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Category Archives: Conventions
Fandemonium
This year was my first time attending my local fandom convention, Fandemonium (in Nampa). I had a great time cross-pitching books with Carter Reid, Michaelbrent Collings, and Holand Peterson. I sold a few of my own too, and gave out … Continue reading
Filk in Orem
So my filk take on John Cleaver got noticed by one of the organizers of Life, the Universe and Everything (Utah Valley’s sci-fi and fantasy convention, formerly held at BYU but this year at UVU in Orem) on Facebook, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Wells, Filk, John Cleaver, Life the Universe and Everything
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Tall Tales
If you see me coming at WorldCon, you better run. I’ll be giving away free CDs. Link to liner notes is at the upper right. Here are the disc and sleeve images.
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Tagged Filk, Promotional Materials, Tall Tales, WorldCon
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CONduit Report: Gotta Let My Freak Flag Fly
I bought this decal (and a matching black one) from Carter Reid over at The Zombie Nation in the CONduit Dealers’ Room. I stuck it, as you can see, on my Toronado case. I guess this means the Lutherans up … Continue reading
CONduit Report: Peter Orullian
“Those critics who still decry [fantasy literature] for its usual lack of deep characterization do not see that it completely reverses the “real” world of the social novel — placing its heroes in a landscape directly reflecting the inner landscape … Continue reading
CONduit Report: Self-Promotion Addendum
I attended a panel at CONduit (mostly, I didn’t actually go to the panels — that wasn’t what I was there for, but I went to one or two) on self-promotion. It featured such fine writers as Larry Correia and … Continue reading
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CONduit Report: He’s Science Fiction, but She’s Steampunk
I met Bill Housley of Wyoming at the Con. He’s the author of a novel called Into the Dark: Escape of the Nomad (Cowboy Logic, 2010), which I just finished reading. Bill Housley and Umberto Eco back to back are … Continue reading
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CONduit Report: How Do You Feel About Zombies?
It turns out a lot of people think they’re cool. Enough that I should consider writing a zombie book? Nah, I probably couldn’t do it as well as the people that are already doing it. For instance, there’s Carter Reid … Continue reading
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