ConDFW VIII – Sunday – The Last Part
Sunday started out early – so we skipped breakfast. You see, I have a “tradition” of being the Queen of the 10 a.m. Sunday Panel. This time I asked for it, when I talked to the ConCom about my reading (originally there wasn’t one). My choice was Friday at 6 p.m. or Sunday at 10 [...]
ConDFW VIII – Saturday – Part II
I have to admit that the two room suites at the new ConDFW hotel are inspired since the hotel is built on an atrium style – big center core with central elevators and the room on “spokes” around the exterior. Sound does travel up the central core, but didn’t go beyond the “sitting” room. The [...]
How To Successfully Network at a Convention
How to Successfully Network at a Convention is this week’s article on Strange Words. This is my take on convention networking. I’m sure there are people who will disagree with me on some points, but it’s fairly sound advice, in my own opinion as the writer. I’m now working on the rest of my convention [...]
ConDFW VIII – The Convention Report – Day 1
I’m going to try to be better about doing convention reports this year. I know I’ve been lax the last couple of years. So, Friday… we got there about 2 p.m. The registration line was long, but the hotel check in wasn’t. We got checked in, I found out I didn’t have to wait in [...]
ConDFW Schedule
Friday – 9 pm – YardDog Press Traveling Road Show Saturday – 12 pm – Clichés of Doom! (Manchester) Hosted by Lou Antonelli (M), Rachel Caine, Rhonda Eudaly Ever groan while reading a story? Does seeing the hero ride into the sunset make your eyes roll? The ever-present cliché will pop up when you least [...]
Birthday Post Addendum…
I’m going to bump this up a couple of times over the course of the week – I’ve gots lots to say about ConDFW, and I don’t want it lost in the new stuff, to (or maybe I’ll keep linking to it.) Most of it is on my Amazon Wish List Also: TX Lottery Tickets [...]
Crazy, Random Birthday Post
I have 6 days before a “Milestone” Birthday – oh screw it, I admit it, I’m turning 40 in 6 days. There used to be a countdown on the news – but the government bumped Digital Broadcast Day to Mid-June. Whatever. BUT… what’s been interesting is a weird pattern/statistic thing I just came up with [...]
UK vs. US Film/TV Awards
I actually watched the BAFTA awards last night. I used to watch the OSCARS and the EMMYS and some of the music awards (if only to kibitz), but I’ve gotten away from them the last few years. I still have the dream to be there. I still want to be there. But I discovered something [...]
The 25 Writers Meme
Over on Facebook, there’s a meme going on asking who are 25 writers who influenced you (in this case me). I did it over there, following the instructions. But the list ended up being harder than I imagined because there are levels of influence, and EVERY WRITER I read is – in some way – [...]
