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It's coming! Formerly Denver Comic Con, Denver Pop Culture Con's new name actually is a better one because it is all about different kinds of popular culture. And what's popular these days?? Science Fiction and Fantasy!! Just so you have an idea, here's where I'll be at these specific times (so far; things tended to get added). My books will be in the bookstore and my kid will be in costume and I'll be visiting friends and the Tattered Cover booth (and signings; dunno when yet) during the con. FRIDAY Writing the Action in Action Scenes 10:30 am   Room 601     ...
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I'm 13K words into a new book that is coming at the speed of dried blood. I'm trying hard not to worry about speed or even how long the dang thing could be. At this rate it might be a novella because I'm not sure there is enough to be a novel. I'm cool with that. It's mostly about getting back in the saddle after a long time away. It's sort of a fantasy lark with some interesting magic. I don't know what any of it means yet. I'm trying hard not to worry about that either. Did you see ...
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So yeah. I have deactivated my account on the old book of faces (or tits and asses as it used to be--I've long thought of it as assbook, for a lot of reasons). I deactivated instead of deleted mostly because I want to hold onto my identity. Really I only waited so long (since October) because of a few personal reasons, mainly family with things happening. I was an early adopter, probably long about early 2007. I decided then I didn't like it much (I was still hot into blogging then) and dropped off some six months later. I rejoined ...
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Just dropped in to mention this wonderful review of THE SILVER SCAR. The folks at Skiffy and Fanty read EVERYTHING and know EVERYTHING about SFF, and they support all writers in amazing ways if you haven't ever checked them out. I always covet a wonderful review from them. Book Review: The Silver Scar by Betsy Dornbusch While you're there reading, take a look at my last post for them about losing my dad and gaining some peace from his things too. Month of Joy: Old Things by Betsy Dornbusch Heck, look around the whole site while you're there. It's chock ...
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I'm thinking a lot about these concepts with Liam Neeson's horrific admittance that he sought out a random black man (cringe; I hate that phrase) to kill after a friend was raped. We can analyze the wrongness of his statements from all sorts of angles: hurting people of color, potentially destroying his platform to do good, betraying the respect people might have for him, and that it reeks of seeking forgiveness from marginalized people, thereby making his redemption their responsibility rather than his own. Setting the racism aside (hopefully I don't need to outline how his were racist acts), it ...
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