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Point of View: tri County Diversity & Clockwork Alchemy

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Clockwork Alchemy

Mark and I (and M.D. Neu and B.J. and Aaron Sikes) will all be at Clockwork Alchemy in Redwood Shores (just south of San Francisco) from October 24th-26th, and I’ll be running the “bookstore” there, in addition to being on three panels. More about the con: Our theme for 2025 takes advantage of the upcoming Halloween season. Gaslight Fantasy is Steampunk’s more magically-inclined cousin. It’s a subgenre of Historical Fantasy with a setting that is clearly recognizable as the real-world 19th or very early 20th century. It may be a full-on Alternate History where magic exists openly and has affected … Read more

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Point of View: Running a Group Sales Table, Part One

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Davis Pride

This week I thought I’d do a practical advice column for my writer friends. It’s been a while since I did one of these, and being fresh off of not one but two Pride events, with a third to come next weekend, it seemed like a great time to offer a primer on how to set up and run a group sales table. Choosing an Event Big city Prides can be quite expensive. Our local Sacramento Pride festival is now $750 for a booth for two days, and SF Pride is $1600 for a booth, canopy, table and chairs for … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: After the Con

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blue man sad - Deposit Photos

The Rainbow Space Magic virtual con ended yesterday, and I’m feeling that weird post con mix of elation and let-down. It was wonderful to see many of my fellow authors and readers, and to spend time moderating a couple topic panels, and to hang out in the reading panel with Angel Martinez and Rory Ni Coileain. The read and the discuss aspect of the RSM reading hours is one of my favorite things about the con. I really miss in person cons, though. The ability to meet somebody and grab a coffee with them at the hotel Starbucks, or to … Read more