In 1883 a Jewish writer named Emma Lazarus was asked to write a poem to help raise money for the pedestal needed before the Statue of Liberty could be erected on what became Liberty Island in New York Harbor. She refused until southern writer (really...
It’s Capclave season! If you’ll be in the Washington, DC, area this weekend, you couldn’t do better than to join us at the Gaithersburg Hilton for the MDV’s premier science fiction/fantasy literary convention. This year’s guests of honor will be Tim Powers and Sarah...
This weekend I get to see some of my favorite people at my hometown con, Capclave in Gaithersburg, Maryland. From 4 PM Friday, October 9, until 3 PM Sunday, October 11, we’ll be hanging at the Hilton and doing what writers to best: telling tall tales and...
Ah, Romance Writers of America, you were afraid Gamergate wasn’t trashing women creators quite enough. So you’ve decided to vote in punitive membership requirements, including automated review software to determine whether a writer’s book qualifies...
The subscriber button I posted on my website didn’t work with any of my email addies. So it’s off the sidebar, and I’m back to researching widgets. Ah, the glamour of the Intarwebs–not!
