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History is Written by the Victors

June 20, 2008
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| Miscellaneous

I figured out why it was that I kept putting off writing about Mo*Con: history. Kelli Dunlap and I discussed this during one of our early-morning Garage Talk sessions — as writers, we have this special magical power to rewrite the parts of history that we don’t like. And you are all at our mercy. What happens at conventions?…

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Tuesday Morning Never Looked So Good

June 17, 2008
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Back from Mo*Con. Had a full night’s sleep and then some. I dreamt about the most wonderful people in the world, about rainbows and flowers and shooting stars, about cemeteries and dark woods and a knight to watch over me. And this time the  cops didn’t show up. I promise a con report (and pictures!!) when I’m more lucid….

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Genre Chick Interview: Shane Berryhill

June 13, 2008
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| Bibliography, Interview

Ironman, Batman, Hellboy, Hulk–it’s certainly a splendid summer of superheroes at the cinema! Are your young adult readers hungry for more? Check out Chance Fortune and the Outlaws (The Adventures of Chance Fortune) –a superhero cut from a slightly different cloth. Join me as I infiltrate the lair of creator Shane Berryhill to find out more about what makes…

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Sale — “The Giant & The Unicorn” to Shimmer

June 12, 2008
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Yay! My first-ever sale to Shimmer! I am very honored. “The Giantand The Unicorn” will appear in the infamous Clockwork Jungle issue. It’s a clockwork retelling of Aesop’s “The Lion and the Mouse.” I am totally bringing unicorns back. Watch me. 🙂

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Hypericon Schedule

June 11, 2008
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Fred’s got the Hypericon schedule hammered out. If you think it looks pretty light, just keep in mind that I’ll also be on every panel Deb LeBlanc decides to pull me on at the last minute. If you make no other panel, be sure to get to DREAM CRUSHING 101. Janet and I don’t need leather or whips. It…

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Wondering Where I Will Drip

June 9, 2008
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I had a moment this afternoon that crossed over into surreal — I went to drop my car off for an oil change and proceeded to walk home (my house is only about 2 blocks from the Goodyear). Ten feet from the building, it started raining from the one little black raincloud over my head. Which was both funny…

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