Tag: reflections

  • ConCarolinas 2014 recap

    ConCarolinas 2014 was a blast. I’ll recap some of the fun non-writerly stuff first, from live music to shadow casting, and then delve into what I learned from the wide variety of awesome topics explored by fantastic science fiction and fantasy authors. Note: Though George R.R. Martin was the guest of honor, I didn’t see…

  • Treat It Like a Business

    Oftentimes, you hear the writing advice, “Treat it like a business.” When authors say that, most of the time what they mean is you have to write even when you don’t feel like it. Which is true. As E.B. White once put it, “a writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die…

  • The Big Con Roundup: Worldcon & DragonCon

    The Big Con Roundup: Worldcon & DragonCon

    Since I didn’t have a chance to attend WorldCon or Dragon*Con this year, I’ve been jealously watching other people’s adventures. So I thought I’d do a round-up, in case you’re doing the same. Plus, there’s lots and lots of great fantasy and science fiction writing and publishing advice in these posts. But first, +Scott Edelman tells us…