http://www.patricesarath.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:31:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Besides the aforementioned Atlantic, I also took three books on my recent sojourn to the North. John Moore's A Fate Worse Than Dragons, which was pretty hilarious. John had mentioned it during the YA panel at Armadillocon and I was intrigued. I had already read Bad Prince Charlie and knew what ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/airplane-reading/ Okay, I'm back. K is safely ensconced at college and I'm home and ready to jump back into editing. So I took the most recent Atlantic on the flight, and man, what is up with Caitlin Flanagan? I know, probably I should just skip her articles because she irks me so ... http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/man-caitlin-flanagan-can-just-be-so-annoying/ I have two stories out this month. Space Squid published "The Night of Their Conversion," and Edge of Propinquity has posted "Lonely Cries the Winter Wind" in their Guest Quarters section. Please go have a look. You can find Space Squid at various bookstores in Austin. It's free, so pick up ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/short-story-news-space-squid-and-edge-of-propinquity/ I think this was the best Armadillocon in a long time and not just because I had a book out. The topics were all really interesting and well-attended, and the energy was way up. Among the panels I attended were Hollywood: Book to Screen and How to Sell a Story ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/armadillocon-days-two-and-three/ Joe Haldeman gave me his drink ticket! Oh and other stuff happened too. Okay, okay, day one. Went to the panel on the influence of westerns on SF, and of course Firefly was mentioned. Joe Lansdale ran away with the panel, which discoursed over a wide range of topics, from Zane Grey ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/armadillocon-day-one/ Oh my God. I finished I can't believe it. A whole novel, in less than a year. Okay, when I say finished, I mean the first draft is finished. There's still a lot more work to do, and I already know a bunch of edits I need to make. But it's finished ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/book-ii/ Just a reminder that this weekend is Armadillocon, the premier science fiction and fantasy con of Central Texas. Hey, I can't help it if I'm biased. They're like my home team. Here's my schedule:  Saturday, noon: Reading, in Robertson Saturday, 3 pm: Sex, Drugs, and Urban Fantasy: Teen Fiction is Not For Kids in ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/armadillocon-august-15-17/ I took off the previous week to get work done on book 2. It was an intensive, exhausting, exhilarating experience and I learned a few things. One is that I write better in the morning than at night. I have more energy and more engagement. I think that might be because ... http://www.patricesarath.com/fantasy-writing/writing-week-a-recap/ I didn't post yesterday because I was making lots of progress and wanted to keep up the momentum. There is a chance, slight but there, that I can finish this rewrite/draft by Sunday. The story is humming along, and actions and their consequences are falling into place. I could definitely get ... http://www.patricesarath.com/patrice-sarath/progress-report/ I'm now in a tough spot with a lot of rewriting and new content. I am out of incentives, so virtue will have to be its own reward. And okay, maybe today's bribe will have to be ice cream after all. http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/virtue-is-its-own-reward/