I’m getting the last of the packing done for wiscon  and making arrangements so the kitties are taken care of while we’re gone. Once again we get to spend the nicest weekend (weather wise) for a while indoors at a convention *sigh*. I’m gonna have to find time to hit the Farmer’s Market on Saturday. I’m on the second version of this post (the first being ( Read more... )

For all of you that have waited for my Oddcon report so patiently I thank you. This will be a long post, for the weekend was full of so many things I’m looking forward to sharing. Many of you who know me know I am the worst person in the world when in comes to names, so anyone I didn’t mention, I didn’t forget you, I just remember faces better then ( Read more... )

Now I know for many of you the new year comes the first of January, but for people of the Dianic tradition and many others who have ties to Celtic heritage the festival on October 31st marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of the new year. Within my own Cherokee heritage this time of year is also seen as a time to turn inward, to prepare ( Read more... )

Well in a few hours I am on my way to the RCGI Hallows event up in the Dells. It’s a working weekend again (always is since I can’t afford the cash for these events), but I hope to at least get to a few workshops as well as sell some copies of Chilling Tales. I’ll tell ya’ll how it goes.

( On a side note: rant warning )

In Atlanta after a trip on the red eye, will be leaving for home at about 9:15. I plan to do a big post on the whole convention, but for now I'll leave you with the winners of the 2008 Golden Crown Literary Awards. There will be comintary when I am more awake.

The winners of the 2008 Goldies are:

Lesbian Anthology (non-erotica)

Love, Castro Street: ( Read more... )

Today was another interesting day

After another nummy breakfast and some socializing, we had our Tough Girls reading/panel. I think it went very well. I read an action scene from Natural Order, and Lucina’s Collection from the Chilling Tales anthology. I still need to work on not talking so fast when I read at times, but other than that it was okay ( Read more... )

My roomate’s heading off to sleep so I’ll make this as quick as I can so as not to keep her up…

We had a great little selection for breakfast (and the snacks were great later too) and the rest of my morning was spent (once she arrived) with my mentoree giving her advice on her writing. That was a great experience to help someone else like that, as ( Read more... )

Laundry, packing, and so on, my weekend is full of excited preparation for GCLS Lit Con. Here’s an idea of what I have planned…

I leave out Tuesday afternoon because AirTran likes to change stuff on me (again) to force me to head out almost 24 hours early so I don’t miss social stuff Wednesday night. Luckily Patty and her honey are coming to get me ( Read more... )

Here for you enjoyment are a few pics during my trip to Saints and Sinners in New Orleans taken by the wonderful Lara Zielinsky, author of Turning Point (a must read romance). Thanks Lara!

Here are the two fun women I roomed with at the cosy Olivier House hotel, Roselle Graskey and Alison Mungier. Roselle’s (the one on the left) is the author of ( Read more... )

Today was a great day, though a bit sad for me. I’ve meet so many people, Lara Z, Jolie, who I got to spend a great deal of time getting to know better. Linda and Barb, the crazy…ummm I mean wonderfully smart ladies who made me one of their PD family. Roselle and Allison, my roomies and the cutest couple ever. Larry and his partner Darrin, who are ( Read more... )