Raven Oak's Blog, page 25
October 22, 2018
GeekGirlCon!
This weekend is GeekGirlCon in Seattle!
I’ve got two panels, and I’m vending at Booth 703 with Books & Chains!
SATURDAY SCHEDULE (10/27):10 AM – 2:30 PM — Booth 703 w/ Books & Chains
2:30-3:30 PM — FROM BUFFY TO OKOYE: How to Write a Heroine with a Heart Who Stands on Her Own Two Feet, Room Shuri. Panelists: Patricia Eddy, Jennifer Brozek, Raven Oak, G. G. Silverman, Jen McDonnell, & Camela Thompson.
3:30 – 6 PM — Booth 703 w/ Books & Chains
7-8 PM — STRANGER THINGS: FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES...
October 12, 2018
The Beginning of the End?
It looks like GeekGirlCon will be my last event this year after an announcement this morning cancelling Anglicon 2018. I don’t know if this is the beginning of the end for the con, but the announcement gave me a serious case of the blues as Anglicon was the first convention I served as a panelist and vendor post-getting published. A year later, it was the first convention where Elise and I worked together as Books & Chains.
I came to Doctor Who late in life but once I was hooked, I was hooked...
October 3, 2018
Puyallup Festival of Books!
If you’re in the area this weekend, the Puyallup Public Library is having their 5th Annual Festival of Books, which includes the Local Author Festival on Saturday, October 6th from 1-4 PM.
I’ll be there at a table with my newest releases and will be giving a brief talk at 2:20 PM in the library.
You can find out all the details here: http://www.puyalluplibrary.org/1395/Puyallup-Festival-of-Books
Come out, check out some new authors and books, shop the Farmer’s Market, and have an enjoyable Sa...
September 21, 2018
Book Release Party Wrap-Up
This is your Book Release Party Wrap-Up!
On a weekend with Renton City Comicon and countless other events, it was awesome to see so many turn out for the double release party last weekend. I started my Saturday with a splitting migraine that carried over from the day before. Despite my aching head, the show must go on and we set off for the geekiest coffee house in Seattle shortly before go time.
To kick things off, we colored pages from my new coloring book, which made for a nice, relaxing s...
September 11, 2018
Release Party Reminder!
Release Party Reminder!
If you’re local to the Seattle area, come join me at the double book release party THIS WEEKEND for Amaskan’s War and From the Worlds of Raven Oak Coloring Book!
I truly hope you’ll be able to join me as we color pages, I read a few bits, and we have some of the geekiest and best coffee/food in Seattle.
WHEN: Saturday, September 15 @ 7:30 PM
WHERE: Wayward Coffee House ** 6417 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle
Link to Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/224936...
SFWA!
When I was very young, I fell into fantastical worlds the way a young girl yearns for a pony (which I also loved!). I devoured films like Legend, Willow, Red Sonja, and Labyrinth. It wasn’t until I was twelve that I discovered the classics of science fiction & fantasy books, such as those by Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, Ray Bradbury, and Isaac Asimov.
Imagine a twelve year old me stumbling upon some of these greats online before the Internet was properly the Internet. As our limited hou...
August 30, 2018
Ursula Memorial
For Worldcon 76: San Jose 2018, I was asked to write a short essay in memory of Ursula K. Le Guin. My brief essay, along with that of Kate Maruyama, Ellen Datlow, Lisa Morton (HWA President), Brandon Sanderson, Patton Oswalt, Jo Walton, and George R. R. Martin, was published in “Ursula K. Le Guin: A Brief Tribute.”
I didn’t even realize this until after WorldCon! Since you can’t read it unless you grabbed one of the larger books handed out at WorldCon, I’ll post a picture of my contribution f...
August 27, 2018
WorldCon Wrap-Up!
Greetings & Salutations! This is your WorldCon Wrap-Up!
For those who don’t know, Worldcon is one of the largest and oldest science fiction conventions in the world (hence being called Worldcon). In fact, this year was the 76th Worldcon!
The last Worldcon I attended was in 2015, in Spokane, WA. (I was going to originally attend the Worldcon in San Antonio, TX, but we moved to Washington state and I missed it.) Worldcon isn’t always in the United States, so when it is, much less on the same co...
August 13, 2018
WorldCon 76!
Tomorrow at 10 AM PST, Elise and I (Books & Chains) will be heading out for San Jose, California for WorldCon 76!
I’ll be gone for 9 days between the driving and the convention itself, so I’m really going to miss home! I don’t have any panels there, but I’ll be in the Dealer’s Room with Books & Chains, so come stop by and say hello! I’ll have both new books with me (Amaskan’s War and the coloring book), and Elise will have some new chainmaille jewelry as well! So bring your money and get stoc...
August 7, 2018
Double Book Release Party!
If you’re local to the Seattle area, come join me at the double book release party we’re having for Amaskan’s War and From the Worlds of Raven Oak Coloring Book!
It’s been a long time coming. Lots of water demons and auto-immune disorders in between me and book II. The fact that it’s out, let alone a bonus coloring book, makes me very happy. I truly hope you’ll be able to join me as we color pages, I read a few bits, and we have some of the geekiest and best coffee/food in Seattle.
WHEN: Satu...
