Philcon is over for another year. It was a nice con, but small, as it has been every year I've been there. I appreciate the invitation - it's the only con I do all year due to monetary constraints (more on that later), but it's been getting smaller and smaller, and I think it will be in danger of disappearing if things don't change. Having it in ( Read more... )

 Yay! I have a fair few panels, but not too many. I really like this schedule, because it gives me time to hang in the Dealer's room, where I'll be selling copies of my books at the Dark Quest Table ( Read more... )

Is this weekend. As is our first playoff game for football. Sigh. When the invites for the con went out, months ago, of course I had no idea we'd still be playing football ( Read more... )

I'm such a dunderhead. I realized I already KNOW about this Greek costume thing. I wrote how it went together, yanno...in the book.

But after some internet searching and poking (my Google-fu is strong today!) I figured out that I actually DON'T need a pattern for this costume. It's remarkably simple. There are directions here and here, and after ( Read more... )

Okay, I guess I'm avoiding/procrastinating. I should be researching a paper, or picking excerpts, or reading or something, but instead I'm thinking about book promotion this fall. Specifically Philcon. I'll be able to get paperback copies of The Crown of Zeus by then - at least the publisher said I would. So it's sort of the coming out event for ( Read more... )

Another Philcon come and gone. I had an enjoyable time, as I always do. This year I was on a Friday night panel, which I've never been before, so I had to drive into the city at rush hour - which wasn't too bad, since most were trying to get OUT - and the hotel and parking garage was right off of the main road. Could have been much worse.

I hung in ( Read more... )

Okay, here's the New and Improved schedule...

Friday, 9 pm - Harry Potter Post-Mortem
Saturday, 2 pm- Why Children's Fantasy is the Next Big Thing
Saturday 3 pm- (children's programming) - What are you reading and why?
Saturday 5 pm- (children's programming) - Writing: round robin.

I'll also be bogarting some time from Danielle Ackley-McPhail's reading ( Read more... )

I made it through the weekend! The kids party was terrific - all the little 'uns had a blast, just running and jumping and sliding for an hour. Cake and ice cream and out the door. Spongebob was a big hit. Yes, I have pics, but haven't gotten them off my camera yet.

After that was over I had my sister and her boyfriend and the kids over for pizza. ( Read more... )

At long last, the Philcon schedule (trumpet flourish here). I volunteered for many panels....got two. But, they're really good panels. And I'll have plenty of time to be in the dealer's room to sell books, which is a new thing for me. I'm hooked up with Broad Universe, so I'm in good company and should sell some books and give out promo material.

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Another appearance today. Danielle and I were wondering if it was going to be a good day or not - the Collingswood festival was SO good, we wondered if we wouldn't be disappointed.

Not.

I sold out of TOZ, the few copies I had left over from Collingswood, and sold a couple of RTZ, and some crafty items. Came home with cash in pocket. And a pair of ( Read more... )