Author Archives: luciennediver

DragonCon, Music Video, Book Talk

Over Labor Day weekend, I attended my first-ever Dragon*Con, and I just have to say…WOW.  Huge, amazing, such a sense of community.  Loved it.  Yes, there will be pics at the end of this post.  Before I get to that, a few things: More than Publicity debuted the music video for my Vamped series atContinue reading “DragonCon, Music Video, Book Talk”

Query vs. Critique

I saw a post recently on Facebook (one of those groups I seem to get automatically subscribed to whether I want to be there or not but decided to check out) where a woman said something like, “My daughter received a rejection saying the agent didn’t connect with the plot.  What the heck does thatContinue reading “Query vs. Critique”

DragonCon Schedules

I can’t believe how quickly DragonCon is coming up!  It’s their 25th anniversary, so it should be a blow-out.  Guests include Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, Jonathan Maberry, Adam Baldwin, Christopher Lloyd, Edward James Olmos, Colin Ferguson…the list goes on and on. For those of you planning your visit, I hope you’ll swing by andContinue reading “DragonCon Schedules”

Worldcon

Worldcon this year was an amazing affirmation of the continued strength of science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy fiction and a smorgasbord of steampunk and other wonderful costuming.  I wish I hadn’t been too busy running from appointment to appointment to panel to take more photos, but here are those I managed to grab, includingContinue reading “Worldcon”

Good thoughts for Rob Thurman

As many of you have no doubt heard by now, Rob Thurman is currently in critical condition after an accident and subsequent complications, including double-pneumonia.  I hope that you’ll keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.  If you’d like to leave them your heartfelt support, please comment on her blog, and we’llContinue reading “Good thoughts for Rob Thurman”

Quick things

So swamped leading up to Worldcon that I’ve barely had time to post or tweet. (I’ve checked, and no, this isn’t one of the signs of the apocalypse…though probably it should be.) For anyone coming to Worldcon, you can find me: Friday 10:00-11:00 a.m. New Pro Orientation – Understanding Publishing with John Berlyn, Sandra Tayler,Continue reading “Quick things”

Events

Had a wonderful, wonderful time emceeing the Battle of the Bands this past Friday at the Wesley Center.  I’ll post some pics and info below, including links to the bands if anyone wants to check out some new talent.  In the meantime, two quick and exciting things: The incredible Charlaine Harris (great writer and soContinue reading “Events”