Good day to you, my fellow fictwriters.
Attached is a post I made to two of the rec.arts.anime.* newsgroups,
per a suggestion from your friend and mine Richard Lawson. I do hope
that I can look forward to seeing as many of our fictwriting bretheren
at Anime Iowa, and do hope you'll stop by to say hi during our panel.
We are looking forward to having a great time and hope to see you there.
Any questions or comments please email me at:
mark_engels@rocketmail.com
Jaa ne! (^.^) .|/
--me
Mark Engels
aka Gonzu
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Subject:
[CON][Info] Anime Iowa 98 Fan Fiction Writer's Panel
Date:
Mon, 31 Aug 1998 22:28:59 -0500
From:
Mark Engels <mark_engels@rocketmail.com>
Newsgroups:
rec.arts.anime.fandom, rec.arts.anime.info
Hello, friends.
Mark Engels here again, proud to be coordinator of the Fan Fiction
Writer's Panel at Anime Iowa 98. I am writing to inform all of you my
selection of panelists from the anime/manga fan fiction writing
community is complete. Thank you to all of you who responded (you know
who you are), and my special thanks to those folks who have agreed to
serve on the panel. I'm looking forward to us all having a great time,
and invite all of you who plan to attend Anime Iowa '98 to stop in and
see us.
The panelists include:
-- Jeanne Hedge (http://jhedge.simplenet.com/story/anime/anime.htm)
A known figure in the Bubble Gum Crisis fictwriting community, Jeanne is
the author of several landmark BGC pieces including:
"True Love"
"Into the Shadows" (with Andy Skuse)
and one of my personal favorites
"We Just Want to Help You"
which is a real rib tickler for anyone who's written a self-insertion
fict (or has contemplated it).
-- Nicholas Leifker
(http://www.thekeep.org/~nightelf/fanfic/)
Nick's "Sunrise" and "Sunrise Chronicles" puts an entirely different
spin on the quandary of "what if Ranma was forever cursed to be
female". Nick has authored several other pieces, including:
"The Circe Project" (BGC/Ranma crossover)
"Second Nature" (Escaflowne)
"Keiichi Revisited" (Oh! My Goddess)
"Iris" (Ranma)
Recently, Nick has been working with Ichinohei Hitomi and Katrina Lee
Halbred on a series of stories entitled "Clothes Make The..."
-- John Biles
(http://www.tass.org/~rhea/old/fiction.html)
In the words of Richard Lawson, "Man, this guy writes good stuff".
'Nuff said. John's creations include:
"Putting Your Heart in the Right Place" (Ranma)
"Furinkan Summer" (sequel to PYHitRP)
"Still Waters Run Deep (Ranma/UY crossover)
"Ta'averen 1/2" (Ranma/Wheel of Time)
"Symphony of the Planets" (Sailor Moon)
"Sailor Moon Z" (with Jeff Hosmer)
...and the "mega-crossover" known as "Dance of Shiva", including
influences from Bubble Gum Crisis, Tenchi Muyo, Sailor Moon, Oh! My
Goddess and several others.
-- Greg Sandborn
(http://www.microlink.net/~sandborn/gregff.html)
"Nabiki--New Horizons" is far and away Greg's most notable work, in
which Soun Tendo's middle daughter takes a liking (at length, mind) to a
young American man with a very colorful past. Nabiki becomes aware of
just who she is; she accepts her new and very different role to play in
this dangerous game of shinobi, suspense, intrigue, and revenge on an
international level.
Other Ranma ficts Greg has authored include:
"Memoirs of Ito Takahashi"
The "TV-Son of a..." series
"The Cycle"
"The Night"
Additionally, two panelists come from the ranks of the Twin Cities Anime
& Manga Society (TCAMS). I'm proud to introduce:
-- Anne Johnson
(http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Dojo/9951/fmenu.html#anna)
Anne (or Anna-chan, as she's known online) is the author of "The Thorns
of Balm", a Sailor Moon darkfict focusing on several members of the Dark
Kingdom. It is very critically acclaimed, for it dares to tread where
few have ventured by way of character development and close analyses of
the individuality of the Dark Kingdom's leadership. And just what
secrets is Mamoru keeping anyway? Hmm....
-- Richard Lawson (http://members.xoom.com/sterman/)
This guy needs no introduction to the fan fiction community. Richard is
recognized for both his Ranma fan fiction and his innovative All Purpose
Cat Girl Nuku Nuku work. Additionally, he has written several Sailor
Moon, Robotech, and Kimagure Orange Road ficts.
Richard's Ranma titles include:
"Heart of the Home"
"Thy Inward Love"
"Thy Outward Part"
"Roses of Shadow"
His Nuku Nuku works include:
"Like Fish To A Cat"
"Facets of Love "
"What Breast So Cold "
"Transitions "
We won't forget to pay KOR its due; Richard does with:
"When Thou, My Music" and
"Life So Dear "
Oh, and who am I? Heh. Thought you might ask.
-- Mark Engels
(http://death.berkeley.edu/~snydder/seraph.html)
My work has previously been entirely in Yukito Kishiro's
GUNNM setting, known here in North America as Battle Angel Alita.
It can all be found on Daniel Snyder's "Seraphim of the Scrapyard", the
site referred to above.
My collection includes several of my own works and those I've worked on
with Daniel Snyder, Charles Drake, Duane Rowland, and a whole lot of
other talented people.
"A Time to Understand"
"Spreading Wings"
"Play The Joker"
"Hurricane's Eye"
Now, if I could only find time to finish those Evangelion and Ranma
pieces I've got in the works...although Richard assures me that if a
fellow busy as Greg can write as much as he has I've got no excuses.
--
Well, that's the panelists, friends. They join me in welcoming each of
you to the Fan Fiction Writer's Panel at Anime Iowa 98. Stay tuned...for
as soon as I get time and date information from Marty Milder and his
team I'll be sharing it with you all.
Again, on behalf of myself and the Twin Cites Anime and Manga Society
(TCAMS), I'll be indeed looking forward to seeing many of you at Anime
Iowa. Come with questions and comments for the authors and their
works. Help us have a great time getting together to talk about anime,
manga, and writer's block.
Hope you can join us. (^.^)
Sincerely,
--me (^.^) .|/
Mark Engels
aka Gonzu
Anime Iowa Home Page http://omocha.shc.uiowa.edu/animeiowa
TCAMS Home Page http://www.spacestar.net/users/medic/TCAMS/
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