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Shannon	Just returned from the WHC!		Lead	[-]
Posts: 23 04/04/07 4:37	Wow... is all I can say about it... just wow. Who knew that people who write horror are the nicest in the industry! If there is anyone on these boards who want to write novels or short stories. You MUST got to at least one of these conventions! I am saving up my pennies for Salt Lake City. You learn so many things as well as meet very nice people. You have no idea how great these people are to talk to or how they would be more than willing to lend an ear. Well.... I better save up for next year, Salt Lake City looks exspensive!
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DerekRuthven	WHC	#1	[url]	[-]
Denizen Posts: 230 04/04/07 8:47 Denizen	Who knew that people who write horror are the nicest in the industry! I know a lot of horror writers and they are mostly really nice folks. I think a large part of it is because you aren't going to get rich writing horror unless you are lucky. Most horror writers really are just normal folks, with day jobs and everything else that goes along with it. I wish WHC would come back to the South. I went a couple of years ago in Arizona, and while I met a lot of cool people, it wasn't worth the expense. I probably should have made it out to this one, though, since my friends Alethea Kontis and Brian Keene were there, along with all around cool people like Jason Sizemore, Chris Golden, Michael Laimo, and lots of others. Do you know if Tom Piccirilli made it out this year?
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Shannon	Re: WHC	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 23 04/04/07 9:05	Hmmm I don't think he did. Not that I know of. But Brian Keene was there, he was on the Zombie panel. He was really cool nd asked a strange question that go an amazing responce. Someone on the panel said something and was like. "It's as common as killing your own chicken" Brian grinned and asked the crowd. "How many of you have killed your own chicken?" Nearly everyone put their hand up, he smiled and said. "My people!" Very proudly. heheheh it was great. Try going to the one in Salt Lake City, I am already starting to save up for that and a passport!
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DerekRuthven	WHC	#3	[url]	[-]
Denizen Posts: 230 04/04/07 9:45 Denizen	Sounds like Keene. I met him a few years ago and we've been friends ever since. He's one of the few people I know who will own up to past mistakes without making excuses, and he is easily one of the most welcoming people I know. Pic's also a nice guy. His writing style is so dense that it's a little difficult to get into (like Ramsey Campbell's), but I would love to see him again, too. I might try and shoot for SLC next year, depending on the guest list. I see Brian at least once a year, but I'd love to run into Laimo and Golden again.
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Posts: 23 04/05/07 9:31	Keene was awesome, I was thrilled he remembered me from 2 years ago at the Festival of Fear in Toronto. Although I hate to break it to him (there was a HUGE debate during the zombie panel) that I am Legend is in fact a vampire story... NOT a zombie one. hehehe Ooo here's the goodie bag I got, I was given 11 free books! * removed image cuz it's too big and causes page to run off the screen.
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DerekRuthven	WHC	#5	[url]	[-]
Denizen Posts: 230 04/05/07 10:26 Denizen	Most writers are good with faces and even names. As for the "I Am Legend" debate, I actually see it as both a vampire story and a zombie story. "Night of the Living Dead" is generally thought to have been heavily influenced by this book, and before NOTLD, zombies were not the creatures that we know them today. Technically, it's a vampire book, but pop culture zombies wouldn't exist without them. Besides, Brian was probably being kind of unctous Great pile of books there. When I went to the AZ WHC, all I got were a couple of publisher cast offs, except for at the Leisure party, where I got a some cool titles. "The Conqueror Worms" - a title I dislike, compared to the original title "Earthworm Gods" - is brilliant, highest recommendation on that one. The Mary Ann Mitchell book is probably fun, since she has a darkly humorous style. Looks like the EOS reader is rolling out the support for Kim Harrison, a seemingly cool person though I have yet to read her stuff (I'll do that soon).
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