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April 18, 2017
Sci-fy Shenanigans
I’ll have my Norwescon 40 wrap-up posted later this week (still catching up on sleep!) but for now, I’ve got an in-depth interview over on Sci-fy Shenanigans (aka JR Handley’s blog), so check it out! I talk about Class-M Exile, The Eldest Silence, and Amaskan’s Blood (and Amaskan’s War!).
Space Ghost is Copyright Hanna-Barbera Productions and is used here under a Creative Commons license.
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April 12, 2017
Norwescon 2017
Just a reminder that I’ll be at Norwescon 40 this weekend! My schedule is below, including my READING on Saturday at 8:30 PM. I’ll be showing the audience something special, and I’ll have chocolate! I’ll also have ribbons.
SCHEDULE–THURSDAY, APRIL 13:
Writing Workshop
on Kurt Cagle
3:00pm – 4:00pm @ Baker
Navigating the New Publishing Landscape
4:00pm – 5:00pm @ Cascade 7&8
PANELISTS: Mark Teppo (M), Raven Oak, Shannon Page, Marc Gascoigne
Fan Culture and the New Meta
6:00pm – 7:00pm @ Casca...
April 6, 2017
Ozma Award Winner!
So I completely missed doing my Monday Night Gaming post on Monday because I was too busy recovering from Amaskan’s Blood winning an Ozma Fantasy Award!!
I won my first award on my late-grandmother’s birthday. I wish she could have been here to see it.
Lots of photos to follow.
The picture below is from the start of the Awards’ Gala, featuring author Jesikah Sundin and me in Bellingham, WA. It’s hard to see in this shot but I was dressed as a TARDIS from Doctor Who. You’ll get a better shot...
March 30, 2017
OZMA Awards
Amaskan’s Blood was short-listed FINALIST for the Chanticleer OZMA Fantasy Awards, with the winner being announced this weekend on Saturday, April 1st.
While Amaskan’s Blood was a FINALIST in the 2016 EPIC Awards, this is my first short-listed award with an actual awards’ ceremony, so I’m pretty excited.
I’ll be driving up to Bellingham, WA on Saturday for the gala while thinking of my late grandmother. Her birthday was April 1st. I think she would be proud to know my stories are out there in...
March 29, 2017
Semi-Colons
This week is the anniversary of when author Logan L. Masterson killed himself. He was a writer at the beginning of his career and a friend. As someone who also struggles with depression and anxiety, I’d been wanting to do something for quite some time–join the semi-colon project in a permanent way–both to honor him and other friends I’ve lost to depression and suicide, and to honor myself and my journey.
According to the semi-colon project website, the movement uses a semicolon to symbolize i...
March 20, 2017
Monday Night Gaming: Codenames Pictures
Publisher:
# of Players: 4-8 players
Best with: 6-8 players
Playing Time: 15-30 minutes
We had the opportunity to play this game recently. We’ve never played the base Codenames game, so this review will be based solely on the game Codenames: Pictures.
Setup: Players split into two teams and decide who will be their “spymaster.” The spymasters will sit on the same side of the table. (They’re the only ones who can...
March 16, 2017
What I’m…Updates
Long overdue, I’ve updated the What I’m… pages. Check out:
What I’m Reading–lots of new fiction! What I’m Writing–now that I’m unstuck, see what I’m working on! What I’m Watching–so much Marvel. OMG. What I’m Playing–I swear Zelda’s going to take over my life. Among other games.So what are you up to these days? Play/read/watch/write anything good?
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How to Pronounce Amaskan
I’ve had a lot of readers, reviewers, and other folks asking me in the past year how to pronounce the word “AMASKAN,” so I made a video. Yes, I know the video is mirrored and thus, the text is backwards. iMovie wouldn’t change it. If you know how to wrangle iMovie into shape, let me know in the comments.
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March 15, 2017
Jessica Jones Panel
ECCC did not record our Jessica Jones & PTSD panel, but because they chose not to do so, we were given permission to record it ourselves. The mic setup in our room wasn’t stellar, but the audio is audible and clear most of the time. If you were sad you couldn’t make our panel, you can now give it a listen on YouTube. Or stream it right here.
There were so many great questions we didn’t get to discuss, not to mention a few questions from the audience we didn’t get to answer as we ran out of ti...
March 13, 2017
ECCC Wrap-Up
ECCC or Emerald City Comicon 2017 was amazing though a bit crowded! They apparently set records with 90,000+ in attendance on Saturday, which is crazy crowded to me. Due to my schedule, I only attended on Saturday (when my panel was), but I had a blast hanging out with my author friend Jesikah Sundin and chainmailling friend Elise.
Jesikah is not only a great writer, but she’s also a great seamstress who made me a killer Legend of Zelda skirt for ECCC. I wore it with my Zelda scarf and my no...
