Category Archives: Writing

Final Thoughts on Worldcon 2009

Posted on 31 August 2009 by House

I had promised some final thoughts on my first Worldcon, and in the nearly three weeks since it ended I’ve had plenty of time to ruminate and absorb other people’s con reports. First of all, it was a great lot … Continue reading →

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Worldcon: Day 5 Recap

Posted on 12 August 2009 by House

NOTE: I tried to post this yesterday, but my web host seemed to go down.  Hence, this is a day late. The morning started off with sleeping in a bit—there were no 9:00 AM panels that grabbed our interest more … Continue reading →

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Worldcon: Day 4 (Part 2)—The Hugo Awards

Posted on 10 August 2009 by House

Sunday evening was the main event—the Hugo Awards presentation.  Before that, being human beings of a hungry sort, we decided to seek out food. This proved to be more problematic that we could have imagined.  We first decided to go … Continue reading →

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Worldcon: Day 4

Posted on 10 August 2009 by House

The fourth day of Worldcon was also a big one, and quite full. We started at 9 AM once again, with a panel on “How Not to be a Jerk Online”.  I went to this because John Scalzi—whose blog and … Continue reading →

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Worldcon: Day 3 Recap

Posted on 9 August 2009 by House

Day 3 of Worldcon was a very panel-heavy day for us. We started with “Writing for the Non-Adult”, which had a nice mix of panelists that played off each other well, and talked about the difficulties of writing for children … Continue reading →

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Worldcon: Day 2 Recap (Part 2)

Posted on 9 August 2009 by House

When last we left our heroes, they were heading back to the Con for the Neil Gaiman signing, tickets to which they had acquired earlier that day.  Arriving at 3:30 PM (for the 4:00 signing), there was already a massive … Continue reading →

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Worldcon: Day 2 Recap (Part 1)

Posted on 8 August 2009 by House

This was a long day, very full of delightful things. The morning started early, as we went to line up to get tickets for the Neil Gaiman signing.  We arrived at about 8:30, and (thankfully) the line was still pretty … Continue reading →

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The Pulp Show Caper

Posted on 12 May 2009 by House

Saturday, May 9th dawned dark and gloomy, but I didn’t mind.  I was still flying high after a round of heavy Star Trek the night before, and even taking my best gal to the airport in the rain couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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Ad Astra 2009, or, My First Con

Posted on 30 March 2009 by House

This weekend past, a few of my favourite authors were appearing at Ad-Astra, Toronto’s regional SF convention.  Since I’m going to Worldcon this summer, I figured attending Ad-Astra would be a good practice run, and so off I went, with … Continue reading →

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Diary of an Accidental NaNoWriMo Participant

Posted on 1 November 2008 by House

As I’m sure any of my regular readers here are aware, I had been planning to participate in NaNoWriMo again this year, but with a plan — an outline, even — ready in advance of November 1st.  The last two … Continue reading →

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