Tag: fandom
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FenCon 2022 AAR
TL:DR: Had a blast, wore myself out, and have no regrets! FenCon last year was my first experience with this con, and on a whim I’d gotten a table to commit commerce, which also turned into having friend’s books and wares on that table. The week after the con, the vote was taken and North…
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Double Batman: Tea and Game Review
Some of you may remember back to our first tea-and-game review, where we were reviewing a Batman game, and a tea. I’d commented that I didn’t think there was a Batman tea… and of course, someone proved me wrong, and found one! I was a little dubious, but the Ginja Ninja wanted it for her…
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Under a Big Tent
“And that is why the Sad Puppies campaign is important. In recent years, my rate of “discovery” of new cool authors has slowed to a crawl – and I’m not the only one. Scifi/fantasy literature sales are trending in the wrong direction at a meteoric rate. When I was 15, award-winning meant great fiction. Now…
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Fan Writers
As readers of this blog already know, I was nominated for the Hugo Awards as a fan writer. Firstly, the eligibility for this is defined: The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is the Hugo Award given each year for writers of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications…
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Link Rodeo
Rounding up links of interest into the corral for you to peruse and try out… Here’s a fun question: what does coffee have in common with the Enlightenment and the American Revolution? Dave Freer muses on the books of old, and how heroes have changed since the days when he was a bright-eyed lad. He…