QuaranCon 2022 is upon us! You must go and check out the full schedule (really, you must!). The times listed on the QuaranCon website will magically adjust to your time zone. My Events Are [Drumroll Please] Books vs Film, Thursday, April 7, 3:30 pm Eastern Time What's your favorite fantasy, science fiction, or horror adaptation? … Continue reading QuaranCon 2022, April 7–11
Hey Folks. I know this blog has been dead for nearly a year (long dreary story you don't want to hear, I'm sure). BUT, my favorite DIY indie virtual Con is coming up, and I'm super excited about the schedule we have in the works. While my QuaranCon colleagues get that buttoned down, this is … Continue reading QuaranCon 2022—Upcoming Events
Last year I jumped on the chance to participate in QuaraCon, a pandemic-driven virtual fantasy convention that was the brainchild of author Virginia McClain, and I loved every moment of it. Despite being a very shy, mostly introverted person in most social situations, I do love the stage! I was a drama club kid when … Continue reading QuaranCon 2021 Schedule
Ragged screams battered Vic’s ears; sweat and blood stabbed her nose. And fear. The air reeked of it, sharp and raw. She tasted its foul dry flavor, and it bled from her lungs into her bones. She’d fought some losing battles, but none like this.
A few months ago I started participating in a Twitter hashtag called #bookqw (Book Quote Wednesday), which I heard about from author/book blogger Sarah Chorn (BookwormBlues). In this weekly Tweet-fest, authors produce a quote containing the word of the week, and apropos of the holiday tomorrow, this week's word was HEART. As I was looking through … Continue reading Matters of the Heart—A Wizard’s Sacrifice Preview
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO) is an annual competition run by Mark Lawrence (author of Prince of Thorns and Red Sister, among others) since 2015. Each year, Mark takes a maximum of 300 entries (first come, first served; this year the 300 slots disappeared in about a day and a half) and distributes them among … Continue reading News Update: A Wizard’s Forge Passes First Hurdle in the 2018 SPFBO
Titling this transcript of my Virtual Fantasy Con interview with Rob Matheny couldn't have been easier, as Rob is the unstoppable force behind the Grim Tidings Podcast and the Facebook Group Grimdark Readers and Writers. The VFC ran on Facebook October 15-21, 2017, and Rob was my fourth guest to stop by my virtual booth for … Continue reading Grim Tidings with Rob Matheny
I had guests stop by my booth at Virtual Fantasy Con. Here's a transcript of my discussion with author Graeme Ing.
From October 15-21, 2017, I will be participating in the Virtual Fantasy Con, a Facebook event involving over 100 fantasy authors, bloggers, podcasters, artists, and other magicians.
Not every reader will know the difference. Not all readers know about the minutia of a particular historical period. However, that doesn’t lessen the importance of research and getting it right.
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