Marie Bilodeau's Blog, page 10

I'm Number Two!

I wanted to thank everyone for their votes in the Aurora Awards. It seriously meant a lot to me to make it on the ballot, and to come so close to a win! Douglas Smith, a wonderful writer and person, won in the short fiction category. But I came in second! That's awesome - I absolutely adored writing Happily Ever After and still feel it's one of my strongest pieces.

I had predicted the

Weekend Shtuff!

Don't miss out tomorrow evening (free stories!):




And then I'll be at the Ottawa Geek Market. Roomy and I are sharing a booth, so if you're still wondering if I made her up, come and say hi! ... of course, now that I've said that, she'll get kidnapped by ogres for the weekend. Again.



See you around!

Learning to be Thankful

Thanksgiving is one of my favourite "holidays." Over time, I've learned to be more and more thankful of my life, my farmily and my friends. To have a day where we're reminded to be grateful is a wonderful thing.

I don't think I was ever an unthankful/ungrateful child (my mom can correct me if she so chooses to), but I remember the exact moment Thanksgiving gripped my life.

I was 18, in first

CAN-CON - Paper Airplane Contest Rules

WARNING: I SCREAM AT YOU IN THIS POST AND I DO NO APOLOGIZE.


Back by popular demand, the paper airplane contest shall once more wreak havoc upon CAN-CON. I've been asked mutliple questions by citizens: what shall I bring? Do we need our own band aids? A change of clothes? To sign a waiver?


Well, here are your answers: BRING ONLY YOURSELVES!



I've also received questions on the rules.

CAN-CON Schedule

One of my favourite cons is this weekend - CAN-CON! It's in Ottawa, which is great. I hope to see you there!

Friday
8-9pm
News and fun from WorldCon
Matthew Johnson (m), Cenk Gokce, Marie Bilodeau, Andrew Barton
What happens in Texas does not stay in Texas. Come and hear what we learned and enjoyed from this year's WorldCon!

Saturday
10-11 am
Sitting at Bundoran Press Table
I'll be in the

Celebrating Story

Apart from a few stories at conventions, I haven't really been telling this past year. Last June I had the chance of being part of an epic telling of the Odyssey at Ottawa's National Arts Centre, and then that was it. I didn't pursue it, and it didn't pursue me for a bit.

A couple of months ago, the pursuit resumed. I now have three shows scheduled for October, and I couldn't be more

Last Chance to Vote!

I've been quiet, I know. Don't worry - I don't intend to make a habit of it. Next week, regular blogging will return!

I'm popping by to remind everyone that tomorrow at noon the Aurora Awards' pollsare closed. So vote today!

I'm nominated in long form fiction for Destiny's Fall and in short form for Happily Ever After from When The Villain Comes Home.Every vote counts, so I do appreciate

WorldCon Schedule!

I'm off to WorldCon in San Antonio, Texas! I've never been anywhere that far south, and I can't wait to see the Alamo (I admit I had to Google that, but I now mostly remember the Alamo), and I'll be doing a side trip to the space centre in Houston. Let's not be silly by not going.

There was an unfortunate programming kerfuffle, but the programming team was top notch and worked hard at getting

Fuck That (or A Call to Action)

Trigger warning: I swear a lot. If this were in French, my mother tongue, the swearing would be more varied, FYI.

A reviewer once said "Marie Bilodeau writes good action scenes for being a woman."

You're damn right I do. And I'm going to keep doing it, too.

I considered writing my next book under a male pseudonym. If I go all out dark side of Marie, I bring high amounts of action,

Itinerary (and show Ottawa some love!)

TomorrowI'm off to visit Gabrielle Harbowy, editor supreme, in San Francisco. I've never been to that neck of the world-woods, so I can't wait! We're going to see Alcatraz, which makes me happy. So very happy. I'll also be handing in Destiny's War, following one round of extremely usefulfeedback from Gabrielle.

I'm back for July 1 and hope to catch Chris Hadfield speaking on the Hill for