Lynne and Doctor Who
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michaeldthomasI have an addendum to yesterday's post.
LYNNE HAS BEEN ADDED AS A GUEST AT CHICAGO TARDIS!!!
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renn's announcement:
Now for guests. Joining our little party as a guest for the first time, after many years as a regular attendee, is LYNNE THOMAS. Lynne co-edited the Mad Norwegian Press book "Chicks Dig Time Lords." In addition, she heads the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University, where (amongst other things) she has spearheaded the archiving of several dozen SF authors' papers.
How frickin' cool is that?
Chicago TARDIS is one of our favorite conventions. We've only missed it twice since it started in 2000.
That brings me to something else I've been meaning to write about for the last few months. Chicks Dig Time Lords has been wildly successful: great sales, wonderful reviews, and its own fan following. It has been read and enjoyed by famous people who have been involved in the creation of the show.
As most of you know, I'm a big Doctor Who fan. I started watching the show 25 years ago. I own a roomful of Doctor Who memorabilia. As written in Lynne's CDTL essay, I introduced her to the series.
A couple of weeks ago my mother asked me, "Does all of Lynne's success bother you?"
I didn't even have to think about my answer.
No. It doesn't.
Why I'm not bothered:
1- Lynne worked really hard on this book. The stress from the process probably contributed to the shingles in her eye. She earned all of her success. I'm very proud of her.
2- This book NEEDED TO HAPPEN. Female fandom has been ignored or misunderstood for too many years. CDTL marked a sea-change. There was no way I could have created this book. A Chicks Dig Time Lords with my name on the cover would have defeated the purpose. Even though I did some of work behind the scenes, I've never had a problem with my name being only in the back.
3- I'm tired of being defined by my hobby. A few years ago, I wanted to be a Doctor Who nonfiction writer. I was working on Fluid Links, and it seemed like that would be my ticket into the professional fan world. Then the delays started, and I changed my focus.
I want to create my own worlds. I want to be a published SF/F writer.
I'm okay going to Doctor Who conventions as a fan. In fact, I prefer it that way. I don't want to burn out because my hobby became my job.
I wonder if I can get Lynne to sign something for me... ;-)
LYNNE HAS BEEN ADDED AS A GUEST AT CHICAGO TARDIS!!!
From
renn's announcement: Now for guests. Joining our little party as a guest for the first time, after many years as a regular attendee, is LYNNE THOMAS. Lynne co-edited the Mad Norwegian Press book "Chicks Dig Time Lords." In addition, she heads the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University, where (amongst other things) she has spearheaded the archiving of several dozen SF authors' papers.
How frickin' cool is that?
Chicago TARDIS is one of our favorite conventions. We've only missed it twice since it started in 2000.
That brings me to something else I've been meaning to write about for the last few months. Chicks Dig Time Lords has been wildly successful: great sales, wonderful reviews, and its own fan following. It has been read and enjoyed by famous people who have been involved in the creation of the show.
As most of you know, I'm a big Doctor Who fan. I started watching the show 25 years ago. I own a roomful of Doctor Who memorabilia. As written in Lynne's CDTL essay, I introduced her to the series.
A couple of weeks ago my mother asked me, "Does all of Lynne's success bother you?"
I didn't even have to think about my answer.
No. It doesn't.
Why I'm not bothered:
1- Lynne worked really hard on this book. The stress from the process probably contributed to the shingles in her eye. She earned all of her success. I'm very proud of her.
2- This book NEEDED TO HAPPEN. Female fandom has been ignored or misunderstood for too many years. CDTL marked a sea-change. There was no way I could have created this book. A Chicks Dig Time Lords with my name on the cover would have defeated the purpose. Even though I did some of work behind the scenes, I've never had a problem with my name being only in the back.
3- I'm tired of being defined by my hobby. A few years ago, I wanted to be a Doctor Who nonfiction writer. I was working on Fluid Links, and it seemed like that would be my ticket into the professional fan world. Then the delays started, and I changed my focus.
I want to create my own worlds. I want to be a published SF/F writer.
I'm okay going to Doctor Who conventions as a fan. In fact, I prefer it that way. I don't want to burn out because my hobby became my job.
I wonder if I can get Lynne to sign something for me... ;-)
