A few weeks ago Chuck Wendig published a guest post on 25 Steps to Being a Traditionally Published Author. It’s a good read, go check it out. Back? OK, the […]
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WorldCon: AfterReport Proper
All right, now my brain has properly recovered, I can write about the weekend. For me, WorldCon didn’t start until Friday night. Circumstances kept us from leaving Austin for San […]
Read moreIncoherent WorldCon Post
I’ve literally just gotten home from WorldCon, which was amazing and still a lot to process. Mostly because of this: So, that’s an actual thing that exists. But, yeah, […]
Read moreWorldCon Bound and other milestones
WorldCon / LoneStarCon starts today. I won’t be going down until tomorrow afternoon, unfortunately, but I’m very excited. A little nervous, as this is my first “big” con, but I […]
Read moreWorldbuilding/Perils of the Writer: One-Story Worlds vs. Many-Story Worlds
There are pretty much two ways a sf/fantasy writer can go about writing and worldbuilding: come up with a story, and build a world for it to be in; or […]
Read moreWorldbuilding And Overdecription
So, when I talked earlier this week about the perils of overdescribing, of course some of the chatter I heard came back to worldbuilding. Specifically about walking that balance between […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Overexplanation of Genre
I recently discovered a little gem of satire: How David Weber Orders a Pizza. Go check it out. I’ll wait. Back? I’ll admit, I laughed a lot there, because it […]
Read moreLoneStarCon and the Amazing People in this Industry
So, I will attending WorldCon in San Antonio at the end of the month, though I won’t be appearing on any panels. Given the size and scope of this thing, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: History and Perspective
History is an integral part of worldbuilding. Now, that doesn’t mean you have to hash out 10,000 years of Everything That Happened to be able to write your story… and […]
Read moreSo, Some Books Are “Girl Books”? I don’t get that.
I work with children during the summer, and it’s always fascinating to see the natural patterns of how children behave. Some things are very common amongst any group of children. […]
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