Finished the major revision of my novel. A couple of tiny things to check out, and then, it is off to beta readers. I have offers for a gender check and a historical accuracy check, and I will be looking for a cultural sensitivity check–have a couple of ideas I can try there. Ready for the summer convention circuit.
Speculative Fiction Course Finished
Finished teaching my course on Speculative Fiction at the Alexandra Centre last Monday. Loved the course, and this particular group of students was very vocal and we had stimulating discussions.
Interview at SF Signal
Wow! I was invited to be interviewed by Carl V. Anderson at SF Signal, a Hugo award-winning fanzine! I didn’t know too much about interviewing techniques until I talked to a friend who conducts these, and a lot of time and research goes into a good interview. Carl did a wonderful job finding out about me prior to the interview so that his questions were very specific to me, which made it even more of a delight. The interview won’t be posted for a couple of weeks, but I am looking forward to seeing it!
Back to Editing the Novel!
Making good progress on editing the novel. I have several, very specific edits I need to make, and it is just a question of bum-in-chair, and getting it done. Once I am at it, it goes very smoothly. Now, if life would stop interfering…
Pacific Northwest Reading Series
Fabulous week in Washington and Oregon, reading as part of the Pacific Northwest Reading Series in Seattle and Portland. We had great turnouts in both places, despite the rain in Seattle–probably 40+ in each location. And I sold some books! It was also awesome to meet, and read with, Fran Wilde and Jason Gurley. Also met up with Cat Rambo, Brenda Cooper, and John Pitts in Seattle, and David Levine in Portland, and I met (and got to stay in the home of) Mark Nieman-Ross. Altogether, a wonderful week!