The first panel I attended was Saturday morning — a panel on economics, because I’ve never really tackled currency in my drafts, and because I’m interested in the implications of events on culture. So I sat down for the first panel, …
Lessons from my Second Con: FantasyCon2014
Last weekend, I attended my second convention. FantasyCon, which was held up in York, was the first convention that required me to plan travel, stay in a hotel, eat out and return books because I couldn’t get them all home. It was also …
FantasyCon 2014
FantasyCon 2014, held in York, UK was my second writing convention. Last year, at World Fantasy Con in Brighton, I stayed at home, commuting each day with home-made lunches and not worrying about the logistics of getting twenty books home, which this year, …
FantasyCon, York, 2014
Today marks the beginning of my FantasyCon14 experience. I spent last night compiling food, checking lists and panicking over getting to the train station. As of this morning, I have oats, crackers, homemade apple crisps + cucumber slices to take. I’m …
Two Weeks (and an Owl)
Two weeks tomorrow, I move home. For the next few weeks, blog posts will be a little shorter, and I may miss out my Thursday posts until I’m sorted. I’m only moving 70-miles, but I’ll be moving things into a building …
To-Do Lists and Countdowns
The stress has set in. In two weeks, I’ll be on the train up to York for FantasyCon. In three weeks, I’ll be on the train up to London for my Mental Health job. In three weeks and one day; after …