You know what bothers me? When someone on Facebook has "author" before their name. I don't know why it does, but when I'm scanning headlines of my friends, occasionally a name will pop up with "Author So and So". This causes a mental cringe. Sometimes, due to inadvertent spamming (it my be not be, who knows) I … Continue reading Annoying Names On Facebook
Month: July 2011
Convention Possibilities?
I'm looking at adding a few more cons to next year's schedule. Right now (assuming I'm invited back), I'm planning on attending Libertycon25 in Chattanooga, TN on July 13-15 (or 20-22). I'm already scheduled for Mysticon in Roanoke, VA on Feb 24-26 (driving through WV in Feb will be fun...). I also applied for guest … Continue reading Convention Possibilities?
Clarification
...for yesterday's post about Fandom Fest. I didn't realize until this morning that despite my constant complaints about the hotel, I didn't actually name the damn place. Fandom Fest's organizers were doing the best they could, especially with what was thrown onto their laps at the last moment. 90% of the issues lay with the hotel … Continue reading Clarification
Fandom Fest AAR
FandomFest started off well enough. I mean, I showed up a little early Friday to get checked in and only waited a few minutes in the line to get my room. The hotel staff apologized and told me that they were out of rooms on the other side of the hotel, and asked if I … Continue reading Fandom Fest AAR
Home Safe
Survived FandomFest, somehow. Heat was unbearable, hotel sucked, and I sold zero books. Complete loss. On the plus side, I made it home okay. Full update and AAR tomorrow. Night!
Passing the Word Along
...but after reading this, I think we should nationally boycott airlines in general. If the airlines scream and cry foul enough (which they aren't doing right now because they received money from the government), maybe the TSA will go away?
Recovering
I think I'm starting to recover from Libertycon24... just in time for FandomFest! Plus side: I've got everything I need for the con already packed! Down side: I haven't unpacked and washed everything I need for the con. Conclusion: I'll be doing laundry today. The final decision to close Borders (unless someone buys them out … Continue reading Recovering
Libertycon 24 AAR
For the record, I can run on 10 hours of sleep spread across 4 days. That being said, it's not a pretty sight. Libertycon 24 was a blast, with the launch party of Lawyers in Hell as well as for selling more copies of Corruptor. So let's get this AAR-CE (After Action Report-Con Edition, for … Continue reading Libertycon 24 AAR
Weekend Road Trip
So yeah, I've been working the "real" job so much this past week that I haven't had time to update here. Oops. This Thursday I leave for Libertycon24 in Chattanooga, TN. Next weekend I'm in Louisville, KY for FandomFest. In between, I have a short story due. Meh. The schedule for Libertycon24 is as follows … Continue reading Weekend Road Trip
Fre Friday
I swear I'm tempted to start a thing called "Fré Friday". Why "Fré" and not "Free"? Well, because by the end of the week I, along with everyone else in a civilized world, am pretty much frayed and at the end of the rope. We're all exhausted, tired and ready to kill. Well, okay, I'm … Continue reading Fre Friday
Captain America Hates Slackers
Gah, I'm such a slacker. I forgot to update yesterday. Captain America just beat me up for laziness. Had Crouching Seal, Sleeping Dragon independently "proofed" and found some more mistakes that both the editor and I missed. Mildly embarrassing, but thankfully the proofer only required dinner as payment. I'll get those mistakes corrected and sent off to … Continue reading Captain America Hates Slackers
What Is SF?
What is science fiction these days? Everywhere I look, I see people with smart phones, tablets, Bluetooth devices and cars that can park themselves. I can find out more information than I need to know by whipping out my phone and calling up a search engine. My phone can track where I'm at (which is … Continue reading What Is SF?
4th of July
First off, Happy 4th of July. Keep your destructiveness safe and please, try to stay out of the ER. Next, we cracked 10,000 visitors here. I didn't think that many people were interested (and probably aren't, but whatever) and everyone's support has been wonderful. I know TGS (The Great Scalzi) averages 5K visitors a day … Continue reading 4th of July
Schedule News
For those of you who were interested in what my FandomFest schedule looks like on July22-24, here it is. Friday 4:00PM -- Panel Room A: Introducing Some Up and Coming Faces in Speculative Fiction 9:00PM -- Panel Room A: Writing in Someone Else’s World Saturday 9:00AM -- Panel Room B: Techniques for Good Short Fiction … Continue reading Schedule News
Jason Córdova 