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Riding lessons

Yup, riding lessons. I went for my first lesson today after many many years. I rode Mr. Dees, a red-and-white paint. He didn’t like going into his corners. I made him. Go me! We walked, trotted, trotted over cavalletti, did a little two point, and cantered. He was very balky until he warmed up, and then was pretty forward going, considering he had me on his back. I wasn’t able to keep very good contact Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Writing lessons — hide the ball

Beginners often don’t know what information to reveal and what information to hide. Especially in science fiction and fantasy, writers have to set up a world as well as characters and a plot (which makes me wonder why mainstream literature underestimates SF/F so badly, but there you go). While we are told to “show, not tell,” beginners often try to show everything, which means they end up hiding everything. Another part of this is cleverness, Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Armadillocon Schedule

Next week is Armadillocon in Austin. Here’s what I will be doing: Friday, 9 am to 4 pm: Writer’s workshop. Co-teaching with Sharon Shinn. Sa1100DZ Now Everyone is Promoting Their Work Sat 11:00 AM-Noon deZavala G. Oliver, E. Moon*, J. K. Cheney, P. Sarath, K. Frost, R. Eudaly How to make yours stand out.   Sa1400DR Autographing Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Dealers’ Room W. Ledbetter, G. Oliver, K. Frost, K. D. Wentworth, P. Sarath   Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago