A busy WFC had me both on a panel and doing a reading, both of which went well. Also helped to host the SF Canada party, and held a SFWA informational meeting. Attended lots of social events, met old friends and made new ones. All told, an excellent convention!
World Fantasy Next Week!
The novel revisions are so close to being done, I can taste it! However, they won’t be quite complete before I head to World Fantasy on Wednesday. It’s not a firm deadline, just my personal goal. However, WFC will be fun, and I get to be on a panel as well as do a reading. Also, helping to organize the SFC party, and running a SFWA info meeting. Busy.
Calyx Art Show–huge success!
This week was devoted to painting: Today, I had my paintings at the Calyx Distinctive Arts show, and I sold two paintings! More than that, I have the event on my resume, met some amazing artists and was able to network and get info and cards/contacts. Super fun, and a very welcoming, friendly group–and extremely well-organized. Also, it was very cool to spend an entire day in a “gallery” going back to look at the paintings (and phenomenal glass, pottery, jewelry and fabric arts as well) over and over. Learning.
Rothney Astronomical Observatory Reading
Busy weekend! Today, I taught at the Alexandra Centre (love teaching there–the course, Backstory Secrets, was extremely well-received and fun to teach!) went briefly to IFWA’s biannual writers retreat, the Write-Off (and amazingly, got some good work done), then this evening to the Rothney Astronomical Observatory to read aloud at their annual event. Not only fun, but I had a sale!
Weekend Writers Retreat
Writers retreats aren’t hard to create. A good friend runs one in his home every Thanksgiving long weekend, and I am privileged to be one of the invitees! Solved a plot problem at the gym (on the treadmill–dictated into my mini-tape recorder) and got good work done last night. Have another plot problem, but this one isn’t as tough and I have half the solution. Something to work on today.