progress....
Did my one hour of spec work tonight, this on the mystery. Got 1200 words written, and I think Chapter 1 is done.
I am well pleased.
To bed.....
I am well pleased.
To bed.....
August 4th, 2009
preliminary Dragon*Con schedule
Here is my preliminary schedule for Dragon*Con 2009, to be held Labor Day weekend in Atlanta (edited to add: now with my reading!):
Friday
10am: "Star Trek Authors Cavalcade" (Savannah 2-3--Sheraton)
1pm: "D*C Comics Conference Session #7: Avengers Symposium on Assembled! 1 & 2" (Hanover F--Hyatt)
2.30pm: autographing (M301-M304--Marriott)
Saturday
10am: "Doctor Who in Other Media" (Valdosta--Sheraton)
11.30am: "Lore of Warcraft" (Capitol Ballroom--Sheraton)
2.30pm: reading (University Room--Hyatt)
4pm: "From Page to Screen" (A707--Marriott)
Sunday
11.30am: "Farscape: On the Run" (Centennial I--Hyatt)
1pm: "Writer to Writer: Keith R.A. DeCandido interviews Alan Dean Foster" (Centennial I--Hyatt)
10pm: "Reality Break--LIVE!" (204--Hilton)
Monday
2.30pm: "Plodding or Plotting?" (Manila/Singapore/Hong Kong--Hyatt)
4pm: "The Future of Fantastic Fiction" (Manila/Singapore/Hong Kong--Hyatt)
The above is, as ever, subject to change and amendment.
Friday
10am: "Star Trek Authors Cavalcade" (Savannah 2-3--Sheraton)
1pm: "D*C Comics Conference Session #7: Avengers Symposium on Assembled! 1 & 2" (Hanover F--Hyatt)
2.30pm: autographing (M301-M304--Marriott)
Saturday
10am: "Doctor Who in Other Media" (Valdosta--Sheraton)
11.30am: "Lore of Warcraft" (Capitol Ballroom--Sheraton)
2.30pm: reading (University Room--Hyatt)
4pm: "From Page to Screen" (A707--Marriott)
Sunday
11.30am: "Farscape: On the Run" (Centennial I--Hyatt)
1pm: "Writer to Writer: Keith R.A. DeCandido interviews Alan Dean Foster" (Centennial I--Hyatt)
10pm: "Reality Break--LIVE!" (204--Hilton)
Monday
2.30pm: "Plodding or Plotting?" (Manila/Singapore/Hong Kong--Hyatt)
4pm: "The Future of Fantastic Fiction" (Manila/Singapore/Hong Kong--Hyatt)
The above is, as ever, subject to change and amendment.
Schott's Miscellany 3 August 2009
Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)
ROLLER SKATES & MIRRORS
It is claimed that the Belgian Joseph Merlin invented roller skates in 1760. Apparently, Merlin wore his skates to a masquerade ball ehld at Carlisle House in Soho Square, London--but was so unstable on them that he destroyed a "vast and highly valuable mirror" and badly wounded himself.
Samuel Johnson (1709-84)
Dragon*Con schedule updated (slightly)
The Freelancer's Guide
The good and noble Kristine Kathryn Rusch has put up a full table of contents for her excellent ongoing series, The Freelancer's Guide.
If you're doing any kind of freelance work in your life, you need to read Kris's words of wisdom. Trust me.
If you're doing any kind of freelance work in your life, you need to read Kris's words of wisdom. Trust me.
