The first was 'Formidable Women', with me and David Levine bookending Alma Alexander, Patty Briggs, M.J. Enghe, C.J. Cherryh and Jane Fancher. The questions under discussion were "What constitutes formidable?" and "What is a woman?" Wow, was that an amazing (and sometimes hilarious) 50 minutes.
The following panel was on the novel pitch, with some of the same players plus several new ones. And a lot of audience participation. And me riding roughshod with moderatorial privilege to keep it all on track. Still, I think it was rather productive.
The drive back was extremely pleasant, with much admiring of the ever-growing forest of wind power turbines dotting the eastern end of the Columbia gorge, and a brief visit with friends in Hood River. I managed some writing last night, and went to bed quite early to help myself sleep off the last of the weekend's debauchery.
My next such event is Rainforest Writers Village in two weeks. Do you have a convention coming up?