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Mosaics Anthology 1 is Published
The charity anthology Mosaics, A Collection of Independent Women, Volume I has just come out. (The second volume is already under way.) It benefits the Pixel Project, a charity that is trying to fight domestic violence across the world. Their slogan is, It's Time To Stop Violence Against Women. Together.
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Why I Write American (Part 2)
In a forum I'm on, we were talking about how story structures in other countries differ from US story structures. And they do. US audiences - whether the gatekeepers or the readers - do have specific ideas of what constitutes a good story in terms of characterization and story arc, and these are not always the same as those in other cultures ( Read more... ) -
Out of order posts
I've started blogging over at my website, keyanbowes.com, in Wordpress. The original idea was to discontinue my LJ account after a while, but it turns out that this is a more active community. Instead, I started copying my posts to both places... except there was a longish period when I forgot ( Read more... ) -
What I Loved at Con-volution 2015
Con-volution 2015: Legion of Fandom in Burlingame, CA. A most excellent Con. Definitely one I will return to next year. Unlike the book-focused cons I mostly prefer, Con-volution's totally inclusive. Books, bronies, babies, battles, beer, it's all good. The result is a nice mix of ages (strollers to seniors), ethnicities, genders, interests. It was ( Read more... ) -
How to Get Started as a Voice Actor - Panel Notes from Con-Volution 2015
This was the kind of panel I attend because it's a subject about which I am Totally Clueless. It was totally worth it. Xander Jeanneret and Bonnie Gordon are voice actors who started in in theater, and now do voicing. As the Library Bards, they sing nerdy parodies of current hit songs.
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Cover Me - Panel Notes on Book Covers from Con-volution 2015
Jennifer Carson, Maya Bohnhoff, Anna Warren Cebrian, and Cliff Winnig put on a very practical panel at Convolution 2015 (Oct 2-4, Burlingame, CA) about book covers. These are more important than ever with so many books coming out of small presses or being self-published.
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The Stinkfisher's Lovely Daughter
I submitted The Stinkfisher's Lovely Daughter to the Desi Writers' Lounge writing competition, and it won an Honorable Mention. But even better than that was nature of the mention ( Read more... ) -
The Mother Goose Crisis in 'Unsung Stories'
Unsung Stories, the UK-based online magazine, published my story, The Mother Goose CrisisWhen a nursery-rhyme virus threatens to take out the internet - and possibly its users too - a creative solution is needed to save the world as we know it. But what, and can the tech team pull it off ( Read more... ) -
"Fantasy and the Reality of Law Enforcement"
The standout panel for me at the World Fantasy Con last November was Fantasy and the Reality of Law Enforcement, moderated by Mark L. Van Name. It was excellent because panelists Griffin Barber and Alistair Kimble actually work in law enforcement. Barber is in the police force, and Kimble, if I understood correctly is (or was) in the FBI ( Read more... )
