I went to bed sometime after 1:30am Sunday morning but as usual, I was still up around 6:30. I tried to stay in bed, catching up on my RSS feed and other news. But I wanted some breakfast so I showered, dressed and headed to the hotel restaurant. The hotel lobby is relatively quiet on…
Capclave is my local science fiction convention. It takes place in Gaithersberg, Maryland, not too far from my house, and it is the convention that I have attended most frequently. This year marks the fifth year that I've come up for the fun. Each year I've become a little more involved in the convention. Last…
Just a reminder to everyone that I am at Capclave this weekend, a regional science fiction convention in Gaithersberg, Maryland that is made of awesome. This convention focuses on written science fiction and in particular, short fiction, which is my thing. John Scalzi and Nick Mamatas are guests of honor this year. I finished my…
Just a couple of items for bleary-eyed folks on Monday morning (a holiday in this part of town, although not for me). I am on the current episode (#156) of the SF Signal Podcast. Along with Derek Johnson, Stina Leicht, Jaym Gates, Justin Landon and Patrick Hester, we discuss whether or not optimistic science fiction…
It is hard to believe that on the heels of Worldcon, Capclave is now less than a month away. This time around, the good folks who run Capclave have given me a pretty heavy schedule of programming. And while, tentative, it all look very, very good. Here is what is on my plate for the…
I’ve now written fairly detailed posts covering four days of the World Science Fiction Convention. This post serves as a kind of index for all four days for anyone who want to be able to access them all from one place: Thursday, August 30: Or Meeting Robert Silverberg Friday, August 31: Or Panels and Parties…
[I]’m writing this 2 days after the fact so the winners of the 2012 Hugo Awards are known around the world, but I wanted to start with a big shout out to John DeNardo and everyone over at the Hugo Award-Winning SF Signal. Seeing John win the Hugo may have been the most exciting moment of…
[J]ust a warning: this post can't possibly convey the fun that I had at Chicon yesterday. Writer, though I am, I lack the tools the make you feel what I was feeling. But I will do my best. I slept in yesterday. If memory serves, I maintained reasonable hours the night before, but was still…
I managed to be up just after 6am on Friday, despite the late night the night before. I came down to the lobby to write up the Thursday blog post, and then met Allen Steele for breakfast. It was a great breakfast and set the tone for the rest of the day. Allen has always…
Yesterday (Thursday) was my first full day at the 70th World Science Fiction Convention. As a reminder to those who may not have been following along, this is my first Worldcon. Despite being up later than usual the night before (in part, listening to Scott Edelman's excited descriptions of his dinner at Next–which I see…
This afternoon I head to Chicago for the 70th World Science Fiction Convention (and the 7th to be held in the Windy City). For me, it will be my first and I am pretty darn excited about it. Having been going to conventions now for the last five years (since I sold my first story),…
I am on an Internet Vacation this week. I promised one old post and one new post each day while I was on vacation. This is the sixth of my old posts. It was originally posted back on April 21, 2007. I brought this one back because I can’t believe how incredibly fortunate I was when I attended a…