Cedar Sanderson's Blog, page 28
March 28, 2022
FantaSci 2022 AAR
Teal Deer: Great con. The venue is great, the size is about perfect for me (roughly 500 this year, which I’m told is small for it) to be comfortable, the folks that run it and the folks that attend are friendly and fun. Go if you can. Longer version! I was invited to be a …
March 25, 2022
FantaSci 2022 Panel Schedule
I’m in Raleigh, NC all this weekend for the SFF convention, FantaSci As an author guest, which is exciting, and means I’ll be busy! You can catch me on these panels, and Sunday is a day of relaxation. On Sunday my Dad will be hanging out with me until I leave for home, and I …
March 24, 2022
Art and History
Great art not only captures the spirit of a historical event, it can serve as inspiration for later generations. Take The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks for an example that is playing out as I write this. Commanded by the Sultan to submit, the Ukrainian cossacks sent an epic reply: Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Turkish …
March 23, 2022
Analogy
Over on the book of faces, I’d asked a simple question when I was stuck on the story yesterday. I wanted to play up Kevin’s ‘aw, shucks’ style of speaking with a playful analogy. I received so many great responses that I decided to preserve them for posterity! I asked: She took to it like… …
March 22, 2022
Odd Prompts: Spy Chat
This is a snip from the longer piece I started with ‘It’s Never Espionage’ *** I stowed the gear, and as my wife had not yet rejoined me, stuck my head into the corridor. Branch and Amelie’s compartments were both closed, and there was no one in sight in our car. I debated, momentarily, waiting …
March 21, 2022
Family Weekend
Here in a few minutes I’ll be headed out to take my daughters to the train station. They came up on Friday, and we’ve had a great weekend together. As space and time between us widens, I miss them, but I’m also deeply happy they are finding their own way in the world. It was …
March 17, 2022
Life is the Question
And coffee is the answer. I joke, but only half a joke. The First Reader this morning walked over to the coffee maker and made an interrogative noise. Too early for full wit, brevity would have to do. I looked over from my armchair, where I was waiting for him to join me in our …
March 16, 2022
Frayed Not
I’m a frayed knot. In addition to being the punchline of a joke, that about sums up how I feel at the moment. There’s a lot of moving parts, and I am trying very hard to align all of them and frankly I keep failing at that. Which worries me, because my screwups have the …
March 15, 2022
Odd Prompts: A Knocking Cometh
This is a snip of my ongoing WIP, a sequel to The Groundskeeper: Raking up the Dead. *** “You are a goth.” Mr. Cruor’s smile over the rim of his cup was slightly crooked. “That is what they call it these days, yes? Have you seen the work of the excellent Charles Addams? I believe …
March 14, 2022
Sundries
Today has been both a long day, and a quiet one. This weekend was emotionally taxing – good! but still, that much of a charge leaves you feeling drained – and physically. I welcomed spring with a trip to the Fort Worth Botanical Garden in the company of friends. We saw the butterfly exhibit, which …
