publication of her newest novel, The Brahms Deception at Renovation.
Programming for Louise Marley
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| Wed | 16:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
Done to Death: Program Topics that have Out-Stayed Their Welcome
Which common panel topics should be retired and why? When does a topic become outdated and clichéd? |
| Wed | 19:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Form and Content: Using Music in Science Fiction and Fantasy
How is music used in SF&F? Can musical techniques be applied to fiction? Music might be key to the plot or to a character's role in the story's world. Could a story be structured as a sonata or a capriccio? Can you achieve effects comparable with opera and musical theater - the interaction of words and music in the story instead of in the theater? |
| Wed | 20:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
SF and Musical Performance
It is a commonplace that we are are living in a science fiction future. Written, video and movie SF is ubiquitous. What about the genre in music? Opera has dipped its toe into the waters over the past several decades, but performances of SF opera remain rare. It is even harder to think of examples in musical theater. What are the possibilities in less formally theatrical forms of music, both popular and classical? |
| Thu | 11:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Thu 11:00
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| Thu | 13:00 | (A05) | 1 hr |
Far Future SF, Then and Now
Far future SF has been a staple of the genre since before the genre existed. How does this particular SFnal trope reflect the time in which the stories are written - the hopes, fears, concerns, and limitations of the then-present day. What can we learn by examining the far future fiction of the recent past and this coming fall? |
| Fri | 11:00 | (D03) | 1 hr |
Music and Fantasy
In many fantasy stories, the characters use music to generate magic that affects the environment or other people. When music is magical, what is that representing? Does music connect us to each other in a primeval way that we are trying to understand? Does writing about music in these settings tell us something about what it is to be human? |
| Fri | 13:00 | (Naples1) | 2 hrs |
Writers Workshop, Section M
All workshop sessions required advanced sign-up and are filled. |
| Fri | 16:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Elements of Romance in Speculative Fiction
Romantic stories focus on relationships and romantic love. Speculative fiction is often considered a genre of ideas. What is the role of the romantic element in this genre of ideas? How does speculative fiction bring a fresh perspective to stories about emotion and relationships? |
| Sat | 12:00 | (KK1) | 1 hr |
KaffeeKlatsch: Sat 12:00
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| Sat | 17:30 | (A14) | 30 min |
Reading: Louise Marley
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