[Writer Post][Conventions] Weatherford Comic Con
Sorry I’m late… stuff happens. This is the story of Weatherford Comic Con. That as last Saturday (April 2) we trekked out to have a vendor table at this first year event. For those who are unaware of this area’s geography – Weatherford is on the far west side of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (40-45 […]
[Writer Post] Changing the Narrative Part 2
Once upon a time at a convention, I saw a t-shirt on display that basically told younger fandoms to “Get Off My Lawn”. Actually, I think those words were actually said the words “Get Off My Lawn”. It may be a one off or a test case. If a test case, I hope it was […]
[Writer Post] A Discussion on Storms and Fandom
Welcome to Writer Wednesday – actually on Wednesday. It’s been an interesting week thus far – both in the cool way and the Chinese Proverb way. The DFW area is within 1.5 inches of breaking a rain record for the Month of May. I’ve been dealing with the Crazy Weather at work and at home. […]
[Spotlight Post][Conventions] SoonerCon 23, June 27-29, 2014
It’s a Friday Spotlight Day. It’s also been a…challenging…week. So, since I buried my SoonerCon schedule in the Wednesday Post, I’m going to repost it, with today’s spotlight being SoonerCon. This is a fun convention. They’ve made some changes in the past couple of years to a (in my opinion) better facility. They’re a great […]
[Spotlight Post] Nicole Pellegrini – Renaissance Woman
This has to be a fast spotlight because today is super busy. About to head eastward for the East Texas Book Festival tomorrow, and I’m not even packed yet. Yikes. So I’m not even going to be able to mention all the things she does, is, and everything… This week’s spotlight post is on Nicole […]
[Writer Post] The Whedon Effect
The Whedon Effect (not to be confused with Wheaton’s Law) is seriously turning into a “Thing”. I know it didn’t start with Joss Whedon, but he’s the creator who’s perfected this… this “stop it or I’ll have to beat you with your box office receipts” thing. What I am now calling “The Whedon Effect” affects […]
[Writer Post] Behold the Power of Voice
New writers hear a lot about “voice” when they’re learning their craft. And while that is important… I’m going to talk about the more traditional voice and how that can shape characters and fandom. I’m a huge fan of certain voices because they’re distinctive – and even iconic. I blame a radio background – I […]
Battlestar Galactica Pens and Writing
I’m coming to the end of a couple of major writing projects (one to go into the submission process) and the last stages of the Redheads of the Apocalypse sequel. For the record — integrating four very different authors and their voices/characters/etc into one cohesive narrative? Tough work. Worth it, but tough work. So.what does […]
Fan History Wiki
Yes, I once wrote fan fiction. It’s documented in a my Fan History Wiki Entry. I just found out about it today and will actually do some updating on it as well as this. Sorry I haven’t been around much lately — life, you know… not an excuse, but a reason.