PhilCon 2013

I’m going to PhilCon this coming weekend, and here’s my schedule as of 10/31/13: Fri 11:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three (1 hour) “THEY SAID WHAT ABOUT MY BOOK!?” MISLEADING OR EMBARRASSING BLURBS [Panelists: Stephanie Burke (mod), D.L. Carter,...

Star Trek: Into Improbability

Last night, we had a family movie night upstairs and finally watched the latest Star Trek movie, Into Darkness. First, I was a little confused, when the final credits rolled, as to what darkness we were talking about. Second, well, spoilers. Click on the thingie...

Point of View

I’m trying a new thing in Farryn’s War: limiting myself to two point-of-view characters, and writing alternate chapters in each. As much as I like to head-hop, this is a challenge. I have to rein myself in and NOT write a scene from some interesting minor...

Last Chapter Slowdown

As eager as I’ve been to get to the last chapter, now that I’m here, it feels strange. Tying up the last loose ends, picking up the trail of bread crumbs, less than 250 words of progress on it yesterday. At 74,607, then. How much foreshadowing to put in?...

CapClave 2013, Day 3

And now I’m back home, with a sigh and a collapse into comfortable furniture. CapClave was a blast — I think I had more fun there than I did at WorldCon. Well, no, I take that back; I did have more fun there than I did at WorldCon.Today I mostly networked...