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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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Added To the University of Liverpool’s “Resisting Dystopia” Reading List

"As The Shore To The Tides, So Blood Calls To Blood" was added to the University of Liverpool's "Resisting Dystopia (Part II)" reading list earlier this week, which I hope will help put my story in front of more new readers. Very exciting. As I came down off the initial thrill, however, I wondered how many fantasy dystopias are out there. For me, the term "dystopia" is one that seems very rooted in science fiction rather than fantasy, but as I asked other people their opinions, a few titles came up. There is, of course, N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series, as well as the new Dark Crystal series on Netflix, but I'm not certain if there's many more. Given the way our world is headed, I wouldn't be surprised if our own dystopian leanings leak into worlds of our imagination more and more often. ...

May 8, 2020
Fantasy, Writing
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“As The Shore To The Tides, So Blood Calls To Blood” Is Now Live

My story is now available to read at Beneath Ceaseless Skies. This is my longest works and one of my more complex ones, which I'm very proud to share with everyone. I tried to make this story about brothers, blood magic and bad blood resonate with familiar stories, but weird enough that it feels new. I'd be honored if you gave the story a read. ...

April 10, 2020
Fantasy, Writing
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Where I’ll Be At the Baltimore Book Festival 2019

I'll be participating in the Baltimore Book Festival (November 1-3) again this year and I can be found speaking at the area designated for SFWA (Science Fiction Writers of America) in the Columbus Center. Friday, 6 PM Making Magic Work For You: (with Ruthanna Emrys, Scott King, L. Penelope, Jon Skovron); Authors talk about infusing magic worldbuilding into their worlds, and how it can go beyond mere magic systems. Saturday, 5 PM All Fiction in A Day: The Beauty and Brilliance of Commute-Length Reads: (with Nino Cipri, AT Greenblatt, Barbara Krasnoff, LH Moore, Nibedita Sen, AC Wise)); Panelists make the case for why short fiction, whether in magazines, podcasts, anthologies, or collections, encapsulates the best of the SFF genres. Find out who you should be reading! ...

October 28, 2019
Public Appearance, Science Fiction
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New Narration Out Today

My narration of José Iriarte's Life in Stone, Glass, and Plastic was release over at Podcastle today. It was great getting a chance to read this story again (it first appeared in Strange Horizons) and I hope I was able to do it justice in my reading. Give it a listen! ...

July 10, 2019
Latinx, Narration
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