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…
It’s still not quite finished. We’ve got an antique mirror that will go over the bookcase my husband made, and then there’s the matter of putting the pictures on the walls, and I need a place for my wire shelves o’ writing stuff — paper, research materials, correspondence, and miscellanea — but for all intents and purposes, I’m moved in! From this: To this: To this: