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July 12, 2010
How I Went to Readercon and Became a Broad
No, cat milk has nothing to do with my time at Readercon. I stopped in the pet store to get some flea spray (sigh) and a new tag for Kipper. When I saw this, I kept picturing a very low stool ;-) and couldn't stop giggling.Readercon was a busy time: right away Thursday night. I was an "extra discussant" for Barry Longyear's "Imagine or Die" panel. Unfortunately, I didn't get much of a chance to add anything, so it was a bit frustrating. That night I stayed with pal Michael Draine (thanks!) ...
July 8, 2010
Workshop & Readercon
I'll be running a two-hour workshop at East Line Books, the lovely Robyn Ringler's store, on Saturday July 24th up in Clifton Park. The cost, I believe, will be about $30. Here's the description:Sticking with It: Writing with a Full Time Job
How to find the motivation and discipline to keep writing when you have a full time job -- and a family, relationship, or *life*! Everyone has a great idea for a story. Why do so few people ever write that story? Sure, part of the equation is...
July 7, 2010
July 5, 2010
My Readercon Schedule
Readercon 21 Participant Schedule: K. A. Laity
Thursday 8:00 PM, Salon G: Talk / Discussion (90 min.)
Imagine or Die. Barry B. Longyear with discussion by Lauren P. Burka, Gemma Files,
Elaine Isaak, Mary Robinette Kowal, K. A. Laity, Resa Nelson.
A writer without a working imagination is stymied. We'll take about the care and
feeding of imagination, how to unleash it and let it run.
Friday 12:00 Noon, RI: Event (60 min.)
A Dramatic Reading of _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, Acts I & II. ...
July 3, 2010
Leaving London
I knew it wasn't going to be easy leaving London, but I wasn't quite prepared for the way it did happen. It was meant to be simple: tube to Bank, DLR to London City Airport. My cheap flight took me from London to Amsterdam to NYC and then Albany. Not a day I was looking forward to by any means, but prices this summer were horrendous and my hopes to get the trip paid for by leading students didn't happen.I'd never been to City Airport; I've been to Heathrow many times, Gatwick a few and even...
July 1, 2010
June 28, 2010
The Scottish Play, the Russian Play and Lowe in Basingstoke
Ah, it's always fun to hit the Globe; I had missed their
Macbeth
earlier, so was glad to have a chance to catch it before it ended. The staging was a bit more elaborate than the usual plain stage: there was a double ring with chains and drapery over the stage, and a kind of bib stretching out from the stage itself, which had holes cut in it to allow the mostly young groundlings to put their heads through. It also allowed the three witches (pictured left) to sneak up behind them and make them ...
June 25, 2010
Fairy Tales with Cate Masters
Join me at fellow writer Cate Masters' blog to talk about fairy tales: what's your fave and why? Yes, of course -- this is another chance to talk about PELZMANTEL!By the by, because a few people have asked: if you are not within signing distance, send me your address and I will be happy to send you one of the promo postcards signed that you can tuck into your book.
Of course, if I end up anywhere near you, I can replace that with a real signature :-D
By the by: Nick Lowe was WONDERFUL!! o...
June 24, 2010
On Tour
I'm off to Basingstoke to see Nick Lowe tonight; I'm also going to be the featured writer at Cate Masters' blog tomorrow, talking about Pelzmantel , so be sure to stop by and say hello. The difficult task for all writers is getting the word out: I need all the help I can get!
June 23, 2010
Zombie Land
I came out of
The White Guard
today, hopped on my bike and thought I had landed in
28 Days Later
. I had misgivings about the Waterloo roundabout, always an insane mess of cars, bikes and other vehicles and there was --no one.
I have never seen the streets of London so empty (at least not since the zombie flick). I cycled off to meet a friend at the Black Prince, where we had a beer before the crowds started gathering for the next match (Germany v Ghana). Who knew there were so many Germans...
