Last Monday’s roundup of literary festivals was intended primarily for readers (including readers who are writers). Today’s is full of craft for writers, although I often think serious readers can benefit from knowing how writers do their job. Writers of science fiction and fantasy should note that because the 2013 World Science Fiction Society’s convention (Worldcon) meets in San Antonio this summer, nearby Austin will not hold its summer ArmadilloCon this year. ArmadilloCon will return in 2014. FenCon in Dallas is scheduled later than usual as well, to avoid conflict with Worldcon.
March 29-30 -- Dreamin’ in Dallas, convention of the Dallas Area Romance Authors. Doubletree Hotel in Richardson, 1981 N. Central Expressway. I have not attended, but the cost ($149 for early registration by non-DARA members) looks reasonable and includes an appointment with an agent or editor. For registration, list of participants, and additional information, see www.dallasromanceauthors.com/conferences/.
April 5-6 -- Houston Writers Guild Conference (spring). Sugar Land Marriott Town Square Hotel, 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land. I attended this in 2012 and found the workshops and speakers worthwhile. Appointments with limited number of agents are available for additional charge. The Guild also sponsors short story anthologies. For information, including costs, see www.houstonwritersguild.org/.
April 26-28 -- Poetry at Round Top, 248 Jaster Road, Round Top. Workshops and critique groups. Limited number of private consultations with a publisher available. I have not attended, and am afraid I tend to slight poets, but this is a well-respected conference. See http://poetryatroundtop.org/.
May 4-5 -- DFW Writers Conference, Hurst Conference Center, 1601 Campus Dr., Hurst. Cost ($259 for early registration through February 4) includes one agent consultation. Conference sponsor DFW Writers’ Workshop is considering adding additional agent consultations for an added fee. I attended this the last two years and found it informative and helpful. For registration and additional information see
http://dfwcon.org/.
June 21-23 -- Writers League of Texas Conference, Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs, in Austin. The big one in Texas. Early bird reduced registration through tomorrow, January 15. Agent consultations may be added for additional fee. I have attended this and found it helpful. Also sponsors a manuscript contest. See www.writersleague.org/.
July 12-14 -- LexiCon Writers Conference, Hilton Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd., Denton. This conference began in 2012. Although I did not attend, the workshops on topics related to mystery and crime writing looked appealing, and I hope to attend this year. Includes panel of agents and publishing representatives. See www.lexi-conwritersconference.com/.
July 19-21 -- The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. As the name implies, this conference sponsored by the North School of Journalism is aimed at nonfiction writers. At this point, information on the 2013 conference is limited. For updates, see
http://journalism.unt.edu/maybornconference/.
October 4-8 -- FenCon, Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas, 14315 Midway Road (actually in the Dallas suburb of Addison). A science fiction and fantasy convention with a writing workshop and short story contest. This year‘s writing workshop leaders, Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden, are editors for the publisher Tor. Con membership ($30 early registration for adults) is required. I have attended this several times and found it helpful. Last year’s additional charge for the workshop was $25, but 2013 additional is yet to be determined. For additional information as it becomes available, see www.fencon.org/.
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Wordcraft -- Things you've looked for
There’s so much to write about, I don’t always take the time to address the concerns you, my reader, have. You use great search words, but I don’t always see page views in Blogger’s statistics for the posts they relate to. So I’m spending today’s post addressing more direct links to plug into this blog’s search engine for the posts you like best.
And because I haven’t been able to archive the pictures originally published with posts, I’ve set up a pinterest board named “melissa embry’s blog in pictures” to put favorite images in one place. You’ll need to ask for an invitation at www.pinterest.com/ . I’ll add more pictures each week, including alternates that didn’t appear with the original posts. I also include search words and any updated information available. Tell me which posts’ pictures you want to see!
To help make sense of the archives, here are some posts with frequently used search words:
Anne Lamott -- April 13, 2011, for “Anne Lamott on writing, families and faith.” Or friend her on Facebook. Yes, she’s on the internet now! She’s your all time favorite blog subject -- so I’m reprinting her picture, taken with my phone, since I forgot my camera that day.
Blueberries in Texas -- Blueberry Hill Farms reports berries still available. See their site, www.blueberryhillfarms.com/ and my June 15, 2012, post, “Berries blue and beautiful.”
Bran Mak Morn -- See June 6, 2012, “Entry to the storyteller’s guild,” for a discussion of Robert E. Howard’s semi-historical take on his Pictish hero.
Duck Creek train -- December 26, 2011, “Can you hear the train coming?” Train administrator Joel Occhiuzzo doesn’t list a date yet for the 2012-2013 season, but if he’s on his usual schedule, the downscaled train in the Duck Creek neighborhood of Richardson, Texas, will start taking riders the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday,
Nov. 23, 2012. See his site,
http://holidayexpressridingtrain.wordpress.com/ .
Heard Museum’s animatronic dinosaurs -- See October 24, 2011, “Robot dinosaurs invade McKinney.” The museum’s site, www.heardmuseum.org/, reports the dinos will return October 2, 2012.
Katharine Woolley -- Agatha Christie killed the fictional counterpart of the demanding wife of her husband Max Mallowan’s boss in Murder in Mesopotamia. See April 20, 2012, “The art of murder made personal.” I’d love to see a biography of the mysterious Mrs. Woolley whose first husband was reported to have committed suicide on their honeymoon.
Sonia Pahcheka (great-great-granddaughter of Comanche chief Quanah Parker) -- May 11, 2011, “Quanah Parker’s descendent drops in.” Ms. Pahcheka’s picture is on my pinterest board. Recent news from Comanche country -- the tribe’s adoption of actor Johnny Depp, playing a Comanche character in the upcoming Lone Ranger movie.
State Fair of Texas -- See October 3, 2011, “State forecast: Sunny and fair.” The 2012 state fair dates are Sept. 28 - Oct. 21.
Wolf Larsen -- I discussed Jack London’s anti-hero August 12, 2011, in “The author as
super-man.” Another London work also appeared February 10, 2012, in “Spinning fool’s gold into fame.”
Sister-in-law Juneau Embry sent a link to a new-to-me writing conference, Lexicon, this coming weekend, July 21-22, in Denton, Texas. Sounds interesting. See their site,
http://lexi-conwritersconference.com/.
And because I haven’t been able to archive the pictures originally published with posts, I’ve set up a pinterest board named “melissa embry’s blog in pictures” to put favorite images in one place. You’ll need to ask for an invitation at www.pinterest.com/ . I’ll add more pictures each week, including alternates that didn’t appear with the original posts. I also include search words and any updated information available. Tell me which posts’ pictures you want to see!
To help make sense of the archives, here are some posts with frequently used search words:
Anne Lamott -- April 13, 2011, for “Anne Lamott on writing, families and faith.” Or friend her on Facebook. Yes, she’s on the internet now! She’s your all time favorite blog subject -- so I’m reprinting her picture, taken with my phone, since I forgot my camera that day.
Blueberries in Texas -- Blueberry Hill Farms reports berries still available. See their site, www.blueberryhillfarms.com/ and my June 15, 2012, post, “Berries blue and beautiful.”
Bran Mak Morn -- See June 6, 2012, “Entry to the storyteller’s guild,” for a discussion of Robert E. Howard’s semi-historical take on his Pictish hero.
Duck Creek train -- December 26, 2011, “Can you hear the train coming?” Train administrator Joel Occhiuzzo doesn’t list a date yet for the 2012-2013 season, but if he’s on his usual schedule, the downscaled train in the Duck Creek neighborhood of Richardson, Texas, will start taking riders the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday,
Nov. 23, 2012. See his site,
http://holidayexpressridingtrain.wordpress.com/ .
Heard Museum’s animatronic dinosaurs -- See October 24, 2011, “Robot dinosaurs invade McKinney.” The museum’s site, www.heardmuseum.org/, reports the dinos will return October 2, 2012.
Katharine Woolley -- Agatha Christie killed the fictional counterpart of the demanding wife of her husband Max Mallowan’s boss in Murder in Mesopotamia. See April 20, 2012, “The art of murder made personal.” I’d love to see a biography of the mysterious Mrs. Woolley whose first husband was reported to have committed suicide on their honeymoon.
Sonia Pahcheka (great-great-granddaughter of Comanche chief Quanah Parker) -- May 11, 2011, “Quanah Parker’s descendent drops in.” Ms. Pahcheka’s picture is on my pinterest board. Recent news from Comanche country -- the tribe’s adoption of actor Johnny Depp, playing a Comanche character in the upcoming Lone Ranger movie.
State Fair of Texas -- See October 3, 2011, “State forecast: Sunny and fair.” The 2012 state fair dates are Sept. 28 - Oct. 21.
Wolf Larsen -- I discussed Jack London’s anti-hero August 12, 2011, in “The author as
super-man.” Another London work also appeared February 10, 2012, in “Spinning fool’s gold into fame.”
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Sister-in-law Juneau Embry sent a link to a new-to-me writing conference, Lexicon, this coming weekend, July 21-22, in Denton, Texas. Sounds interesting. See their site,
http://lexi-conwritersconference.com/.
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