Critical Awareness
NANOWRIMO is here, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. It is an endeavor in which folks attempt to complete 50K words of writing (a […]
Invited to Balticon 54
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been invited to participate in the Programming Track for Balticon 54, which will be held in Baltimore from May […]
Blurb Writing Exercise
This is a writing exercise developed by my friend, John Dwight. He ran this exercise for the Hourlings Writing Group back in March. INTRODUCTION A […]
Coming Soon
Well, I’ve been a little preoccupied lately. The New Day Job has been keeping me pretty busy, so I’m a little behind on both my […]
My Balticon 2019 Schedule
My schedule for panels at Balticon 53 appears below: For those who aren’t familiar with her, the “Queen” that we’re talking about in my last […]
Conquering the Gauls
Image courtesy of Pixabay. From Puck Curtis by way of Michael J. Walsh, via Facebook. Two Roman commanders were tasked with conquering the Gauls. One […]
On Programming for Capclave 2019
I am pleased to be invited to participate in the Programming Track for Capclave 2019. This is on top of running the Workshop Track for […]
IngramSpark Hardcover Production
I had a great training session on how to produce a hardcover with IngramSpark from fellow author Martin Wilsey today. Marty is also the publisher […]
Workshop Coordinator for Capclave 2019
I’m pleased to have been asked by Bill Lawhorn, of the Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA), to be the Workshop Coordinator for Capclave 2019. WSFA […]
Inspiration: Warships
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher welcomes the French tall ship replica the Hermione off the east coast of the US, in 2015. Photograph: US Navy.