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Wish Me Luck
We''re back in our hotel room, getting ready for tonight's Hugo Award ceremony. Today I've been on panels with V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd and producers from House and Smallville, also an excellent discussion about women in anime. Last night's party crawl was good, with Tara O'Shea and Javier from Lost and Medium, throwing back tequila, and sushi with author Ian McDonald. It featured, in the middle, which explains a lot, a panel on 'The Morals of Future Sex'. Me, and authors Pat Cadigan and Cecilia Tan. It was surprisingly serious, or maybe that's just my memory of it. The last thing I recall is publisher Lou Anders talking to me and the guys from Solaris Publishing at the Tor Books party about how the two of us met, twelve years ago.
And underneath it all, I've been absolutely not thinking about the Awards, about how I've wanted one of these since I saw the word Hugo written on the cover of my brother's stash of dogeared paperbacks. I am still of the reassuring certainty that I can't win, that the Battlestar Galactica episode 'The Pegasus' will kick our collective buttocks. Or even that Jack Jack Attack will spring a surprise. Or even if Doctor Who does win, it'll be Steve or Rob. And I'll get up and collect it for them and will absolutely mean it when I say they deserve it.
The great Buffy writer Jane Espenson will be giving out the award. There will be a clip shown after each nominee is read out. Before the ceremony, there's the Nominees Party, and there will be Chris Roberson, up for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Ian McDonald, up for Best Novella, Cheryl Morgan, Best Fan Writer, and John Picacio, who this year I hope will get the Best Professional Artist nod he's so long deserved. So I'll be with friends. And Caroline, and it's so good to have her here.
It all starts in forty five minutes, so I have to go. Put on my tux. You know. Couple of drinks. Wish me luck.
And underneath it all, I've been absolutely not thinking about the Awards, about how I've wanted one of these since I saw the word Hugo written on the cover of my brother's stash of dogeared paperbacks. I am still of the reassuring certainty that I can't win, that the Battlestar Galactica episode 'The Pegasus' will kick our collective buttocks. Or even that Jack Jack Attack will spring a surprise. Or even if Doctor Who does win, it'll be Steve or Rob. And I'll get up and collect it for them and will absolutely mean it when I say they deserve it.
The great Buffy writer Jane Espenson will be giving out the award. There will be a clip shown after each nominee is read out. Before the ceremony, there's the Nominees Party, and there will be Chris Roberson, up for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Ian McDonald, up for Best Novella, Cheryl Morgan, Best Fan Writer, and John Picacio, who this year I hope will get the Best Professional Artist nod he's so long deserved. So I'll be with friends. And Caroline, and it's so good to have her here.
It all starts in forty five minutes, so I have to go. Put on my tux. You know. Couple of drinks. Wish me luck.
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And best of luck, Paul! I absolutely believe that, of the three of us, you're the one who most deserves this. Steven and I both agree that all we learned about how to write Doctor Who was from your New Adventures back in the nineties, showing us how a modern take on the series could be possible and emotional. So for all that - and for the brilliance of Father's Day, which I still envy you very much! - I hope you get the award tonight.
Rob Shearman
Best of Luck, old friend.
Good luck, Paul! I really enjoyed being on the panel with you today; when you used the phrase "the male gaze," my heart almost broke for joy. That was definitely the best panel I was on.
Rachel Manija Brown
Paul - it doesn't need a time travel machine or a crystal ball to know there's still a Hugo out there with your name on even if it wasn't for this year!
Fabulous that the show got recognised with Steven's episodes.
Chin up mate - it's coming to you one day! I know how thrilled you'll have been for Steven anyway!
Abie
Congratulations to the whole Doctor Who writing team. That was a very impressive sweep.
Thanks very much for that, Rob, that's a lovely thing to say. In the end I was really happy that the team got all three top placings. Oh, hi, Rachel! I very much enjoyed that panel (women in anime), because everyone seemed to know their stuff, you especially. Pleased to meet you. Send me a link to plug your book. Ta, Tegan. And thanks for that, Ian. I do plan to return, one day for prose, I hope.
Oh hey, just realised 'Tegan' was you, Laura! Hi!
Thanks, Lioness!