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 to Asimov’s (with brave editor Sheila Williams taking questions). I have resolved to stop doing Sheila’s job and reject my stories myself — no, I Read more…
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 and Louis L’Amour to Silverberg, Bloch, and Howard of course. The Conan stories = westerns and the consensus was they were more western than Read more…
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 and there’s a The End at the end, and I’ve lost all perspective on whether it’s any good or not, but right now, Read more…