I have an article in this issue of Lightspeedabout being female in the swcience fiction culture of the 80s. Out soon! Check it out.

http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/special-issues/women-destroy-sf/table-of-contents/

Here’s my schedule for OryCon 33, Portland, November 8-10:
Friday, Nov 8, 3- 4pm

“Synopsies, Summaries, Book Descriptions and Other Horrors”
Few things exasperate writers more than condensing their masterworks into a single page synopsis - or worse, a 150 word book description. What to include, what to exclude, and strategies to keep it fresh.

Friday ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I took two grandsons to San Diego to enjoy ConDor. It wasn't their first trip as they went with me last year as well. I like to take the grandbabies to cons -- indoctrinating them with SF and F at an early age, I suppose you'd call it ( Read more... )

Do Laundry -- check ( Read more... )

I hadn't been to a World Fantasy Convention for quite a while, but I couldn't pass up this one in my own back yard. It's a two-hour drive down the freeway to San Diego from where I live, and I can leave my greyhound with a friend from greyhound rescue who lives a few miles up the road from the convention hotel. I checked in late Thursday night and ( Read more... )

Leaving for Reno tomorrow, with an overnight stop in Mammoth. I should reach Reno mid-afternoon Thursday. (My first event isn't until Friday morning.)

Gotta go -- need to finish packing! Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

Here's my schedule for WorldCon in Reno, Nevada ( Read more... )

Does anybody need a (discounted) membership in NASFiC? I can't use my mine.

email me at: aliensnothers@gmail.com

I had a very pleasant weekend at ConDor. This is a small, friendly, well-run con, and this year the panel selections seemed extra-interesting and fresh. (I even got an idea for another guest blog on the Nebulaawards site ( Read more... )

Here's my schedule for ConDor in San Diego, at the Handlery Hotel on Hotel Row (www.condorcon.org ( Read more... )