One of the best ArmadilloCons ever. Everyone said it. Everyone remarked on the programming, the energy, the panels, the guests, and the fans. The workshop was a blast, and the stories I got to read and the students in my group, were all eager and smart and funny. We all learned some good stuff — it was like a creative writing seminar. And I was so grateful to be part of it. A shout out Read more…
Here’s my schedule for ArmadilloCon, July 29 through July 31. Friday Writers Workshop. In addition to the critiquing sessions, I am conducting a writing exercise that I call The Telling Detail; Creating a fantasy world using the right details, the importance of tone, and emotional atmosphere to bring SFF worlds to life. Saturday Reverse-a-Panel Noon-1:00 PM Cole, Dimond, Fischer, Rogers, Sarath*, White Readers tell writers what they like and want to read! Portrayal of Law Enforcement in SFF 1:00 Read more…
During the searing last two episodes of Season Four of Orange is the New Black, the prison explodes in violence. By the end, an inmate is dead, and the one person we want to be the hero, to save everyone including himself, fails with such spectacular impact that it’s almost as beautiful as it is destructive. Poussey, her gamine, whimsical, beautiful, lovely romantic self, lies dead, after gasping, “I can’t breathe.” And fucking Warden Caputo lets Read more…