Balticon 56
Here’s my Balticon 56 Convention Report. Overall, I had a great time at the convention, my first since the start of the pandemic.
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Hourlings Podcast Project: Food (24m)
Food is more than just fuel. In this episode, our illustrious panel discusses the ways that authors can leverage food in their stories. Food can be used to set mood, expose emotions, add a touch of the exotic to a setting, and so many other things.
Gaithersburg Book Festival, 2022
The Gaithersburg Book Festival was a lot of fun, though I went there for business reasons, too. I was particularly interested in the event as a venue for book sales. Come check out my report!
Hourlings Podcast Project: How to Kill Sales (21m)
This episode’s topic is “How to Kill Sales,” in which our illustrious panel discusses the many ways that authors can sabotage themselves.
Ring of Fire: Catching Up
Well, my interest in Eric Flint’s sprawling 1632 series has been rekindled. Now I’ve embarked on a project to catch up with the world’s largest literary shared universe. So, come along as I read…and review…the books of the “Ring of Fire” series.
Hourlings Podcast Project: War! (27m)
This episodes’s topic is “War,” but as a story background. Our illustrious panel will discuss how war, or any ongoing simmering conflict, can be used to add depth and emotional impact to your stories. Check it out!
Hourlings Podcast Project: Interview – William Zanotti (50m)
Season 2, Episode 5 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (50 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This week, we’re interviewing William Zanotti, a fellow indie […]
My Balticon 2022 Schedule
My schedule for Balticon has been finalized. I’m on seven panels and I’m moderating two of them. This will be the first convention I’ve attended since the pandemic started. Balticon is being held in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor over Memorial Day weekend.
Hourlings Podcast: Finding Time (32m)
This episode’s topic is “Finding Time,” wherein our illustrious panel discusses the various ways in which they manage to beg, borrow or outright steal the time they need to write their best-selling opuses.
Manassas Reads, 2022
I had a great time selling books at Manassas Reads, an annual event hosted by the City of Manassas, Manassas City Public Schools, and the Prince William Public Library System. I’d been busy during the pandemic, so I had five books plus two anthologies for sale.