The latest California Creative Writers Conference was recently held over two consecutive weekends. It started on Friday afternoon, 3/3/23, then all day Saturday and Sunday, then in the afternoons Monday through Wednesday. This was the virtual part of the conference …
Back from the California Creative Writer’s Conference. Just made and had a late dinner. Brain dead and food coma is not a good combination. Great conference, more on it next week. Zzzzzz…. Dennis 154th blog completed. Second Steampunk novel: …
Back in 2019, the LAX Marriot remodeled and put in new carpeting. But the long-time attendees of Gallifrey One have never forgotten the original carpet. There are still swatches of the carpet from a backup bolt the hotel still has. …
THE ORDINARY WORLD As promised, here is a review of last week’s Gallifrey One 33 1/3, Long Live the Revolution. As Sci Fi nerds, we have to escape the ordinary world every once in a while. Our favorite fan get …
Dennis 151st blog completed. Second Steampunk novel: 783 words. <– This is what I’m now concentrating on. Second Steampunk screenplay: 157 pages. First Steampunk novel: 73,675 words. First Steampunk screenplay: Need to update with notes from the novelization. Third Steampunk …
Starting a new novel can be intimidating, but also exciting. And it’s one of my major goals of the year: Write a new novel and write a new screenplay. While I’m still working on trimming my second steampunk screenplay, it …
It may be two months early to review my goals, but as I was marking my progress for the month, I realized how much I accomplished. Some of it, like trying new recipes, I wasn’t even trying. I just love …
About four or five years ago, I became aware of a remake of the original Gerry and Sylvia Anderson series, “The Thunderbirds”. I’ve been a fan of the show since it aired in America when I was in the 6th …
It’s been eight weeks since my last donation at Loscon, so it’s time to do it again. That’s me giving the blood drive salute. If you give whole blood, you can give every eight weeks. I was thinking about the …
Kris and I have been doing the Loscon blood drive for 32 years, but it’s been a long time since we were able to do another con like Worldcon or Westercon. This year, Westercon will be in Anaheim and we …