This year the theme at Apollo Con, or at least the track I did, was young adults. I was on several panels about YA. The first, YA heroines, ended up being about Twilight and why Bella was too passive and too self-sacrificing to be a good role model. Among other complaints. One of the audience members pointed out that we would consider a self-sacrificing man to be a hero, so why couldn’t we consider Bella Read more…
I had an all-around wonderful time at Apollo Con, and I’m only just now recovering from the weekend. I rode down with Renee Babcock, a friend from Austin, and we had a wide-ranging conversation there and back, making a long trip much shorter and more enjoyable with the company. The writer’s workshop on Saturday was small, with only two workshoppers and two auditors, who didn’t have stories to be critiqued but who came for the Read more…
I’m pulling things together for Apollo Con this weekend. I’ve got the workshop manuscripts ready to go, and I’ve put the manuscripts on the Kindle for my reading. I’m taking both Lady of Temia (planning to read from chapter 4) and if there’s time, I will read a little bit from The Unexpected Miss Bennet. Here’s my schedule (my commentary in parentheses); if you are in the Houston area, hope to see you there. Friday Read more…