It’s been a busy couple of weeks!
- I went to Ad Astra and had a wonderful time! I staffed a Dragon Moon Press table with Erik Buchanan and Chris Jackson – a couple of really great people. I spoke on four panels, we had a very successful launch (click for pictures) for Erik’s new book Cold Magics, I met even more great people, snuck in some quality time, shook hands on a couple of exciting upcoming projects, and even remembered to sleep now and then.
- I’m now on the editorial staff of Lambda Literary, and proud to have my name in very distinguished company on their masthead.
- Ace Books has set a release date of October 26, 2010 for Geist by Philippa Ballantine.
- Parsec Award nominations are now open. The Parsecs recognize excellence in speculative fiction podcasting. Go and nominate your favorite podcasts.
- I got to spend time with the fantastic Phil Rossi and his family. We put in good work on a couple of strong projects, and had a great time at it. Phil has some sort of aura that increases the alcohol tolerance of the people around him. I’m not sure about this; I think I have to do more research. You should definitely give it a try for yourself if you get a chance.
- On a personal note, I got to attend my grandmother’s 100th birthday party yesterday. It was, without a doubt, the best 100th birthday party I’ve ever been to! My grandmother is an incredible lady, sharp and bright and funny, always happy and positive. She’s already reserved the date for the party for her 105th, and it’s on my calendar now, too.
- I’m anticipating the release of Dragon Moon’s podcast anthology (you can join the Facebook fan page in the meantime!) and putting the finishing touches on P.G. Holyfield’s Murder at Avedon Hill for its May release (click for a peek at yet another great cover by Alex White).
- J. Daniel Sawyer’s podcast Down From Ten wrapped up this week. You can catch my voice in the “story so far” segment for episode 24. Dan’s full-cast productions are first rate, and the voice actors are all extremely talented and perfectly cast. This is a gripping character-driven mystery that’s definitely worth a listen. It’s available on itunes, or at downfromten.jdsawyer.net.
- JM Frey has adapted Adrienne Kress’s book Alex and the Ironic Gentleman for the stage, and Adrienne blogs about her visit to Quaker Road School’s production.
- I’ll be appearing live on Blog Talk Radio on April 29th at 6pm Pacific time, talking to the podioracket folks about Dragon Moon Press, how to get published, and whatever else you ask me!
Busy times! It’s been a month of great developments, with lots more good things in the works.
