A.C. Crispin: Writers Champion, Mentor, and Friend

This was going to be my blog post about Dragon Con, but every time I sat down to write it, all I could think of was Ann Crispin’s recent passing.

Which is so fitting, actually.

I attended Ann’s Beginners Writing Workshop at Dragon Con 2000 and her Advanced Writers Workshop a couple years after. Ann’s first workshop was the spur that got me writing professionally; it gave me the impetus to take my writing seriously, to focus on honing my craft in order to become the best writer I could be and a published professional in the industry. Continue reading

Tweets for the Week of 09-02-2013

  • Codeine is GREAT! By which I mean, "I'm on the mend." Planning to go back to work tomorrow, even. 21:13:00, 2013-09-08
  • R.I.P.D: MiB without Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones and clever writing bits meets Ghost. So…yeah. That happened. 21:12:44, 2013-09-07
  • Dragon Con knocked me flat. Having a flare up, can barely move. If you're waiting on me for something, sorrysorry will get to it ASAP. 15:14:59, 2013-09-06
  • From Hyatt took train to MARTA parking deck. Car wouldn't start. Jammed 4 people+luggage into taxi. Home now from #DragonCon2013. I die now. 00:19:07, 2013-09-03

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Dragon Con 2013 Panel Schedule

Got my (tentative) Dragon Con guest schedule:

  • “High Concept” – There is fantasy and high fantasy. Is there high SF? Fri 8/30, 1PM, Embassy A-B (Hyatt).
  • “YA Short Fiction” – Often short stories fill the gaps in between novels, or offer new character insights. Here’s how YA authors craft these bite-sized tales. Fri 8/30, 5:30PM, A707 (Marriott).
  • “Folklore in Fantasy” – Some stories are timeless, pervading the folklore and mythology of every culture on Earth; fantasy literature is no exception. Sat 8/31, 5:30PM, Embassy C (Hyatt).
  • “The Future of Fantastic Fiction” Mon 9/2, 4PM, Embassy D-F (Hyatt).

Hope to see folks there!

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New Short Story Ebook: The Storyteller’s Wife FREE on Amazon for Kindle

This is the last week of my reprint one-ebook-a-week summer publication schedule, and to send it up with a bang, I’m making this week’s ebook, “The Storyteller’s Wife,” available for FREE from Amazon for the next five days (from July 30th through Aug. 3rd).

“The Storyteller’s Wife” was originally published in the June, 2005, issue of Realms of Fantasy and was reprinted in French in the Fall, 2005, issue (#19) of Faeries:

Janie’s life comes crashing around her when she finds the suicide note her husband left. But when the paramedics come, it’s not her beloved Tom they wheel out on the gurney but a wooden manikin, a changeling left by the faerie folk to deceive them. What do the fey want with Tom and how can Janie get him back? To find the answer to both questions, Janie must confront the Queen of Faerie herself and make a heartrending choice.

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