A timely con report! Well, almost timely. Eastercon, aka Mancunicon, took place pretty early this year, since it takes place (clue in the name) over the Easter weekend. Also, (more name clues) it was in Manchester aka NORTHERER THAN LONDON, YAY. So my travel time from home was delightfully modest.Also, Manchester is a little bit…
Author: Lizbeth Myles
Writer, podcaster. Likes Doctor Who a lot. And spaceships generally. And cake.
Women Writers Who Inspire Me
There are several things on the Twitters today that are making me ARGH, but this is one of the less rage-inducing ones, and more eye-rolly, so I can deal. Anyway, this is the story, and with context, you see why I'm more eyerolls than raging even though I did maayybe yell "NELLIE BLY" at the…
Lost Season 2
Some time ago I finished watching season one of Lost, a mere decade behind the cutting edge of pop culture. Now, I've finished season two, ra, so at this rate, it will only be a few months before I'll merely be four years out of date, hurrah! Here be spoilers, for season two of Lost,…
Hello, April!
Afternoon, readers! I'm back home after a super lovely Eastercon, which will forever be etched into my memory as THE V FIRST TIME I PLAYED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. That's going to get a whole blog entry of its very own, just so I can keep all the embarrassing capslock of ridiculous glee to one space.…
Eastercon Schedule
I'll be in Manchester this weekend at Eastercon (aka the British National Science Fiction Convention), enjoying all the sciffy related goodness, and being on some panels, which are: Little-Known British SF TV Shows of the 1950s to 1970s Saturday 17:30 - 18:30, Room 6 (Hilton Deansgate) You might think you really know your early TV,…
Hugo Nomination Recs: Best Fancast
The Best Fancast category in the Hugo Awards is the newest category of the awards; 2016 will only be the fifth year it's been contested. It's also the category that, IIRC, gets the least number of nominations and least number of votes. And this saddens me, cause it's also one of the most important categories…
Star Wars, everything Star Wars, nananana Star Wars….
This was meant to be a totally proper and intelligent and thoughtful post about podcasts and the Hugo fancast category. Alas, that will have to wait till the morn as I am utterly knackered (no sympathy, if you were so inclined, it's wholly my own fault) and I think a super early night is in…
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Award Nominables Post
I meant to do ages ago and forget, brilliantly, but here is this year's post sharing what stuff I made last year that can be nominated for things, should you be so inclined: Companion Piece edited by myself and Liz Barr, is eligible in the Best Related Work category of the Hugos. This is a…
A week of blogging, also cake
So while I was having my Death Flu, I was getting annoyed at everything, but mostly myself, because one of the things I wanted to do this year was keep a more regular blog, and I was failing miserably. Fast forward to this week and hurrah! I've posted every day. Sometimes it's been in the…
You shall not pass!
I got this little fellow today - my first Series 15 Lego minifig. I call him Mormont (House Mormont's bears right? My Game of Thrones knowledge is vague outside the Lannisters). And that is surely the most adorable of all possible maces that he's wielding, yes? Also, I now own a totally modern, rather spiffy…
