Sorry! It’s been something of a whirlwind here. I’ve got to say, a lot of Romantic Times would be very familiar to the habitual SF con goer. The panels are all called workshops, and there are way more women, but … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
When people ask me where I get my ideas, I always have a hard time answering. Usually I say something about the inspiration for my most recent work. Being asked where I get ideas always throws me, and I have … Continue reading
It is a very different place today, but as a child going over to Riverside with my grandmother, I was afraid of the high walls and gates and big grass lawns and “barrack” type buildings of the Sherman Indian Institute. … Continue reading
Sorry last week’s post should have been August 7 August 8, Monday morning, the last day of the con. I need to make some decisions. I have the room for another night if I want, or I can pick up … Continue reading
One of the librarians at my day job regularly sends around links to new online tools and publishing developments that she thinks might be of interest to reporters and editors. She’s sharp, so I try to look at what she … Continue reading
The subject of today’s geek-out is: my iPhone. You see them everywhere. Ask a question in any group of people—”Where’s the nearest Indian restaurant?” “What does a spring-loaded thingumabobit cost these days?” or “Who played David Lopan in “Big Trouble … Continue reading
I’ve successfully arrived at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. The drive went fine, check-in was very organized, in fact we were the first in line. I’ve met many nice people, including my first cover model, went to first room party, … Continue reading
Have you been to any of these? I hadn’t before. Last Saturday was my first. I heard about these things back in the late nineties. Indie bands were advised to use the power of the Innanet to organize a series … Continue reading
The story is told of the Jewish diplomat and scholar Isaac Abrabanel (1437-1508), chancellor to King Ferdinand of Castile, that he was once asked by the king how much he owned. He named a certain sum. “But surely,” the king … Continue reading
One of the logic puzzles of the last decade was, how do you prove a vanity press is a vanity press? The outfit in question was Publish America (PA), which insisted that they rejected many ms and upheld high standards … Continue reading