Thoughts on being a Mom and everything else
I made a mistake at Capricon: I bought A Killing Moon, the first book in Alexis D. Craig’s Winged Guardians series. I read the first couple chapters at the convention, along with pages 119 through 121 to be sure I’d be comfortable reading them out loud to an audience. The panel’s title was judging a … Continue reading “Thoughts on A Killing Moon”
This year has certainly had its ups and downs. I had my first short story published in an anthology (and my second one, which I’ll tell you about soon), we returned to attending Capricon in person (though I apparently didn’t blog about it), we’ve continued attending live shows, and we even went to Florida where … Continue reading “2022 is going out with a bang!”
Hosting a party at a convention is labor intensive and oh, so fun! Each party has a theme, from Books & Beer (the beer is free, buy a book or two) to Barfleet to the Minneapolis 2073 WorldCon bid (it’s been around for a few years now), and our own Box Fort party. Capricon’s theme … Continue reading “Stranded on Box Fort Island”
Smaller conventions are typically run by non-profit organizations, and as such, are a labor of love put on by volunteers. I spent last weekend at Capricon, an awesome winter convention in Chicagoland. You won’t see a lot of big name media guests and lines for signatures at this type of convention. Instead, you’ll have a … Continue reading “Getting involved at a convention”
“What is the most important step a man can take?” The first one. That was my first thought upon reading the question in Oathbringer. As it turns out, that was the character’s initial response too. It made me think about some significant first steps I’ve taken in recent years. Followed a friend into our graduate … Continue reading “The most important step.”
“Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.” Once upon a Capricon (not to be confused with Once Upon a Capricon, which was a couple years later), I met a gentleman who said I should read some books by Brandon Sanderson. To be clear, he gave me specific titles, though in the end, it … Continue reading “Thoughts on The Way of Kings”