I, along with a bunch of other Ohio authors, will be at the The Ohioana Book Festival this coming weekend down in Columbus. It’s free and open to the public so if you’re in the area on Saturday why not come around? The Ohioana Book Festival Saturday, May 7, 2011 Read more…
A year ago I blogged about Mr. Patrick Roscoe an asshat of epic proportions whose claim to fame is sending the following to a literary agent: Colleen Lindsay: Thank you for making it clear, through your response to my query, that you are unquipped (sic) to represent fiction writers who Read more…
I will be presenting this weekend at The 20th Annual Western Reserve Spring Writers’ Conference: Saturday, March 26, 2011 8:30 a.m. – 1: 30 p.m. My session will be 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PLOTTING SCI-FI AND FANTASY: Plotting is the engine that makes a story go. You can populate your Read more…
This weekend I will attend my first Millennicon. This is a bit of a haul in the car since Me and Cincinnati are on opposing sides of the state. (I’m actually closer to cons in PA than I am to Mellenicon. However, the drive promises to be shorter than the Read more…
Again, on Saturday, I will be at a bookstore with a collection of other authors. This time it will be at Backlist Books in Massillon where I’ll be appearing at 1pm with Lucy Snyder, Gary Braunbeck, and Linda Robertson. BACKLIST BOOKS 39 Lincoln Way E. Massillon, OH, 44646
I’ll be at the Barnes & Noble at Crocker Park, this Saturday March 05 at 1:00 PM. I’ll be signing books and talking about writing with Cinda Williams Chima, Mary Ellis, and Linda Robertson. Barnes & Noble, Crocker Park 198 Crocker Park Boulevard, Westlake, OH 44145 440-250-9233
I’ve returned from RadCon after a slightly longer than intended return trip. First me and John Dalmas were stuck in Minneapolis for 7 hours while our original flight crew went awol in the snow somewhere in Detroit, and the replacements showed up just in time to be just over their Read more…
Friday I am accompanying John Dalmas to Washington State to attend Radcon (sort of a last minute thing for me.) They’re keeping me busy there too. Here’s what my schedule’s like: Sat 12:00-1:00 Climate Change in the 21st Century Sat 2:00-3:00 It Has to End Somehow Sat 4:00-5:00 Making a Read more…
Or, maybe, a long article on world-building relating back to the Apotheosis Trilogy. This comes right on the heels of a rather nice review they did on Messiah: A well-balanced blend of space opera elements, especially large-scale concepts; never a dull moment; interesting characters; Swann’s straightforward writing style; rich setting; Read more…