About 1,500 people showed up for Odyssey 2010 last weekend, and I was surprised at knowing a good handful of them. That’s mostly because of Martin Owton, my friend and critique partner, and the London T Party. Aside from the hotel being like a rabbit warren, with tight corridors and low ceilings, making me very claustrophobic, the con was great. I sat with Liz Williams at the book signing, got Joe Abercrombie and Iain Banks Read more…
This weekend I will be at Odyssey 2010, also known as Eastercon. If you are going to the con, please stop by and say hi. I will be part of the mass autographing on Saturday at midday. Following that, I will be co-teaching at the writer’s workshop with a very fine bunch of writers from the London T Party, and on Sunday, diving into deep questions of heroism, feminism, and other isms. I am sure Read more…
Many years ago I lived in Iceland. I went to the university my junior year of college, and then worked on a sheep farm for the summer. I have pictures and should scan them before they fade away (cheap 110 camera film doesn’t last that long, although I updated to a 35mm later on). But while waiting for that to happen, here’s this: Iceland erupts Notice the resemblance to Mount Doom in Mordor. This isn’t Read more…