You Can Sleep When You're Dead

Armadillocon Recap

In Which Your Humble Narrator Speaks Of Many Things

“You Can Sleep When You’re Dead”–WFC recap
The heading above should give you an idea of what to expect when attending the World Fantasy Convention, held in San Jose this year. Tis was my first time at this convention, and I went based on the never-ending enthusiasm and encouragement of two of my favorite con peeps who I hung out with at Armadillicon: Chris Roberson (talented writer and editor extraordinaire) and John Picacio (stunning artist and illustrator). Now, I didn’t go to the con with any agenda (

I’ve Been a Bad Bad Girl
And there’s no excuse for it. Actually, there are plenty of excuses, but I’ll not bore you with them now. Suffice it to say I completed one big project for school, I’ve been sending off scores of emails to students in timely manner, and am getting back on track with my urban fantasy. It’s only this poor, lonely blog that has been truly neglected. And even now, I’m not going to try and wow you with any kind of literary prowess. No, I’m not feeling all that well tonight, and so it’s “take it easy” time–which means getting some much needed rest to make sure I don’t come down with the flu that all my students see

No Shirt Tuesdays
Well, in the midst of a very stressful, headache filled week, I just stumbled across this, and it made me smile: I think Improv Everywhere, which “causes scenes of chaos and joy” is one of my favorite things…http://improveverywhere.com/

Blah blah blah
The title of this blog aptly describes what I’m feeling right now. A bit run down, stressed out, too busy, blah blah blah. I’m doing a little blog housekeeping and making a spiffy little link category just for all my Texas writer/artist/editor friends. How is it that I know more writers in Texas than I do in Colorado now? Sigh. I must get off my arse and network more at MilehiCon in October, methinks. Still, I get sad when I realize that I won’t see my Lone Star State friends till February (at ConDFW). FEBRUARY! That’s a gazillion light years away. In the meantime, I’m busy at work on my new urban fantasy, set in Denver. It’s pretty