My final panel schedule is listed below, for those folks who will be traveling to Denver for AnomalyCon. Please stop by and say hello after the panels! You’ll have an even dozen to choose from. Friday: Time Travel And The World of Tomorrow Is Time Travel possible? Discuss ideas about time travel from various fictional […] Yes, indeed, it’s time for one of my favorite conventions in Denver, AnomalyCon. This coming weekend (March 28, 29, & 30), I will be appearing on numerous panels for the premiere Steampunk convention on this side of the Rockies. Tickets are still available, and they’re at a new hotel this year (one of the Starfest […] I’m going to be the Guest of Honor at the Steampunk Convention with a Twist in Grand Rapids, Colorado. The convention is next weekend, March 14th and 15th, 2015. The lovely and immensely talented Tonya L. De Marco is the Cosplay/Costuming Guest of Honor. By getting both of us in, they’re saving the cost of […] I have a new article up over on The Fictorians, a website that provides articles and stories for readers and authors. The theme this month is Breaking the Rules. So far, several folks I enjoy reading posted excellent articles on different rules for writing, and when and how you could/should break those rules. My contribution […] I was a nerdy kid before nerds were identified as a cultural subgroup. I was also a very advanced reader, preferring to enjoy college-level books on astronomy instead of the usual dinosaur or Encyclopedia Brown books in fifth grade. One day, while wandering through the local library, I spotted a section called “Science Fiction”. Since […] I read on Farcebook that Grandmaster Ray Bradbury’s house was sold and torn down. I have to admit, the first thing that crossed my mind was it should have been turned into a museum. After all, Ray’s work crossed many genres, and even today some universities use his work when teaching courses on prose and […] There’s nothing more disheartening than checking on your author website, only to find that it was hacked. Well…perhaps finding yet another rejection email in your inbox may be worse, but it’s close. There are several simple ways to improve the security of your author website. Note that your website will never be perfectly secure. A […] Yes, I still participate in NaNoWriMo. When I’m in the writing groove, free from distractions, I can chunk out lots of verbage. Doesn’t mean it’s final-draft quality — far from it — but I give myself permission to write down stuff that would bug my inner editor. I have one urban fantasy to finish, two […]