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My MileHiCon Schedule

 Been a while since I was in Denver, Colorado for MileHiCon. I have a couple of panels, so I hope I get to see you there! Sat 9am, Consuite (Presidential Suite 1001): Kaffeeklatsch Sat 1pm, Panels 1 (Conference 3): ARE We There Yet?: When is a story done? Sat 5pm, Panels 2 (Conference 4): Worldbuilding […]

My Archon 48 Schedule

 My tentative schedule arrived today, so I thought I’d pass it on. Make sure you stop by and say hello. Archon 48 is this October 3rd through the 5th, 2025 in Collinsville, IL (just north of St. Louis, MO.)   Archon 48, St. Louis, MO 2025: Doing What You Love for Work Pros and Cons […]

Archon 48

 I will be attending Archon 48 this year, one of my favorite cons and my “local Relaxacon”, where I just do panels and schmooze, then relax. My brother has asked me if he can go, so 48 will be his first convention experience. This year, the dates are October 3-5 in Collinsville, IL (just north […]

Guy Goes to the Races

Thanks to the Skip Barber Racing School and VetTix, I had the chance to ride along with a race car driver around Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, Missouri. It was a combination of tight turns similar to Formula 1 events plus the long straightaways and high-banked turns of a NASCAR race. I recorded the […]

2018 Scribe Awards Results

 On Friday, July 20, 2018, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (iamtw.org) announced the winners of the Scribe Awards, the professional organization’s annual “best of” list at San Diego Comic-Con. A novel I co-wrote with Peter Wacks and Josh Vogt, Solar Singularity, was a finalist in the Original Speculative Fiction category. Alas, we didn’t win […]

Angels & Heroes Comicon

 The inaugural Angels & Heroes Comicon took place on April 28, 2018 in Greenbrier, Arkansas. I was their Author Guest and Tonya was a featured cosplayer and author. They have one of the best taglines for a charity-based con: I fight cancer. What’s your superpower? The charity had many events lined up during Cosplay Con […]

WhimsyCon 2018

 Updated schedule for WhimsyCon on March 2-4. Should be a lot of fun and I hope to see you there in Denver, Colorado! Creativity Roundtable Fri Mar 2 8:00:pm – 8:50:pm What drives creative people, inspires us, keeps us going when the muse has gone out for pizza and left us sitting at our desks…alone…in […]

ArchonSTL 41

 Archon St. Louis is a speculative fiction genre convention based in…wait for it…Collinsville, IL. It’s just over the border from St. Louis, Missouri. The con is typically held at the Gateway Convention Center and the Doubletree Hotel. I just arrived home from ArchonSTL a few days ago. This is the 41st year of the convention, […]

Ghost Town Writers Retreat

I will be a guest instructor at the upcoming Ghost Town Writers Retreat in Georgetown, Colorado in August. There’s a lot of fantastic folks who can help you with your writing, plus Georgetown is an actual ghost town in the Rocky Mountains. I hope to see you there! Visit their website for more information. I’ve […]

Convention Power

 Most of my author friends go to conventions to be on panels and to sell books to people they meet. Some sell books using a cash-only approach, while others use phone-based credit and debit card devices to accept payments. Getting 120v power to your booth can range from free to twenty bucks for the con […]