[Writer Post] SoonerCon Report
Better late than never, I suppose. SoonerCon was two weeks ago, and yes, I’m just now getting around to this. Only because of crazy busy life stuff – that doesn’t end until October. Right, then. So, SoonerCon was something that I both needed and needed to be great. I was not disappointed by either criteria. […]
[Writing Post] [Conventions] Tipping Points
Welcome to Wednesday and blog post day. It’s been a very weird week. But then, I’m weird, so it’s to be expected… I made it through the initial panic of Grandma coming for Thanksgiving. It turned out fine. That was followed by a very quiet weekend reading a wide variety of books and novellas while […]
[Writer Post] SoonerCon 2012 – More Fun than a Pie in the Face
This Wednesday I’m smack dab between two conventions. I’ve just added two more appearances to my calendar, and hope they go well–both are outside the SF Convention “comfort zone”, but that’s the point of going to them. In early September, I’ll be at The East Texas Book Fest. I’ve paid for a small press table […]
Writer Blog – Let the Randomness Continue – Conventions Redux
I don’t know where this week has gone. I’ve been messing up the days in my head all week. Yesterday, I would’ve sworn today was Thursday – which meant I should’ve panicked over this YESTERDAY (but yesterday was Tuesday all day). Somehow my brain is just not comprehending Wednesday this week. Go figure. Prepping for […]
For Discussion – When Does Self-Promotion Go Too Far?
I originally posted a variation of this on my Live Journal, but I’m opening it up here for more discussion. When is “writer ho-ing” (self-promotion) going too far? Or when does “self-promotion” become “self-sabotage” – or does it? This stemmed from taking a group off my notification email list because of a discussion begun over […]