Another Excerpt from "The Hidden Institute"

This is a small section from my new novel. I kinda liked it, so I thought I’d share it with you lovely people:

Cliffy lept from the runner as they reached the school, sprinting for the doors of the building. As he burst through the side doors, running past the guards who called out even though they recognized him, he turned in the direction of the Headmaster’s office. As he turned the corner, he saw something that stopped him short.

Cliffy gaped, then grinned, and asked, “So, what happened this time?”

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My 2011 Writing Schedule

I find that I get more done when I expect to get something done. To that end, I’m going to plan out 2011 in the large scale, and see how close I come to meeting these expectations. Note: I’ve intentionally made my estimates conservative, to follow Scotty’s law of padding.

Note: You will see a reference to “Hell Hath No Fury”. It’s a secret project that Allie and I have been working on, which features the Greek Pantheon in a Film Noir mystery regarding the zombie apocalypse. There’ll be more news about that, as we get more done on the project (as it is, I have nothing more than an outline. . . but it’s a damn good outline).

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My personal experience with Sci-Fi Conventions

(Warning: This gets a little dark and personal. I won’t blame you if you back out right now)

J. Daniel Sawyer wrote a blog post today about conventions. You should probably read if you’re into creative stuff. (It’s here). In it, he talks about con fatigue, the feeling that you just aren’t “into it”, and no amount of cool on the part of the con can make up for it. I only mention that because it totally mirrored my first con experience.

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