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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 […]

Road Writing

   There are times during NaNoWriMo where one has to become mobile. This does not mean you’re off the hook for your daily goal! It means you need to adapt, improvise, and overcome. Here’s a couple of suggestions to help you. Phone Apps and Thingies There are several apps that you can use to translate […]

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 […]

Malcon Denver 2015 Schedule

 Malcon Denver Schedule August 14-16, 2015 Friday 10:00 – 10:50pm in Room One:  Is It True You Always Have Story Ideas? Saturday 11:00 – 11:50am in Room One: Violence and Horror 2:00 – 2:50pm in Room Two: Sympathetic Villains 7:00 – 7:50pm in Room Three: NanoWriMo 9:00 – 9:50pm in Room One: Steampunk in Fiction: Is London […]

Double-Down in Denver

Tonya and I will be heading over to attend MileHiCon and RockyMountainCon in October. Tonya will be at MileHiCon on Friday, and at RockyMountainCon on Saturday and Sunday. I will be at MileHiCon on Friday and Saturday, and at RockyMountainCon on Sunday. One new and cool panel will go over writing for anthologies, with the […]

Spocon 2014

 Since we had so much fun at Radcon, Tonya and I decided to add another Washington convention to our tour. Tim “SomeCallMeTim” Martin was a gentlemanly host, and the whole crew at Spocon was quite professional and well organized. The welcome packet had everything we needed, and the green room was a good spot to […]

Denver Comic Con 2014

 If you’re going to Denver Comic Con, please stop by and visit the Handsome Author Society booth at spot #1013 (on Friday the 13th!). The booth includes books from me, Quincy J. Allen, Travis Heermann, Sam Knight, Mark Stone, and Vivian Caethe, plus some art prints and Tonya L. De Marco’s Adopt a Monster baby […]

Respect

 I’m not one to post about controversial stuff. I avoid religion and political topics for the most part. But there’s something that’s been really bugging me today. There was a post over on ScienceFiction.com about an interview with Tracy Hickman at AnomalyCon. I’m sure it wasn’t purposeful, but the piece made Tracy appear to be […]