Month: May 2022

Ice and Fire 2022 Conference Recap

Ice and Fire 2022 Conference Recap

Introduction

I attended the Ice and Fire Con at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 21 to April 24, 2022. I originally had a ticket for the Ice and Fire Con 2020, but they canceled it because of COVID-19. They focus the conference on the works of George R. R. Martin. Especially the Game of Thrones series, including his other works in the world of Westeros. The HBO series called House of the Dragon is an example and will release starting on August 21, 2022. I attended five panels, one guest of honor lecture, one trivia game, a performance by the Manimals, and the closing ceremonies. This year’s theme was A Dream of Spring. It is the proposed title of the seventh book in the Song of Ice and Fire series. We have been waiting ten years for the sixth book, The Winds of Winter.

This is a link to the Ice and Fire Conference website.

http://www.iceandfirecon.com/

The 2022 Logo for Ice ad Fire Con 2022.

Ice and Fire 2022 Conference

This is my badge for Ice and Fire Con 2022, A Dream of Spring.

Summary

Ice and Fire 2022 Conference Recap

Saturday, April 23rd at 10 AM

Significance of the Seven Panel with two panelists:

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They held the panel in the Grand Ballroom with about 19 attendees.

Saturday, April 23rd at 11 AM

ASOIAF and the War of the Roses Panel with three panelists:

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They held the panel in the Scarlet Oak room with about 35 attendees.

Saturday, April 23rd at 12 PM

Choose Your Own Reading Order Panel with two panelists:

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They held the panel in the Grand Ballroom with about 21 attendees.

Saturday, April 23rd at 6 PM

Guest of Honor Lecture with David J. Peterson:

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They held the lecture in the Grand Ballroom with about 25 attendees.

Saturday, April 23rd at 8 PM

Trivia of Ice and Fire Game with two moderators:

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They held the trivia game in the Grand Ballroom with about 31 attendees.

Saturday, April 23rd at 9 PM

Performance by the Manimals:

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They held the performance in the Grand Ballroom with too many attendees to count.

Sunday, April 24th at 12 PM

House of the Dragon is Coming! Panel with four panelists:

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They held the panel in the Grand Ballroom with about 30 attendees.

Sunday, April 24th at 1 PM

After the Snow Panel with two panelists:

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They held the panel in the Grand Ballroom with about 41 attendees.

Sunday, April 24th at 1 PM

Closing Ceremonies with the con runners and guests:

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They held the ceremonies in the Grand Ballroom with about 60 attendees.

Recommendation – Conclusion

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Links

ConFusion Detroit was a con I attended this year that is like the Ice and Fire Con. I attended the SF conference named ConFusion at 21111 Haggerty Road Novi, Michigan at the Sheraton Detroit Novi from January 21, 2022, to January 23, 2020. ConFusion Detroit 2020 was the last in-person con I attended. I have attended only virtual cons in the last two years. ConFusion 2022 was my next in-person con after that. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association sponsored ConFusion Detroit 2022. I attended the opening ceremonies, three panels, two lectures, one reading, and one interview. This year’s theme was rising confusion. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, the con returned from a two-year absence.

The last in-person conference I attended before Confusion Detroit 2022 was Confusion Detroit 2020. They canceled the con in 2021. They held it in the same place in 2022, with strict masks and vaccination policies in effect. I felt the con went well and enjoyed my attendance. I have two stars of the con. Author Guest of Honor Jim C. Hines gave a spirited reading of his short story, The Creature in Your Neighborhood, and an insightful interview by Black Gate Magazine. My other star of the con was Dr. Jordan Steckloff for the two lectures and the panel I attended he participated in.

ConFusion Detroit 2022 Conference Recap

Writing Progress Report May 2022

Writing Progress Report May 2022.

This is my Writing Progress Report May 2022.

In April, I hiked at the Hocking Hills State Park near Logan, Ohio. This is a picture I took of Cedar Falls on April 21, 2022.

Writing Progress from April 2021.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for April 2022, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report April 2022

In April 2022, I submitted Chapter 18 of my novel titled Cuba Liberto to the Novel Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library.

I submitted my short story, “Nanotechnology,” to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in April 2022.

In July 2018, I completed the first draft of my novel Assassin in New Marl City. It was 99,981 words and 36 chapters. In December 2018, I completed a pre-second draft with 30 chapters. It had 89,072 words. I finished the second draft in December 2019. I wrote a new chapter 1 in February 2020 and April 2020. The planned third draft will have 32 Chapters. I finished the third draft edits on Chapter 3 in July 2020. I hope to reset the novel and complete the revisions in 2022.

Writing Progress from April 2022 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in April 2022.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I have submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submission for 2022 yet.

Events from April 2022.

I attended the Ice and Fire Con at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 21 to April 24, 2022. I originally had a ticket for the Ice and Fire Con 2020, but they canceled it because of COVID-19.

This is a link to the Ice and Fire Conference website.

http://www.iceandfirecon.com/

Writing Goals for May 2022.

I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for May 2022.

I am working on a novel titled Cuba Liberto. The first draft was a script. My plan for the rewrite is to convert the story into 26 Chapters. I plan to complete writing Chapter 19 in May 2022 and submit it to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.

In May 2022, I plan to submit a story to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.

I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop in May 2022.

I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. In May 2022, I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for May 2022 continued.

In May 2022, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for May 2022.

The next event I plan to attend is the Marcon conference near Columbus, Ohio, on May 7, 2022. They will hold the conference at the Crown Plaza North Hotel in Worthington, Ohio.

This is a link to the Marcon Conference Facebook account. Their website was down.

https://www.facebook.com/MARConOH/