[Writer Post] [Conventions] ConDFW Programming – February 12-14, 2016
Today is super busy, so the post for today/this week is my current programming for ConDFW next week. This year they are running me ragged on Saturday. If I’m inadvertently rude to anyone, you can see why. Apologies in advance. Rhonda Eudaly Friday AUTOGRAPHS (THE GALLERY) Friday, 5pm: Julia S. Mandala, Rhonda Eudaly MAIN PROGRAMMING […]
[Writer Post] Tyler Rose City Comic Con
Last weekend was Tyler Rose City Comic Con (called thus because apparently Portland, OR has a Rose City Comic Con about a week before). This is a second year Comic Con – so there were some hiccups and growing pains, and the organizer looked kinda shell-shocked when we left. But in good ways. You see, […]
[Writer Post] Writing, Promoting, & Reality – A Rant
So, I had this big plan for today’s blog to outline some things I’m thinking about doing with it – which I still plan to do – but then read a conversation on Facebook yesterday that was both good and head ‘splody. There are many things – especially in the initial premise and in the […]
[Writer Post] SoonerCon is Coming…Soon
Oh, hi. It’s Wednesday. There’s still a bit of the same old, same old going on in the publishing world – SFWA put forth a plan to look into the Bulletin and deal with the other issues that’s enough of a plan to make some people happy and vague enough to give them a lot […]
[Writer Post] Fan Days, Marketing, and Being Approachable
It’s writer post day! Whee!!! I’m still a little convention buzzed (and exhaustion hung over) but I’m functional and trying to be productive. We learned a lot by doing Dallas Comic Con Presents Fan Days. The bigger “for profit†media conventions are completely different entities than fan-run conventions – so what works for one doesn’t […]
[Writer Post] Comfort Zones – Book Shows and Conventions
When you’re a writer, it’s important to take some steps outside your comfort zone. Try a new genre, topic, or length of story, or go to some events that aren’t in your genre. Not only will it stretch you as a writer, you might find some new readers. Genre-specific events are great because the people […]
[Writing Post] Writing, Revision, and SF Signal’s MindMeld
So it’s Wednesday blog time. Whee. While tons of people I know are hie-ing off Chicago for WorldCon or Atlanta for Dragon*Con, I’m prepping for the East Texas Book Fest on the 8th and keeping my head above water for FenCon towards the end of the month. Fortunately I seem to be time managing fairly […]
[Writing Post] The Return of “Don’t Be A Jerk” — Or The #1 Rule Of Writing
I’ve written several times about the need for writers to be professional a couple of times in the past. Unfortunately it’s a topic that bears repeating – not only as lessons to new writers, but as reminders to myself and other established authors. Wil Wheaton’s Wheaton’s Law, the name and main tenant behind Yard Dog […]
[From the Archive] – Self-Promotion for Writers
Apparently it’s “Marketing Week” on Rhonda’s Blog. This one was done in 2009 after ArmadilloCon. And no, I didn’t look to see what was next on the archive posts when I wrote this week’s blog article… but it’s a topic near and dear to my heart. And this was done in 2009 so some of […]
[Writer Post] Marketing on A Budget
I know I’ve talked about marketing on a budget before — but, I’m a bit brain mushed from content editing the new Redheads project for our meeting on Saturday, and it’s the beginning of the busy part of my convention season (which means Marketing on My Mind). It happens every time there’s something “new” out […]