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Debut Author Lesson: Your first Guest of Honor gig 26 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
This entry is part 15 of 15 in the series Debut Author Lessons I will grant that this is not likely to be something a debut author hits, but at some point in your career, you will receive your first ...
Home is where the art is: A parlour reading at your house. 24 Aug 2013 | 03:36 am
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” –Emma, Jane Austen One of the things I love about the Regency era is the amount of entertaining people did at home. Balls, music, and parlou...
The definitive WRATH OF KHAN — the opera, LE WRATH DI KHAN by Robot Chicken 23 Aug 2013 | 05:53 pm
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A marker that even if you’re not racist, you are still a product of a society that is. 22 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am
I recently had a conversation with someone who said that he thought that reports of racism were exaggerated in America. Sure, he said, it happens, but not as often as the media is leading us to believ...
Writing Excuses 8.33: Making Non-Human Characters Relatable 21 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
How do you help your readers relate to the non-human characters in your fiction? The first question to answer is why you’re putting non-human characters in the piece to begin with. What are your goal...
My first attempt at busking 18 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
While I was at the National Puppetry Festival, I took a class on Urban Busking. For those who aren’t familair with the term, it’s basically street performance for money. I was curious about how it wor...
My GenCon Schedule 16 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
If you’re looking for me at GenCon, here’s a quick rundown of where I’ll be. Fri Aug 16, 2013 1pm – 2pm Room 1: Networking, Not Name-Dropping 2pm – 3pm Dealer’s Hall: Signing Tables 3pm – 4pm Room...
My Favorite Bit: David Chelsea talks about EVERYBODY GETS IT WRONG! (AND OTHER STORIES): DAVID CHELSEA’S 24 HOUR COMICS VOLUME 1 15 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
David Celsi is a dear friend of mine and an amazing artist. His work appears in the New York Times, Dark Horse Comics, and a ton of other publications. But he also does this thing — the 24 hour co...
Flying Higher: An Anthology of Superhero Poetry Is Available! 14 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
There are times when peer pressure can be a creative force. For instance… if you happen to attend a dinner with editors Michael D. Thomas and Shira Lipkin, you might discover that you are suddenly wri...
My Favorite Bit: Mindy Klasky talks about SINGLE WITCH’S SURVIVAL GUIDE 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Mindy Klasky is joining us today with her novel, Single Witch’s Survival Guide. Here’s the publisher’s description. Jane Madison’s life is perfect: She’s left her unsatisfying librarian job, moved to...
