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Morphicon Miscellanea - April 2012
13 years ago
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The End is Nigh
Yes, folks, the long wait is almost over. With only two weeks to go until Morphicon 2012: Fables & Furry Tails you can finishing sharpening your claws and preening your coats and think ahead to packing. If you haven't already, head on over and pre-register at Morphicon.org. While the early-bird discount is over (partially because the bird was consumed) it's still an easy way to get one more thing taken care of before the con.
As always, we have a plethora of panels and almagama of activities planned to keep you entertained. The Spectacle of Doom, Fursuit Parade, and Frozen Oasis all make a return this year. We'll also have the Dealer's Den and Artist's Alley open to help you buy and sell, what else, art! The patio will be available if you simply want to hang-out and, for those of you who want to earn a discount for next year, your Gopher Wrangler would love to hear from you if you'd like to volunteer!
Feel free to contact your Morphicon staff should you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
Meet the GoH's: Text Edition, Part 2
Having already answered a pair of questions for you in the previous edition of Morphicon Miscellanea, Heavy Horse and Sigil, this year's Guests of Honour, agreed to answer two more. While we realize four questions are not enough to know a GoH, we do hope you stop by their respective panels at the con and learn a bit more about, and from, them.
What are you hoping to take away from Morphicon?
Heavy Horse: Lots of new friends and fans! I enjoy creating worlds and furry fandom gives me an opportunity to wander in my most favorite universe: the anthropomorphic. I want to take everybody on a tour of Coventry House, Yew Manor, and more, serving as your host to many worlds that you’ll take and make your own.
Sigil: Good experiences and some fun art done at the convention! I can't wait
to see what ideas you guys come up with!
Any tips for artists in your chosen field?
Sigil: Draw every day. Make your goals and come up with an achievable plan on
how to make them. Learn from everything you can!
Heavy Horse: Read, read, read! A writer is a reader, not only in the field in which they write, but stretch yourself into genres you would never write in and nonfiction subjects you think you would never be interested in. I doubt if I will ever write a romance, but I read romance stories. I read nonfiction w-a-y outside my own personal worldview and it has all played an important role in my writing voice and style.
Another argument for reading is that it helps you find your own voice. If I stand tall as a writer, it’s because I stand on the shoulders of men and women who are already giants: H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, Paul Kidd, Alan Garner, Robert Holdstock, Ray Bradbury and many more. They were my first teachers who gave me the hunger to write by first sharing with me the wonders of their own worlds. My first tentative attempts to mimic their voices allowed me after many years to find my own.
Finally, all writers need to be tenacious. Calling it quits is not an option. We are always learning and the learning never stops. We collect rejection slips like old dogs collect fleas, but we never stop. Our Inner Critic calls us every name in the book, but we … never … stop.
Tenacity. It works.
"Yew" Know What You Want
Two more chapters of Heavy Horse's Yew Manor! We have taken the time to upload two of the final three chapters of this wonderful story to Morphicon.org. Heavy has agreed to read Yew Manor in its entirety at the con and we'll let him finish his story for you. At the conclusion of the con, Yew Manor will be posted in one piece on Morphicon.org. We encourage you to attend Heavy's reading to his wonderful piece so you might achieve closure just a little bit sooner.
Welcome to Goodbye
Speaking of closure, it is with a heavy heart and drooping tail I must mention your publicity fox will not be returning after this year's con. It has been a honour to serve on the Morphicon staff these past two years and I thank everyone involved and, especially, those who've enjoyed (or simply put up with) my ramblings. Have no fear, we are not planning on leaving the position vacant and are already speaking to others who have expressed interest.
That said, Morphicon is continually evolving. Furs come and go and we are always looking for those interested in helping plan and execute the next great con experience. If your ambitions are loftier than being a gopher or panelist, we encourage you to speak to someone on staff. You never know, it just may be you writing the newsletter in the future!
Thanks for the ride! - Foxx (in a box)
Yes, folks, the long wait is almost over. With only two weeks to go until Morphicon 2012: Fables & Furry Tails you can finishing sharpening your claws and preening your coats and think ahead to packing. If you haven't already, head on over and pre-register at Morphicon.org. While the early-bird discount is over (partially because the bird was consumed) it's still an easy way to get one more thing taken care of before the con.
As always, we have a plethora of panels and almagama of activities planned to keep you entertained. The Spectacle of Doom, Fursuit Parade, and Frozen Oasis all make a return this year. We'll also have the Dealer's Den and Artist's Alley open to help you buy and sell, what else, art! The patio will be available if you simply want to hang-out and, for those of you who want to earn a discount for next year, your Gopher Wrangler would love to hear from you if you'd like to volunteer!
Feel free to contact your Morphicon staff should you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
Meet the GoH's: Text Edition, Part 2
Having already answered a pair of questions for you in the previous edition of Morphicon Miscellanea, Heavy Horse and Sigil, this year's Guests of Honour, agreed to answer two more. While we realize four questions are not enough to know a GoH, we do hope you stop by their respective panels at the con and learn a bit more about, and from, them.
What are you hoping to take away from Morphicon?
Heavy Horse: Lots of new friends and fans! I enjoy creating worlds and furry fandom gives me an opportunity to wander in my most favorite universe: the anthropomorphic. I want to take everybody on a tour of Coventry House, Yew Manor, and more, serving as your host to many worlds that you’ll take and make your own.
Sigil: Good experiences and some fun art done at the convention! I can't wait
to see what ideas you guys come up with!
Any tips for artists in your chosen field?
Sigil: Draw every day. Make your goals and come up with an achievable plan on
how to make them. Learn from everything you can!
Heavy Horse: Read, read, read! A writer is a reader, not only in the field in which they write, but stretch yourself into genres you would never write in and nonfiction subjects you think you would never be interested in. I doubt if I will ever write a romance, but I read romance stories. I read nonfiction w-a-y outside my own personal worldview and it has all played an important role in my writing voice and style.
Another argument for reading is that it helps you find your own voice. If I stand tall as a writer, it’s because I stand on the shoulders of men and women who are already giants: H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, Paul Kidd, Alan Garner, Robert Holdstock, Ray Bradbury and many more. They were my first teachers who gave me the hunger to write by first sharing with me the wonders of their own worlds. My first tentative attempts to mimic their voices allowed me after many years to find my own.
Finally, all writers need to be tenacious. Calling it quits is not an option. We are always learning and the learning never stops. We collect rejection slips like old dogs collect fleas, but we never stop. Our Inner Critic calls us every name in the book, but we … never … stop.
Tenacity. It works.
"Yew" Know What You Want
Two more chapters of Heavy Horse's Yew Manor! We have taken the time to upload two of the final three chapters of this wonderful story to Morphicon.org. Heavy has agreed to read Yew Manor in its entirety at the con and we'll let him finish his story for you. At the conclusion of the con, Yew Manor will be posted in one piece on Morphicon.org. We encourage you to attend Heavy's reading to his wonderful piece so you might achieve closure just a little bit sooner.
Welcome to Goodbye
Speaking of closure, it is with a heavy heart and drooping tail I must mention your publicity fox will not be returning after this year's con. It has been a honour to serve on the Morphicon staff these past two years and I thank everyone involved and, especially, those who've enjoyed (or simply put up with) my ramblings. Have no fear, we are not planning on leaving the position vacant and are already speaking to others who have expressed interest.
That said, Morphicon is continually evolving. Furs come and go and we are always looking for those interested in helping plan and execute the next great con experience. If your ambitions are loftier than being a gopher or panelist, we encourage you to speak to someone on staff. You never know, it just may be you writing the newsletter in the future!
Thanks for the ride! - Foxx (in a box)
Lightpaws
~lightpaws
This is a bit of a shock to see you step down.. Well I wish you all the best in whatever you plan to do in the future!
