This year I was faced with a terrible conundrum. The Edwardsville Book Festival, AuthorCon, and Archon are all this weekend. Why, why God? AuthorCon is a terrific creation of Scares That Care horrormeister Brian Keene. I’ve been hearing tales of what a wonderful convention it is, with networking and workshops and other delightful writer-nerdery. But…
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Dragoncon schedule announced
Below is the schedule set for me at Dragoncon this year. I am deep in the creepy-crawlies this time, with lots of fun among the horror writers. Friday is my busiest day, spending most of the day at the Westin hotel, then the author Gather that evening. Meetups will probably be on Saturday, as I…
Imaginarium ahoy!
This weekend, Jim and I will be heading to Louisville, Ky. for Imaginarium. We are looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new folks, talking up the craft and hopefully selling some books. Jim is booth babe this time around, plus or minus a crop top. I, however, have a solid schedule, listed below:…
Schedule for Imaginarium announced
I’m delighted to return to Imaginarium again, and I’m doing a bunch of workshops this year! At noon Friday, I’m teaching “The Art of Legal Prostitution: Selling Your Books at Cons and Signings” (RM Calumet). At 8 p.m., I’ll be on a panel discussing the ethics of AI across all media. I’m quite sure they’ll…
The One Where Elizabeth Wins
I’m honored to share that I’ve been awarded an AWP Community Scholarship to attend the 2024 conference in Kansas City. I was lucky to attend last year’s conference in Seattle, and I absolutely loved it. AWP is one hell of a conference, with about 25 panels per hour aimed for writers and writing programs. It’s…
Fall Deathmarch (a.k.a. tour)
Excuse me, meme. We prefer the term “geeks.” Semantics aside (and I’m always up for semantics!) I’m off to sunny Atlanta for Dragoncon! It’s great to be returning after many years away – I think my last DC was 2015? My reading is at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Hyatt Marietta, and I hope you’ll come….
Dragoncon Schedule
I’m delighted to be returning to Dragoncon after a long time away! Below is my schedule, where I get to meet up with some old friends and new faces as well. It’s a fairly light schedule, so I may have free time (!) to meet up and chat! I will have a limited quantity of…
Imaginarium ahoy!
I’m delighted to return to Imaginarium on its 10th anniversary, having attended nearly every Imaginarium since the first one (give or take a little pandemic.) I’ll be giving my two-hour “business of writing” seminar on Friday afternoon, with several other panels in between running the Literary Underworld booth. LitUnd authors Jim Gillentine, Steven Shrewsbury, Sela…
It’s an honor to be…
… and that’s not sarcasm. It really is an honor just to be nominated. In all the flurry of my travels this month, I neglected to blog about being named a finalist for the Michael Knost Wings Award. Locus has a write-up about the shortlist, which is the second part of this I didn’t expect….
Con Report: ConCarolinas 2023
There’s something wonderfully invigorating about con, the freewheeling friendly atmosphere and hobnobbing with one’s fellow wizards, surrounded by people who get the crazy fun stuff that fascinates you even when the mundane world says, “Huh?” ConCarolinas is very much a writers’ con. There’s also a film festival, paranormal circuit and gaming track, among others, but…