Another Atlanta Labor Day Weekend
Once again I’m in Atlanta, Georgia, where I will spend the weekend with thousands of my closest friends — at least 80 thousand, I believe — at Dragon Con, one of the largest science fiction and fantasy...
View ArticleTen Days Until AtomaCon!
Starting just ten days from now, I’ll be the Musical Guest of Honor at the AtomaCon science fiction and fantasy convention in North Charleston, South Carolina. AtomaCon is sometimes rendered as...
View ArticleComing this Weekend: the ‘All Types of Media Arts Convention’
Otherwise known as ATOMACON! If you’re looking for something to do in the Charleston, South Carolina, area this weekend, why not swing by the AtomaCon science fiction and fantasy convention in North...
View ArticleIt’s Only Logical that I’ll Be at illogiCon
It’s time again for illogiCon, our local Research Triangle, North Carolina, science fiction and fantasy convention, happening this weekend at the RDU Embassy Suites (with some events in the nearby...
View ArticleI Thought I Was Signing Up for Elon Musk’s Mars Venture
Alas, it turns out I signed up for an entirely different thing! This weekend, I’ll be at the MarsCon science fiction and fantasy convention in Williamsburg, VA. All kidding aside, I went to MarsCon...
View ArticleWhat’s That I Hear? An Audiobook? Yes, Indeed
Ladies and gentlemen, the Walking on the Sea of Clouds audiobook is complete and available for your listening pleasure! You can score a copy direct from Audible or, if you prefer, from Amazon. As...
View ArticleAudiobook Giveaways … Plural!
… and you can enter as many times as you like! As announced previously, the Walking on the Sea of Clouds audiobook is complete and available for your listening pleasure direct from Audible or, if you...
View ArticleWriters, What’s Your Main Character’s Tendency?
A few weeks ago I posted about Gretchen Rubin’s “Four Tendencies” model,* and specifically how it revealed a mistake I made in my book on education** — not an error of fact, but an error of omission...
View ArticleHear Ye, Hear Ye — We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to Chip Brazell — a workforce analyst from Cherokee County, Georgia — our first winner of an Audible download of Walking on the Sea of Clouds! It’s an audio book — get it? We have more...
View ArticleThus Quoth the Raven: RavenCon!
This weekend I’ll be at the RavenCon science fiction and fantasy convention in Williamsburg, Virginia. RavenCon is a terrific convention, run by a great group of people, and I’ve enjoyed attending and...
View ArticleCongratulations to Our Latest Winners!
Yesterday we held the second Monday drawing in the Walking on the Sea of Clouds audiobook giveaway — and because it was the second drawing, we had two winners! I also enlisted the aid of more family...
View ArticleWinners, We Have (Audiobook) Winners!
Announcing the results of our final drawing to give away copies of the Walking on the Sea of Clouds audiobook! Yesterday I pulled names out of the hat myself (having had family members to do it the...
View ArticlePreorder the LOST SIGNALS Anthology Now!
If you like far-ranging science fiction stories set in a remarkably solid universe of adventure and alien encounters, I highly recommend the “Caine Riordan” series by Charles E. Gannon — and not just...
View ArticleAnother Snippet from My LOST SIGNALS Story
Late last week I announced that Lost Signals of the Terran Republic, an anthology set in Charles E. Gannon’s “Caine Riordan” universe, is available for preorder right now. In that post, I included the...
View ArticleGround Control to LibertyCon …
Ground Control to LibertyCon … Take your bourbon shots And put your Jayne hats on … It’s that time of year again! The fannish family reunion known as LibertyCon starts today! (Illustration by Todd...
View ArticleWe Will Congregate at ConGregate
Here we go, NC folks! The ConGregate science fiction and fantasy convention runs Friday through Sunday in High Point, with all the usual festivities! It’s a small but extremely well-run convention,...
View ArticleSome Things I Learned at LibertyCon
Over the last weekend in June, I was honored to be part of another LibertyCon — a most excellent science fiction and fantasy convention. I had a marvelous time with a fantastic group of people! After...
View ArticleWhat I Learned at ConGregate
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being a guest at ConGregate, one of the nicest small science fiction and fantasy conventions I’ve ever attended. I had a great time, as usual — testament to the...
View ArticleMy First Convention of 2021: the ‘All Types of Media Arts Convention’
That’s right: AtomaCon is back! A few brave souls who will not be cowed by the SARS-CoV-2 virus or its variants will gather this weekend in North Charleston, South Carolina, at the AtomaCon science...
View ArticleIt’s Almost Time for RavenCon!
This weekend I’ll be at the RavenCon science fiction and fantasy convention, which is returning to Richmond, Virginia. RavenCon is a great convention, run by wonderful people, and I’ve enjoyed...
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