Nearly two weeks ago I was leaving home to journey to Derby for a great time and experience.
I met old friends and made some new ones and chatted about our love of story and writing. I also attended some great panels featuring some top notch authors and entertainers.
I didn't make any notes like I did at the first couple of Edge-lits I attended, as I wanted to enjoy and take in the atmosphere.
Panel 1 - Why so serious? The comedy of horror.
This was an interesting panel which explored comedy in horror and vice versa. With comedy shows like The League of Gents mainly being horror but the situations having comedy injected into it.
The panel had Peep Show and writer Isy Suttie, Fast Show comedian and writer Charlie Higson, comedian and author Robin Ince and writer and Doctor Who script writer Rob Sherman. Hosting the panel was author Johnny Mains.
It was a great and humourous panel and they discussed how horror has a punchline like comedy, building up to a scare.
Panel 2 - Echoes of the Past - How History Shapes Genre Fiction.
This was an interesting panel discussing how genre is set in certain historical settings. Mostly fantasy is set in the middle ages time period.
Chaired by author Charlotte Bond, the panel included Malaysian fantasy author Zen Cho, writer Sarah Brooks and horror and fantasy author Stephen Volk.
They discussed the growing influence of Chinese and Asian history for genre settings. Also mentioned was genre fiction set in the 1800s with Stephen saying he would like to live in the 1850s.
Lunch -
Sadly there's no breaks anymore, which is a shame as the first couple of Edge-lits started earlier and there was an hour for lunch so you could mingle with others.
That's now gone which is annoying because if you're hungry or need a break it means you miss out on an hour of panels or workshops. Myself and my writing pal Steve agreed it would be good to bring it back. The Quad would make extra money serving more drinks and lunches.
To be continued....
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