Blog Transfer: Dragon Con Maps Edition!

In preparation for putting out my book of essays, She’s Kinda Hot, But Then She Talks (seriously! it’s happening soon…ish! I am after all on my second round of what will probably be three rounds of edits) I realized that after locking my old blog, I had forgotten to transfer some Very Important Posts – one of them being my Dragon Con maps!

First, this area map was originally created by another attendee to show where photoshoots would be…I made edits to it (removed the yellow photoshoot markers, essentially), but sadly did lose the link to the original (to be fair, it originated from 2013). All that said, there are a lot of downtown Atlanta/Dragon Con maps out there, but hey, here’s another one!

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When I first wrote my Dragon Con maps post in 2013, I also gathered screenshots of all the hotel room floors, so keep “reading” to check out those 🙂

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Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 28 – Drinkin’ Con v3.0 Pre-Dragon Con 2019 Webcast

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Episode 28 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con v3.0: A Pre-Dragon Con [2019] Webcast for Newbies & Oldtimers Alike”, on August 17, 2019.

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Join myself and some other Dragon Con-loving friends as we talk all things Dragon Con – general info, insider tips, what our plans are for Dragon Con 2019, and more! Oh, and there is lots of drinking involved as we do so.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 28 – Drinkin’ Con v3.0

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CHEERS!

Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 27 – ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Fan Panel at SDCC 2019

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Episode 27 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast features live audio from the A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones Fan Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.

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This SDCC 2019 ASOIAF/GoT fan panel focused on fan feelings surrounding season 8, the future of the fandom, and a general Q&A.

You can also read about our panel in the SyFy.com article “Game of Thrones fans air their grievances about Season 8 at SDCC 2019”!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 27 – ASOIAF/Game of Thrones at SDCC 2019

Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 24 – White Walkers, Wargs, & Weirwoods, Oh My! Panel at Dragon Con 2018

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Episode 24 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “White Walkers, Wargs, & Weirwoods, Oh My!” panel from Dragon Con 2018.

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Westeros is full of ancient and magical forces, and while we spent quite a bit of this panel discussing the White Walkers in particular, we also touched on wargs and weirwoods and what all these things mean for/in the world that GRRM has created.

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Ashley M, Rebecca Fant

Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 23, Loony Game of Thrones Theories at Dragon Con 2018

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Episode 23 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “Loony ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Theories” panel from Dragon Con 2018.

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The 2017 Loony Theories crew is back with more crazy and ridiculous Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones theories!

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Brian E, Chloe K, Jennifer Liang

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Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 22, Drinkin’ Con 2018 (The Hangover)

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Episode 22 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con 2018: The Hangover” on September 13, 2018.

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The Drinkin’ Con v2.0 crew is back to talk about their Dragon Con 2018 cons, pros, favorite cosplays and memorable moments!

 

CHEERS!

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Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 21, Religion in High Fantasy Panel at Dragon Con 2018

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Episode 21 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “Religion in High Fantasy” panel from Dragon Con 2018.

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This panel featured experts on GRRM, Tolkien, CS Lewis, and more, discussing both the obvious and not-so-obvious appearance of real life religion in high fantasy works.

Panelists: Myself, Jim Wert, Kirsten Z. Cairns, Tim Powers, Constance G.J. Wagner

Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 20, There Must Always Be a Stark at Dragon Con 2018

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Episode 20 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “There Must Always Be a Stark at Dragon Con” panel from Dragon Con 2018.

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There must always be a Stark at Dragon Con in Winterfell, and this panel focused on House Stark, why Winterfell needs them (and vice versa) and more!

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Chloe K, Aleron Kong

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Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 19, Sons of the Dragon Con 2018 Panel

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Episode 19 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “Sons of the Dragon” panel from Dragon Con 2018.

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This panel focused on George R.R. Martin’s Sons of the Dragon novella, published in last year’s Book of Swords anthology. We discussed the succession issues after Aegon the Conqueror’s death and the reign of Maegor the Cruel, as well as possible probable parallels to the current A Song of Ice and Fire timeline.

Panelists: Myself, Andrew D’Adesky, Jennifer Liang

Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast: Episode 18, Dragon Con 2018 Join the Resistance Panel

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Episode 18 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con Apocalypse Rising track’s panel called “Join the Resistance: Dystopias of Change” from Dragon Con 2018.

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This panel examined how dystopias often focus on issues within our society, government, and culture. We discussed such works as The Hunger Games, Mad Max Fury Road, Red Rising, and our own works as we focused on why dystopian media continues to engage and change our culture for the better.

Panelists: Myself, CB Lee, Ben Fisher, F.T. Lukens, Richard Kadrey

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