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Con-etiquette
Just back from Dragon*Con late last night and as usual the day after a big con, I’m sleep deprived, elated and let down all at the same time. Sleep deprivation is obvious, of course – who sleeps at a...
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Good Con, Bad Con
Last month, I attended Worldcon, in Chicago. I love the city of Chicago, and I have many friends there. I have favorite restaurants from the days when I worked in that city. I have fond memories of...
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The Pivotal Scene
(Note: MC = Main Character or protagonist. BBU = Big Bad Ugly or antagonist.) I’ve written (and spoken at Cons) about pivotal scenes and the need to give them the time and effort they deserve. And I’ve...
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Con Season tips, tricks and “OHMAGERD! DON’T!”s
So I’ll try not to live up to the number of caps in the title, because it’s early, I’m not quite caffeinated yet, and I’m sitting at my desk at the new day job writing this post. Yep, I set an awesome...
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The Shotgun Barrell of the Writing Life
I am staring down the barrel of several guns—all shotguns, all loaded, all with buckshot. And I am fine with it. Now please understand that I have panic attacks. Last year this time I was in the same...
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Awesome Con Things
Here on the fabulous inter webs we spend a lot of time griping. And pointing out when people are wrong. And proving to people that we are right. And looking at boobies. Ignore that last part. Move...
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Bittercon
A few years ago, someone (Sherwood Smith, I think, but I might be wrong…) started posting on LiveJournal as one of the big cons approached — World Fantasy or Worldcon, I don’t remember which — saying...
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When networking and PR turn into something else entirely. Part Two.
Last time I posted it was on the benefits of networking in the business. And frankly the benefits are astounding, even for a social misfit like me. For some people networking is easy—thinking here of...
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What does it mean to be a Con Guest?
This came up last weekend when I was teaching my self-publishing workshop at Carolina Learning Connection (don’t worry, there will be more classes, I promise. You can catch the next one!). A lot of the...
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Greetings from Calgary: Post-Con Report
Greetings from Calgary, Alberta! I am writing this Sunday afternoon, after a wonderful week of work at WhenWordsCollide and the pre-convention writer’s workshop. Yes, that’s right: I said “work.”...
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The Cool Kids
So, all the cool kids are off at Dragon (No Asterisk) Con or Worldcon. Or they’re having wonderful end-of-summer weekend celebrations with friends or family. Or they’re preparing for the Jewish High...
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Party Talk – Cons, Part 2
Continuing the con chat we started a couple of weeks ago, our guests are back to answer some more questions about cons. Remember, if you want to throw in your two cents about cons, how they run, what...
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Putting It All on Paper — Melissa Gilbert
A few things happened that led to this post. Let me fill you in before we get started. I’ve been a reader of the Jane Yellowrock series since the beginning, and I love the series, and Faith, of...
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Writer’s Retreats — Our Thoughts, Part Two
***THE BLOGGER*** Two years ago, I went to my first ConCarolinas and had the great good fortune to meet several of the MagicalWords.net authors, as well as several fans and MW participants. One group...
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Because you needed another ConCarolinas post
Like you need a hole in your head, I know. But it is con season, and Tamsin had some good things to say this week about conventions and the money made (or usually lost) there, and if you missed it,...
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Congregate Schedule
Hey there! By the time some of y’all read this I’ll be at Congregate in High Point, NC, hanging with Misty, Gail, Emily and a bunch of other awesome folks. I’ll have a table in the dealer room, and...
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Money Matters – Patreon, Conventions, and Charging for Autographs
Before I start this week, a quick note that I’ll be at MonsterCon 2015 in Gaffney, SC next weekend, so come by and say hello if you’re in the upstate! Also, I’ll have a new release to talk about in the...
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Opportunities, and the costs therein
Like so many of the MW crew, I’m back from DragonCon and pretty much recovered at this point. I managed to dodge the con crud by judicious application of tequila, in the form of margarita popsicles...
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Making Money Mondays – Removing Obstacles & Download Cards
I mentioned Ebook Download Cards in my last post, and we’ll talk about those in more depth today, but before we get granular, I wanted to talk about why we care about things like ebook download cards,...
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Making Connections: Doing Business At Conventions
Last weekend, I was at Balticon. This coming weekend, I’ll be at ConCarolinas, and then after that, Origins Gaming Fair. From there on in, the summer’s pretty busy: Congregate, Confluence, LibertyCon...
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