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Where To Find Me at Capclave 2023

Capclave is a small local convention that concentrates mostly on short fiction, held every October in Rockville, Maryland. This year, Capclave will be on September 29th - October 1st (they’ll be requesting proof of vaccination for all attendees). I’ve been going to Capclave since 2013, and it’s one of my favorite conventions (especially since it focuses on short fiction). The following are the panels and events I’ll be a part of: Friday, 7:00 PM (Eisenhower) The Art of the Book Review (with Charlie Jane Anders, Nate Hoffelder, Michael Dirda, and Natalie Luhrs) A good book review and reviewer can be a reader's best friend. Learn about the world of book reviews and the skills for crafting them. What is different about reading with a critical eye versus for pleasure? Where can you find good reviews? What can authors gain from reading (or writing) these critiques? Saturday, 11:30 AM (Monroe) Reading I'll be reading from my Strange Horizons short story,...

September 20, 2023
Public Appearance, Writing

Upcoming Events

December's going to be a busy, with several things happening during the month. Contests, conventions and a few other things apart from my usual podcast schedule and the holidays are all coming up. First, I have an entry in Pseudopod's Flash Fiction Contest VII that - barring a last-minute upset - will very likely make it into the final round as of writing this. If you're interested in what made it to the final round, go check it out. Second, I'll not only be attending my very first WorldCon (DisCon III), but I'll be on two panels: December 16, 4:00 PM (Virtual) Reviewing: Widely or Deeply - (with A.C. Wise, Arley Sorg, Jake Casella Brookins, Gary K Wolfe, Penelope Flynn) Presented with all of SFF to review, how does a reviewer determine their beat? Should they read widely, and address work as a knowledgeable generalist, or read deeply within their specialty, and...

November 30, 2021
Fantasy, Narration, Public Appearance
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Capclave's mascot, a dodo bird wearing a propeller beanie . Capclave's motto is "wearing reading is not extinct"

Where To Find Me at Capclave 2021

Capclave is a small local convention that concentrates mostly on short fiction, held every October in Rockville, Maryland. This year, Capclave will be on October 1-3 (they'll be requesting proof of vaccination for all attendees). I've been going to Capclave since 2013, and it's one of my favorite conventions (especially since it focuses on short fiction). The following are the panels and events I'll be a part of: Friday, 6:00 PM (Washington Theater) First Things First: How Do You Hook The Reader? (with Scott H. Andrews, David Walton and Darcy Wold) Many readers will pick up a book in the store and read the opening before they decide to buy. How do you compel this prospective purchaser? Do you write an elegant sentence, promising great literary merit? Introduce a captivating character that will be fun to spend time reading? Establish a mystery that will make the reader want to find out...

September 19, 2021
Public Appearance, Uncategorized
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New Narration at Escape Pod – Tloque Nahuaque by Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas

This Mythos story, updated and modernized to include a deity of the Mexica Empire as one of Azathoth's masks and the study of the Higgs-Boson Particle as his vehicle for awakening was such a strange and unsettling story that also was a blast to narrate. Kudos to Silvia Moreno-Garcia for her translation work on this piece. The story was released today in Escape Pod #776. Give it a listen, and if you like what you heard, check out Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas other stories. ...

March 19, 2021
Narration, Podcast, Public Appearance