Category conventions

Pitching at World Fantasy

No, I didn’t pitch my book to any agents or publishers but I did some pitching practice. I spent most of my four hour flight to Toronto drafting various pitches. It was not as easy as I thought it was…

A Quick Update

Hi all, It’s Monday now and I still haven’t written a word about Saturday or Sunday. My plan is to spread out all that information over the next few days. I’ve got a few stories and many mentions of the…

World Fantasy Convention Day Two

Another great day that started off with breakfast at Tim’s where I ran into a bunch of guys from the bar again. I then moved hotels from the Best Western to the Sheraton. My room wasn’t ready so I went…

WFC Day One – Thursday 01 Nov 12

I had a great first day of the Convention. I met some authors/writers, an agent and an editor. My very first public reading accomplished its aim and a spent a lot of time with people in the writing/publishing business. Although…

One day to World Fantasy

Well, it’s official. Writing has had its first victory over my children as I’m skipping Halloween with the kids to go to World Fantasy. I’m in Toronto now with one night to burn before the big event. I spent the…

The World Fantasy Convention

Wow. I’ve been trying for a couple of years to get to a big convention but my sailing schedule (I’m in the Royal Canadian Navy) just never permitted. I came close last year in San Diego when the theme was…