Every year, I go to Wiscon. If I were to go to one other SF/F convention a year….
… which con should it be?
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Cheap Thrills
I went out to lunch with the guys at work today, so I decided not to go to a show or bowling or anything tonight (it’s all a tradeoff. I really needed to get out of the office, and I like hanging out with the guys, but I spent about $5 more than I wanted
How to Sleep With a Writer
It’s unavoidable, when you sleep with writers. Lovers, beware? (Have I mentioned that Rhys’s wife has ADD?)
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Shit Lucky, and Back at the Gym
Probably one of the most frustrating things about being me (besides the whole insulin thing) is the fact that I have to go to the gym 4-5 times a week just to, like, maintain my current weight. I get lazy, I slack off and just do two days a week, I play a few video
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Bugpunk
Used in conversation with the web designer working on the GW site, while brainstorming some themes: “Retro-cyberpunky” It’s funny, when you don’t have a word that describes exactly what you want, you sort of just cobble them together from existing words. Because I think what I meant was, you know, steampunk without the steam, but
Where Do Your Ideas Come From?
I got my first book-specific “Where did your ideas come from?” question at lunch with the rest of the marketing department yesterday. Sure, I’ve gotten this question before, but it was always really general. That one’s easy. You just say, “From living.” Which doesn’t make great interview copy, but it’s true. But this question was
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Writing: Do Not Want
I take my finals for my econ and marketing classes this weekend, and then school is officially over, major work deadlines and raise-related stress are done, and it’s full-on book mode for the rest of the summer. AND YES MY ENTIRE BEING IS REBELLING AGAINST THIS HARSH REALITY. DO. NOT. WANT. But it’s time to
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Learning How to Write… And Write. And Promote What You Write
One of the great things about the day job is that I’ve been learning how to write in so many different modes. I’ve written training scripts, marketing scripts, brochures, newsletters, blurbs, SOPs, various scripts for franchise recruting videos, the occasional press release, resumes, bios, SEO optimized web copy, regular web copy, funding proposals, and much
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Home Again, Home Again
Have I mentioned how much I love my apartment? Home again, late, delivered safely to my door by the Old Man. I’m hoping I avoided the stomach flu, but loads of folks weren’t so lucky. The con got easier on Saturday, and I had a better time and kept myself busy and went to a
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Wiscon
Do you ever get the feeling that you’re the only one not having a good time? I miss my apartment. Socializing takes way too much out of me these days. The older I get, the harder it is. When I had a wingman at a con who enjoyed the social part, it was a lot