Category: travel

  • Vacation Autographs

    Just back from vacation (watch for pictures soon…ish! I hope) and while I was mostly busy with family, I did convince them to detour to bookstores when we passed near them. There are now signed copies of Silver in the Barnes & Noble stores in Fredericksburg, VA; Warwick, RI; and Burlington, MA. Get ’em while…

  • Worldcon Signing

    Worldcon in San Antonio is nearly upon us, and people are starting to put up their schedules. If anyone’s going to be at the con and wants to come say hello or get a book signed, I’ll be at the SFWA table in the dealer’s room signing autographs at 10 am on Sunday, September 1!

  • Norwescon Schedule

    It’s that time again! Here’s my schedule for Norwescon: Friday 2 pm Cascade 6 Creature Feature What are our favorite fantasy creatures, and why? Do the fantasy archetypes (vampire, werewolf, fairy, etc.) give us a shortcut to understanding a particular character and their motivation? How do authors use these creatures as metaphors for our own…

  • Radcon 2012 Schedule

    It’s that time of year again, ladies and gents, when my conventions sneak up on me and I forget to post my schedule until the last minute! If any of you will be at Radcon, c’mon over and hear my reading or come to one of my panels. Sat Feb 18 10:00:am to 11:00:am Fantasy…

  • Whiny Soup

    I had a great time at Orycon! I’m a little worn out, since my job has me working off-site at the moment, rehousing a collection, so there’s more travel time and learning about resources at the new location. But I thought I’d share with you the latest in what is apparently becoming a continuing series…

  • Orycon and introverts

    First off, for housekeeping, I wanted to let everyone know I’ll be at Orycon next weekend, November 11-13. If you’re around Portland, drop by! Here’s my schedule: Fri Nov 11 4:00:pm Gender and Writing Gender free? Gender neutral? Stereotyping? How gender affects our writing. What writers do to write effectively in the opposite gender’s point…

  • WFC 2011

    I am returned! This weekend I’m tentatively planning to throw up a few thoughts about Con Networking for Introverts, but for now, pictures below the cut!

  • Metaphor for bears

    First off! I’ll be quiet next weekend, as I am off to World Fantasy in San Diego! At this very moment, I am completely failing to get up and start choosing clothes to pack. I hope to see some of you there! I have a panel on Saturday: 5:00 PM Pacific 2/3: Who Wants to…

  • Dance!

    Out visiting a friend in Colville, Washington this weekend, and got to see some Irish step dancing and listen to a really great band. I did Scottish and English Country dancing back in the day, rather than Irish, but they share some steps and have a very similar feel. It made me really long to…

  • Wolf Haven

    Field trip, today! I maintain it was research related. (And it was! Sorta.) I headed on down to Wolf Haven, near Olympia. I went once in middle school as part of a camp field trip, and had very pleasant memories. I was extremely impressed on how well it held up. The volunteer who led our…