All opinions are mine, unless they are also yours.
Two weeks ago Paul & I went to Sasquan, the Spokane Worldcon. It was his first time on a Worldcon committee, although he did put together the program book for the Seattle NASFIC. At Sasquan he ran literary beers. A few months ago this seemed like a good idea (he likesContinue Reading
Autographing – Alexander James Adams, ElizaBeth Gilligan, Matthew Johnson, Julie McGalliard Wednesday 12:00 – 12:45, Exhibit Hall B (CC) Reading – Julie McGalliard Wednesday 13:00 – 13:30, 304 (CC) SpoCon Presents: Cartoon Fandom 101 Thursday 10:00 – 11:00, Grand Ballroom: Salon IV (Doubletree) What The Heck Is a “Fan” ArtistContinue Reading
Hugo voting is done. A record number of votes were cast. I wrote a few roundups of my thoughts on various nominees. And I have one remaining question: What was THAT all about? You know what I mean. That sad and rabid “puppies” thing with the Hugo slates. And IContinue Reading
Part of the 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series! IT IS NOT TOO LATE! Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon In my notebook observations , I wrote: Six weeks is longer than it seems at first It’s also shorter. And this year, once again, it’s alreadyContinue Reading
We interrupt our regularly scheduled 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series to bring you the final Hugo roundup. Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon With the deadline closing in at midnight on Friday July 31, I had three novels left so I decided to race them.Continue Reading
We interrupt our regularly scheduled 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series to bring you another Hugo roundup. Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon Some more Hugo reads in no particular order: Title: Reduce Reuse Reanimate Author: Carter Reid Category: Graphic story Slated: Sad and Rabid Premise:Continue Reading
Part of the 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series! Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon Returning to my notebook observations after the first Shadow Workshop: I sometimes put barriers up that are wholly artificial. Like, “I have to finish this thing before I work on thisContinue Reading
“Are you a plotter or a pantser?” I was asked this while sitting at the Clarion West booth at Emerald City Comicon. I first saw this dichotomy outlined in a post on the NaNoWriMo blog. (NaNoWriMo = National Novel Writing Month, where the challenge is to write a 50,000 wordContinue Reading
Some more Hugo nominees I’ve read, in no particular order: Title: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium Author: Gray Rinehart Published in: Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show Category: Novelette Slated: Sad and Rabid Premise: A dying man tries to free a human colony from its alienContinue Reading
I’ve been reading the fiction that came in my Hugo packet and, with the vote deadline looming at the end of July, decided it was time to corral my scattered thoughts. In no particular order, here are some things I’ve read so far: Title: Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal Author:Continue Reading
Part of the 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series! Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon Writing six stories in six weeks means six ideas, right? At least, that’s what I thought during my do-it-yourself Clarion West shadow workshop. With a deadline only I cared about, andContinue Reading
Part of the 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series! Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon For my second Write-a-thon topic, I want to tackle the last thought in my notebook: Sometimes I like my work. Sometimes I hate it. I don’t know which time I’m correct.Continue Reading
Memory is funny. I would have sworn that the first time I tried my own do-it-yourself Clarion West Write-a-thon was the first year I applied, but didn’t get in — 2002. But I also keep notebooks, and discovered that my memory is faulty. My first “Clarion Rejects Write-a-thon” was actuallyContinue Reading