I was born in 1984, and for most of my life, stories with black and white morality—in other words, stories about the struggle between good and evil, with good guys who are good and bad buys who are bad—have been considered unfashionable and out of style. This is especially true of fantasy, where grimdark has… Continue reading In Defense of Black & White Morality
Tag: World Fantasy 2009
Book Festival and other updates
So last Friday, there was a book fair at the Provo Library. I only heard about it the night before from Facebook, but there were almost twenty authors on the guest list, so I figured it would be a good place to go to meet other writers. I wasn’t mistaken! I biked up to the… Continue reading Book Festival and other updates
Genesis Earth 4.0 is complete!
And it’s about time. I started this back in September, thinking I could easily get it done before World Fantasy 2009. More than a month after the convention, and five days after the last self-imposed deadline, it’s done! Alright, here are the stats: ms pages: 270 words: 73,009 file size: 492 KB chapters: 16, prologue… Continue reading Genesis Earth 4.0 is complete!
Thoughts on World Fantasy 2009
Since it’s been a couple of days since World Fantasy 2009, I guess I should share some of my thoughts before life starts pulling me in other directions. First of all, I was surprised at how similar it was to LTUE, CONduit and other convention/symposium events I’ve already attended. The basic format was the same:… Continue reading Thoughts on World Fantasy 2009
back in Provo
Just arrived in Utah, after a LONG drive. Nevada is so freaking huge…and empty. Blegh. Considering I need to be in class at 9am tomorrow, I’m going to post this and go straight to bed. Goodnight.
World Fantasy 2009 — second day
Friday was a long, awesome day at World Fantasy. I feel like I’m floating around on a sea full of big names and interesting people, and it’s surprisingly less intimidating than I thought it would be. The day started with a number of panels. I attended “Writing human characters, whether or not they’re human” and… Continue reading World Fantasy 2009 — second day
World Fantasy 2009 — first day
After four years, I’m back in California! Yay! Okay, now that I’ve got that out of my system (because California is, without a doubt, the most awesome state in the union), let me just say that the first day of World Fantasy 2009 was most excellent. For Cavan, Alex and me, the day began at… Continue reading World Fantasy 2009 — first day
T minus 5:08:37…
Business cards…check. Clean clothes…check. Clean shaven…check. Soap and toiletries…check. Batteries…check. Battery recharger…check. iRiver 800…check. Music…check. Computer…check. Camera…check. Tentative convention program…check. Map and directions…check. Snacks and lunch…check. Five hours to liftoff and counting. This time tomorrow, I’m going to be in California! Yay! And holy cow, did I mention that I’m nervous? World Fantasy 2009, here… Continue reading T minus 5:08:37…
Convention jitters
World Fantasy starts in less than 72 hours, and I’m getting nervous about it. Really nervous. This is the first big-time science fiction convention I’ve ever been to, and I’m worried that it will be too intimidating, or that I’ll make a fool of myself, or that I won’t put myself out there enough, or…… Continue reading Convention jitters
Freaking busy
Sorry for not posting; I’ve been ridiculously busy these past few days. As in, I don’t think I can remember ever being this busy. Maybe when I was taking PL SC 310, but then again…that was more stressful than busy. I’m working two jobs (two awesome TA jobs, by the way), I’m taking 15 credit… Continue reading Freaking busy