Had a great time at ConDFW, one of the best Texas regional cons. I highly recommend these small cons. They are less intimidating that the big WorldCons, but no less immersive in the genre world. I got in late, after putting in a full day at the day job, and settled in at the bar Friday night. Saturday I had a good number of panels, and made a point to hear several readings from a Read more…
Here’s my ConDFW schedule. I plan to read from the upcoming Bandit Girls. It is going to be so much fun to take the new novel out for a spin. Can’t wait! SATURDAY: ART/COSTUME (Red Oak) Saturday, 12pm: The Art of Making Cover Art Panelists: Patrice Sarath (M), Alain Viesca, Brad W. Foster, Melia Dawn Newman, Teddy Harvia One of the most important uses of art and illustration is for cover art. Covers are not Read more…
My love for Downton Abbey has turned to ashes. It wasn’t even the rape of Anna, although as the astute J. Kathleen Cheney pointed out, to use the sublime Kiri Te Kanawa to sing the most beautiful aria in the world, O mio babbino caro, while crosscutting to the rape did a severe disservice to the music and the star. No, it was the following episode, when it was clear the writers were simply placing Read more…