Archive for the 'Travel' Category
Rainforest Writer’s Retreat Day 4
We’ve now seen the last sunset we’ll see here. I’ll be happy to get home, but another three days of writing would finish the book. I’m over 11,000 words, but there are that many again to go, or maybe a few more. The highlights of today were a great talk by Barb and JC Hendee [...]
Rainforest Writers, Day 2
We had a great talk by Susan Mathews on character and then another by James Van Pelt on endings. It’s fun to listen to writer’s teach – we all approach it so differently! And of course,being with sf writers, the afternoon walk was full of talk about the atmosphere and axial tilt and the Cambrian [...]
Rainforest Writers Workshop Day 1
I am on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, and right at this moment I am in a dark bar with about a dozen writers. There are a handful of community people as well, and much chattering and laughter from both groups. This is the Rainforest Writer’s Village workshop, sponsored by Patrick Swenson of Fairwood [...]
Nixie meets many famous authors and a bad agent
I spent the Thursday – > Sunday morning is Pasco, Washington. Thursday and Friday were all about talking to students at an event called the Cavalcade of Authors, and the rest of the convention was a lovely time with friends, and my dog. On Thursday, I talked to Stevens middle school in Pasco. The school [...]
Linkages and Trivia
Congratulations to Cherie Priest for winning the Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Award for Boneshaker. There is an article in the Seattle Times, and here is a link to my reading recommendation for the book. The linkage between man and machine is growing every day. I call it “The Tender Mashup” in this month’s installment of my [...]
I’ll be at Rustycon this Saturday
Places you can find me at Rustycon (Seattle Airport Marriott) this Saturday: 10:00, Moderating the panel, Palaces and Prisons? Urban Development in the 22nd Century in Evergreen I Is technology accelerating the divide between rich and poor? Will it make sense to live closer together in high-density zones optimized for transit and pedestrians, or will [...]
Orycon Schedule
I will be enjoying Thanksgiving with family, but Friday night through Sunday I’ll be at Orycon. Here’s my schedule: Saturday, 10- 11 SFWA Regional meeting Saturday 11:00 – 11:30 Autographing, table 2 Saturday 12:00 – 12:30 reading in the Madison room. I’ll read from the world of my current series, probably a bit from an [...]
World Fantasy Report
This was my second World Fantasy, and it has definitely become my favorite convention. I waited a few days to let the experience sink in a bit. A few observations: The awards are administered differently than the Hugos. It’s partly a voted choice, but mostly a long slog through almost everything “Fantasy” written all year. [...]
Daybreak, Killer Bunnies, Wings, and Geeks
I leave tomorrow for the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose. I’ll be participating in a group reading on Friday night (in the Crystal room at 9:00 PM – Fairmont San Jose) for the exciting new web-based magazine called “Daybreak,” published by Jetse DeVries. Jetse is also bringing out the Shine Anthology. Shine and Daybreak [...]
Upcoming Event Schedule (Some Changes)
This post is partly for me so I can keep my dates in order. Well, not really. But it sure feels like a way-too-busy fall in the near future. It’s all good, but I might just collapse come December or so and hide. FiRE Global Conference: October 15th Wherein I wear all three hats, and [...]
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