[From the Archive] The November 2009 Don Punchatz Memoiral
Last weekend my husband and I attended the memorial “Celebration” for iconic artist, Don Ivan Punchatz. I’d never had the opportunity to meet Don Punchatz even though he lived not far from us. My husband had met him once or twice and was talking about getting him to come to FenCon. However, on October 22, [...]
[Life] USPS Impossible FAIL
Today I was part of the “impossible” at the United States Post Office. That’s not necessarily a Good Thing – and because the stress of the Week before FenCon isn’t enough… it happened today. The result is a change in PO Box address – and the invalidation of every single one of my new business [...]
[Writing Post] SQUIRREL!
I’m deep into “SQUIRREL!” mode right. I admit it. This is the last week before FenCon. FenCon is one of those rare times where I have to be three people all at once. I am FenCon Staff (worker chick). I am Panel Participant (writer chick). I am Friend of Fen (fun fangirl chick). My “to [...]
[Writer Post] ArmadilloCon Convention Report
ArmadilloCon33 was odd this year, but in the best most awesome ways. Held only a week after WorldCon in Reno, I think there may have been some fear that attendance and/or spending might be down. And if that happened – well, everyone seemed to make up for whatever perceived lack with energy and enthusiasm – [...]
[Writing Post] Revisionist Movement
All hail the power of deadlines, I turned in my Redheads of the Apocalypse revision before the deadline. I wish I could say it was done, but it’s not. This is just the first round of group revisions. We still have at least two more to go. But I think we’re well on track for [...]
[Writer Posts] Using TV for Fun and Characters
I watch too much television. It’s true. I do. But I love it – for the most part. There is a lot of crap out there, but there’s some good stuff. I’ve used my time watching TV to help refine some of my own writing – seeing character relationships that work, figuring out genres and [...]
[Writer Post] Behold the Power of Voice
New writers hear a lot about “voice” when they’re learning their craft. And while that is important… I’m going to talk about the more traditional voice and how that can shape characters and fandom. I’m a huge fan of certain voices because they’re distinctive – and even iconic. I blame a radio background – I [...]
[Random Life Post] E-Pub Question and Anniversary Week
I have a question for readers. If you buy both e-books and print – how would you feel if you bought and e-book (like a collection of short stories) that was significantly longer than a print version? Would you consider the ebook a “value add” situation or “bonus tracks” kind of thing, or would you [...]
[Pen Pencil Review] The Ohto Promecha 500P by Guest Blogger Jimmy Simpson
This week’s pen/pencil review is done by my husband, Jimmy. Little did I know when I married him that he had a love of mechanical/drafting pencils that nearly rivals my pen addiction. Brad from Jetpens.com was kind enough to enable both of us in his shipment – since Jimmy was the one who introduced me [...]
[Website] GoDaddy Saga Part 4
And the cursing and anger continues…in public forums. I’m making my feelings toward GoDaddy VERY, VERY clear… After manually changing the DNS contact information. After fighting through DomainsByProxy. After getting my hopes up that the DNS transfer was finally going through… I get this email from GoDaddy… ****************************************** REGISTRAR TRANSFER DENIED ****************************************** Dear Rhonda Eudaly [...]
