Raven Oak's Blog, page 27
March 5, 2018
WorldCon!
I’ll be in San Jose, California in August for WorldCon 76 with Books & Chains!
No idea if I’ll be a panelist yet, but for the moment, I’ll be in the dealer’s room / artist alley area and if all goes well, I’ll have copies of Amaskan’s War with me!
It’s time to do a little dance!
See you in space, cowboy! Or at least in San Jose!
February 26, 2018
Adventures in 3D Printing
I like to mention as often as possible that my husband wins.
At what?
All the things.
No, really. For our anniversary, he got me a 3D printer. This one to be exact. It’s an MP Mini Delta, which is a great intro-line model printer that still prints with decent quality and size for its price.
I’ve been wanting a 3D printer for ages, mostly so that I could print all sorts of awesome things for our tabletop games, but more recently so that I could print things related to my books. I mean, how coo...
February 16, 2018
“You’re All Dead”
In my twelve years of teaching, I was in more lockdown drills than fire drills and more lockdowns than school fires, yet nothing prepares you for the sight of a man with a gun walking into your classroom and uttering those words. Your heart tries to run while your brain falters in panic mode.
This was “only a drill,” but I didn’t know that.
See, our school was participating in a new kind of “active shooter lockdown drill,” where our school resource officer, a police man ca...
January 24, 2018
Ursula
It was 1989, and I was twelve.
Ursula at a bookstore Q&A, New Mexico, 2004.
I can still smell the dust that coated that corner of the classroom–the corner that served as the reading nook, a corner few (other than me) ventured into voluntarily. Yet that corner was a home to me as we read A Bridge to Terabithia and other books my 6th grade year. It was also the year I picked up A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin by complete accident and fell madly and deeply in love with this fantasy wor...
December 19, 2017
Anglicon Wrap-Up
Anglicon is one of my favorite conventions, and not just because it’s everything Doctor Who and British media. It’s a convention full of great people who really love their fandom. It’s also a convention that I greatly enjoy being a panelist on and running the QI game show.
Friday dawned with an eerie fog that later cleared enough for my husband to take this awesome shot of Mt. Rainier (aka The Mountain
) from his office window. (P.S. You can click the images to s...
December 14, 2017
Geek the Halls
I’ll be at Geek the Halls this weekend with Books & Chains, BOOTH 14! Come finish your holiday shopping with geeky chainmaille jewelry and autographed books!
WHO: Lots of geeky artisans and crafters, including Books & Chains at BOOTH 14. Confirmed list HERE.
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, December 16-17, 2017 from 10 AM – 5 PM both days.
WHERE: DoubleTree Hotel Portland Exhibit Hall 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, Oregon 97232
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December 4, 2017
Anglicon Schedule!
Below is my Anglicon Schedule for Anglicon 2017, December 8-10th! (You can get more details on this Doctor Who and British Media convention at http://www.anglicon.com)
I’ll also be vending there in the dealer’s room with Books & Chains so come say hello!
FRIDAY2-3 PM—–Black Mirror: Too Much or Just Enough? in Cascade 2
SATURDAY2-3 PM—–David Tennant: Serious, Creepy, & Everything In-Between in Cascade 9
SUNDAY10-11 AM—–13: Should the Doctor Be a Woman? in Cascade 2
12-1 PM—–Graduation Day...
November 29, 2017
Autographed Copies?
While you’re holiday shopping, if you find yourself needing and/or wanting autographed copies of any of my books, there are two bookstores in the Seattle area that have them and both of them SHIP!
UW Bookstore Mill Creek*
Mill Creek Town Center – 15311 Main Street – Mill Creek, WA 98012
(425) 385-3530
http://www.ubookstore.com/mill-creek
Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
425 15th Avenue East – Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 322-1058
http://www.seattletechnicalbooks.com/
* UW Bookstore just got a new sy...
November 22, 2017
Reading/Signing on Saturday!
This Saturday (11/25/17)–Small Business Saturday–I’ll be at UW Bookstore in Mill Creek, WA for an author reading/signing event from 1 PM – 5 PM with Jennifer Brozek, Jesikah Sundin, and Robert Slater.
More details can be found HERE and HERE.
Hope to see you there! We’ll have prizes!
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November 17, 2017
What I’m…Updates
It’s way past that time again! Time for the What I’m…Updates!
What I’m Reading : It has to do with a certain Amazonian… What I’m Watching: Besides roaming through the Upside Down, I’ve been checking out a LOT of Marvel stuff as well as some British baking… What I’m Playing: So much great world-building, plot, and character arcs in this new fav of mine!Of course, I’m so far behind in updating these because we’ve been in house improvement hell, and I’ve been writing and revising my ass off....
