The SWTXPCA Conference: Day Two (Conference Day Three)(Updated)
The second day at the SWTXPCA proved to be one hell of a long day. I’m going to split it all up by sections, since a lot happened. PanelsAnother big day for panels; I spent most of the day visiting the science fiction folks, rather than doing what a true academic does by filling his […]
The SWTXPCA Conference: Day One (Addendum)
I forgot to mention that I had the opportunity to see the most excellent Mexican science fiction film called Sleep Dealer. If you haven’t seen it, you should. It’s certainly not a perfect movie (the ending is kind of silly), but I think it is one of the best foreign SF films currently in existence, […]
The SWTXPCA Conference: Day One (Conference Day Two)
What a great way to begin a conference. The SWTXPCA Conference (31st Annual) began on Wednesday, but, due to my school schedule and other obligations, I couldn’t leave for Albuquerque until the first day of the conference. Silly me for thinking that airline travel would go smoothly. To start things off, my flight was canceled […]
Suspending Disbelief While Writing Fantasy (Harder Than It Sounds)
I may have talked about this before (in passing), but I wanted to bring the subject up again, and in a little more depth. And then I’m going to ask a question. I’ve been struggling as of late with writing fantasy. While I love the genre, I can’t seem to get past the third or […]
2010: Looking Back and Looking Forward (Resolutions)
Well, it’s the New Year, and things are gearing up to be rather exciting for 2010. I’m going to be changing a lot of things (on this blog, in my writing life, and in my personal life), for one, and, as I mentioned here, I’m going to be quite busy. But, a good way to […]
Newton Talks: What makes a good book blogger?
Mark Charan Newton recently had an curious post about what makes a good book blogger. Being a book blogger myself (sorta), I thought it would be interesting to give my two cents on his proposed guidelines. 1) There are bloggers who use the right tools, and those who are tools (i.e. reasonable vs. unreasonable expectations) […]