Boskone reflections
An observation about cons, reenforced by this weekend's Boskone: Con guests are there for the fans and readers, not the other way around. Sure, writers and a...
Conventions
Gen Con 50
Since Gen Con badges sold out for the first time ever, I was expecting wall to wall people. There were lots of people, but there was also so much to do, in s...
Gen Con schedule!
As of this morning, I have a Gen Con author page and an event schedule. Thursday, August 17: 9:00 - Writers' Symposium Opening Ceremony 10:00 - Story Craft:...
Writing about writing
Setting as character, Part 2: Unique knowledge
In his book The Old Ways, travelogue writer Robert Macfarlane suggests, "The question one should ask of any strong landscape is: what do I know when I am in ...
Write what you know, for people who don’t know it.
"Write what you know" is good advice, up to a point, but it also comes with its own set of perils and pitfalls. One of the big ones? When you are passionate...
Writing process
Setting as character, Part 2: Unique knowledge
In his book The Old Ways, travelogue writer Robert Macfarlane suggests, "The question one should ask of any strong landscape is: what do I know when I am in ...
Setting as character, Part 1: Genius loci
One of the panels I did for Gen Con's Writer's Symposium was "Setting as Character." An hour really isn't enough time to address this topic, so I immediate...
New releases
KILLING IT SOFTLY 2–Now in paperback
The ebook version was out in late October, and now the trade paperback is available through Amazon.com. It's a huge book--38 stories and over 600 pages. If...
Short Fiction
KILLING IT SOFTLY 2–Now in paperback
The ebook version was out in late October, and now the trade paperback is available through Amazon.com. It's a huge book--38 stories and over 600 pages. If...
Life
A personal reflection
We drove to Ontario this weekend past to attend a family funeral. Since then, I've been drinking cup after cup of strong black tea (milk in first) in memory ...