If you want to make a living as a writer, you’ve got to write a lot of books. One book is not sufficient to make a career, unless you’re the exception that proves the rule. But that’s okay, because writing is probably the thing that made you want to do this as a career in… Continue reading W is for Writing the Next One
Tag: Tracy Hickman
Y is for Yesteryear
They say that the golden age of science fiction is about twelve years old. That’s definitely true for me. My first exposure to the genre was Star Wars: A New Hope. I saw it when I was seven, right around the height of my dinosaur phase. Everything about the movie completely blew me away, from… Continue reading Y is for Yesteryear
LTUE 2013
Man, LTUE 2013 was this weekend, and it was AWESOME. One of the best conventions I’ve ever attended. I spoke on my first panel, attended my first book signing event as an author, and got to meet up with some old friends, as well as some amazing new people. Since I live tweeted most of… Continue reading LTUE 2013
When men cry, or in defense of damaged characters
I recently read an amazing blog post by Shannon Hale titled “Why boys don’t read girls (sometimes).” In it, she makes a number of excellent points about how our society stigmatizes boys who read “girlie books,” and why that’s harmful. Perhaps the most moving part of the post was at the end, where she described… Continue reading When men cry, or in defense of damaged characters
No more word counts and other paradigm shifts
This August, it will be five years since I decided to start writing on a professional level. A lot of things have changed since then, and in some ways they’re changing even faster now. For example, in May 2009 I started a spreadsheet to keep track of my daily word counts. I’ve been keeping it… Continue reading No more word counts and other paradigm shifts
“…and I am doing my best to leave traditional publishing behind.” –Tracy Hickman
Those were Tracy Hickman’s exact words today at CONduit. He said it as part of his introductory remarks at his first panel, “To Cliche Or Not To Cliche,” and reiterated it on all of the panels he was on for the rest of the day. For those of you who don’t know, Tracy Hickman has… Continue reading “…and I am doing my best to leave traditional publishing behind.” –Tracy Hickman
LTUE 2011
So LTUE (BYU’s science fiction and fantasy symposium) was last weekend, and it was awesome. The venue was the BYU Conference Center just north of where DT used to be, and in my opinion this was a much better place to hold it than the student center, where it’s always been. It felt a lot… Continue reading LTUE 2011
Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing is back!
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but about a month ago, I noticed something awesome in my podcast catcher: a new episode of Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing! AISFP is an awesome podcast about the sf&f publishing world–one of the best podcasts on writing and publishing that I’ve found. It’s hosted by… Continue reading Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing is back!
LTUE 2009 mp3s
Alright, like I promised, here are the mp3s of the panels I recorded at Life, the Universe, and Everything 2009. I can’t promise that the sound quality will be perfect, and there might be a few jarring noises when I had to pick up the audio recorder to move it somewhere else, but for the… Continue reading LTUE 2009 mp3s
LTUE 2009
Wow. Life, the Universe, and Everything 2009 is over, and it’s hard to believe that only three days have passed. It feels as if this symposium has been going on for a week, and that’s a good thing. Friday and Saturday, I spent practically every waking moment in the Wilk, the student center where the… Continue reading LTUE 2009