Goals for 2012: Conventioneering

I have a lot of fun going to science fiction conventions. People who have been my heroes and who I’ve enjoyed reading for a very long time have become my friends. There is a camaraderie that is difficult to explain to others outside the genre. So I look forward to going to these. My goals [...]

Year in review – 2011: Conventioneering

One of my goals in 2011 was to “attend at least one [science fiction] convention as a participant.” I started attending science fiction conventions in 2007 after the sale of my first story to Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show. The first convention I attended was RavenCon in April 2007 and it set the bar [...]

My “awesome*” weekend at Capclave 2011

I spent most of Saturday and Sunday attending Capclave 2011 at its new hotel up in Gaithersberg, Maryland. Saturday was an experiment for us. Kelly was spending the day at a bachelorette party, going from one winery to the next and I would be at the convention. We had a babysitter staying with the Little [...]

My Capclave schedule

I will be at Capclave, October 14-16 up in Gaithersburg, Maryland. I’ll be at the convention most of Saturday and Sunday and I will be on the following panels: Saturday, 3pm: Will books survive–and in what form? Sunday, 10am: Short fiction: why bother? (As moderator) Otherwise, I’ll be hanging out at the convention, sitting in [...]

Have fun at WorldCon!

I just wanted to wish all my friends and colleagues heading to WorldCon in Reno a wonderful half-week there. I still haven’t been to a WorldCon and I’m immensely envious of those of you who are going. Do me a favor and post early and post often so that I can at least live vicariously [...]

Ten things I learned at Readercon 22

While out walking yesterday, Barry Malzberg asked me, “So what did you learn this year?” Well, I couldn’t really answer him at the time, but having given it some thought, here are ten things I learned from Readercon 22: Being a panelist can be fun. This was my first time, but I really enjoyed being [...]

SF Signal Podcast Episode 66: On Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions

I am part of the group of panelists for the latest episode of the SF Signal Podcast, talking about our experiences at science fiction and fantasy conventions. It is a well-timed podcast. We recorded it the day before Readercon and it is now available, the day after Readercon. In this one, I tell the story [...]

Delayed a couple of hours on my way to Readercon

I woke up at 4am and discovered that my flight to Readercon had been canceled and I had been automatically rebooked on the next flight out of Dulles. I was originally supposed to depart at 12:30 and now my flight is scheduled to leave 2-1/2 hours later at 3pm. That gets me into Boston at [...]

Preparing for Readercon

I leave for Readercon the day after tomorrow and I feel like I have a lot to do between now and then. The biggest challenge, however, is finishing the first draft of this novelette that I’ve been working on. I promised myself I’d have the draft done before I got on the plane. I did [...]

My final Readercon schedule

I received my final Readercon schedule today. Here it is, for those interested: Thursday, July 14 at 8:00 PM G We All Produce, We All Consume. Paul Di Filippo, Gemma Files, Robert Killheffer, K.A. Laity (leader), Jamie Todd Rubin. In a 2008 blog post, Leah Bobet connected the dots of increasing media interactivity and increasing independent [...]

My Readercon panels

I got my schedule of Readercon panels the other day. Since the schedule is still tentative, I’ll hold off posting the schedule until it is finalized. But I will tell you that I will be appearing in two panels: We All Produce, We All Consume.¬†Paul Di Filippo, Gemma Files, Robert Killheffer, K.A. Laity (leader), Jamie [...]

Balticon 2011 Day 2: The Durian Tasting

I attended the first two days of Balticon 45 this weekend, and it was nice to be able to attend another convention so quickly on the heels of the fantastic Nebula Weekend. Most of Friday night I spent in the bar after enduring a horrific 4 hour drive over the space of a mere 50 [...]

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