Panelist for BayCon 2012 – May 25-28

February 18, 2012

I have been invited to be part of the program for BayCon 2012, the science fiction convention held annually in Santa Clara, California, on May 25-28. I have been going, first as a member and then as a panelist, for … Continue reading →

The 2011 Muse Online Writers Conference Is Live

October 3, 2011

And so is my workshop, Learning from Favorite Authors If you are a member of the conference, I hope you will drop by and check out my workshop. We’ll be going over the methods to deconstruct a novel for the … Continue reading →

The Muse Online Writers Conference 2011

September 19, 2011

I have been going to The Muse Online Writers Conference (the brainchild of Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard Johnson) since 2006 (its second year, I believe). This conference started out simple as a Yahoo group list and has grown to … Continue reading →

A Glimpse into an Uncommon Childhood

September 16, 2011

You might have noticed that I link to Juliette Wade’s blog frequently in my Interesting Links posts. She has wonderful insight into writerly topics, but she’s also doing a series of culture share posts to offer a look at places … Continue reading →

Renovation (WorldCon) 2011: The Final Days

August 25, 2011

So in an attempt to be brief, I jotted down what I did on Friday through Sunday. Only a top level summary will get to the end of the con, so here we go. Every day, we went on the … Continue reading →

Renovation (WorldCon) 2011 Part Two

August 23, 2011

Now I realize I failed to add this to the first post, but it really came into play after the first day. My younger son and my sister were part of the volunteer staff (when I didn’t have the energy, … Continue reading →

Renovation (WorldCon) 2011 Part One

August 22, 2011

So…WorldCon. How am I going to keep this post a reasonable length? Clearly, I’m breaking it into more than one . First of all, as some of you knew, I was supposed to get a tooth pulled the day before … Continue reading →

5 Interesting Links for 8-19-2011

August 19, 2011

A quick WorldCon update I’m having a wonderful time at Renovation. Two of my panels were on the first day, and it turned out I was on the first panel for the full convention, Welcome to Reno, where I offered … Continue reading →

Week of WorldCon 2011

August 15, 2011

My panel schedule for the con is still the same, so you can see it here, but since I’m spending the beginning of the week in final preparations, I thought I’d note that I have limited Twitter access on my … Continue reading →

My Panels at Renovation (WorldCon) 2011

August 1, 2011

As some of you may already know, I am going to be one of the panelists at Renovation (WorldCon) 2011 in Reno, Nevada, Wednesday August 17th through Sunday August 21st. If you’re coming, I hope to see you there. Here’s … Continue reading →