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[conventions] OryCon paneling

Saturday 11/22/08
10:00AM-11:00AM Eugene Writing about the end: apocalyptic storytelling Ken Scholes, Lilith Saintcrow, Dan Duval, Jay Lake
2:00PM-2:30PM Salem Readings with Jay Lake Jay Lake
2:30PM-3:00PM Autograph Table 2 Signing with Jay Lake Jay Lake
4:00PM-5:00PM Portland A Dog Barked: the pros create a story using audience ideas Brenda Cooper, Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, Theresa Reed, Ray Vukcevich
5:00PM-6:00PM Sunstone Group 8 SF Novel Jay Lake, Richard A. Lovett
8:00PM-10:00PM Mt. Hood Whose Line Is It Anyway? Louise Owen, UNPUBLISHED, Jay Lake


Sunday 11/23/08
1:00PM-2:00PM Medford Is there anything you CAN’T get published? Is censorship an issue anymore? Jay Lake, John Hedtke, Bobbie Hull
3:00PM-4:00PM Mt. Hood Agents and ethics: What are the ethical standards for agents? Jean M. Auel, Jay Lake, Mike Shepherd-Moscoe

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[conventions] WordStock

It was WordStock weekend here. Friday night, karindira and I went to the opening reception at the Weiden+Kennedy digs in the Pearl District. Very impressive. Spent some time hanging with davidlevine and kateyule there, as well as meeting various authors including Lynda Barry (who told me my hair smelled nice).

Saturday I skipped the festival to have a Dad day with the_child and a friend of hers. That was fun but tiring, and I got some book proposals written while they were watching X-Men cartoon videos.

Today I had my reading. That was preceded by a long chat with Stewart O’Nan and Lynda Barry about children, hormones and Pittsburgh, again joined by davidlevine and kateyule. After the reading I had a day rattling around WordStock, then taught a course section on SF for non-SF people. That was followed by a birthday party for my (step)mom. All of which was big fun, except I started really wiping out from fatigue during the afternoon, and now can barely keep my eyes open. I think I’m coming down with something, so I am off to sleep Real Soon Now.

Another week looms, more writing related program activities.

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[conventions] WFC Day 4

Another excellent day. Another blur. Not enough sleepie time tonight. I did manage to keep the writing schedule. Home in the morning.

Expect regular wit and erudition to resume on Tuesday.

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[conventions] WFC Day Three

After some severe personal difficulty at home this morning, the rest of this day has been a lovely blur. Sleepy now.

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[conventions] WFC Day Two

More blur. More stuff. Cheese party went off brilliantly, with co-sponsorship from calendula_witch and deborahb, along with a lovely concert from kenscholes. Big group dinner, mass signing, parties, bar, tired. Did get my two hours in on Tourbillon, though.

Zzz.

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[conventions] WFC Day One

In late, tired, crashing out. This morning’s mishaps were followed by a very nice afternoon and evening, highlighted by some quality bar time with a cast of dozens, extremely pleasant dinner with casacarona, calendula_witch, and a very nice Tor editor and her spouse. Good reading this evening too.

Tired now.

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[writing] Alliteration failure

Important safety tip: sometimes it’s just not a good idea to say what comes into your head. From this early morning’s work on Tourbillon:

Her approval thrilled Boaz, sending an unexpected crackle through his crystals.

Don’t you just love it when something sends a crackle through your crystals?

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[writing] Tourbillon progris riport, day 45

Today’s wordage: 3,600
Today’s writing time: 2 hours
Total wordage: 175,000
Total writing time: 97 hours, 30 minutes

WIP: Read the rest of this entry »

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[conventions] Upcoming events and writing related program activities

Been a while since I’ve done this, so here’s a forthcoming schedule.

10/13 - 10/17 Omaha, NE for day job

10/18 OCPWW wrap party (Lincoln City, OR)

10/30 - 11/2 World Fantasy Convention (Calgary, AB)

11/10-11/11 Wordstock, sharing a Sunday morning reading with David Levine, teaching a Sunday afternoon workshop (Portland, OR)

11/17 - 11/21 Omaha, NE for day job

11/21 - 11/23 OryCon (Portland, OR)

12/11 - 12/14 Various events in San Francisco with Ken Scholes

12/15 - 12/19 Omaha, NE for day job

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[conventions] FenCon Days 2 and 3

Blur. Interview. Lunch. Dinner. Panel. Panel. Panel. Party. Party. Quality time with Greg Benford. Double entendres ‘r us. Blur.

Not necessarily in that order.

A terrific convention that has treated me very, very well.

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