Focus Fox says: “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. And that’s when the cop walked in.”
paraphrasing Ayn Rand
Jill Archer and Blog Post
Remember the blog post that I had completely forgotten about? Here it is.
And Man, Did I cut that deadline close.
Any other fellow DND players out there? Bonus points for playing 3 or 3.5, or if you still remember the THAC0 formula. 🙂
Focus Fox: Wands
Focus Fox says: “Use your head to handle yourself; Use your heart to handle others; use your hands to handle a magic wand.”
paraphrasing Eleanor Roosevelt
Help us convince Amazon.com to add Science Fantasy (SciFan) as a recognized genre
Good Reads has it. It makes sense. 🙂
From Change.org:
What is Science Fantasy (SciFan)?
“Science fantasy is a mixed genre within the umbrella of speculative fiction which simultaneously draws upon and/or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. It also sometimes incorporates elements of horror fiction.”
Science Fantasy (SciFan) is a genre that is often ignored. Not too many people are familiar with the genre, but it was originally coined in the late 1930’s by John W. Campbell, Jr. in his magazine that was (ironically) entitled Unknown.
The Science Fiction genre is often defined as the improbable made possible, whereas the Fantasy genre is commonly defined as the impossible made probable. So then, what is Science Fantasy (SciFan)? Fellow author Ricardo Victoria defines it best as: “A genre that blends fantastic and scientific elements into a coherent worldbuild to tell a story in a more interesting and flexible way.”
Please sign the Change.org
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Little voice
I was sitting there minding my own business when I had that little nudge that I was forgetting something. You know that little voice in the back of your head that says, huh. Don’t you have something really important due soon?
The conversation went something like this:
“What’s due and how soon?”
“I dunno. pretty soon?” That voice, let’s call it Fred, said.
“Can you be more specific?”
“Nawww. But it’s soon. And you labeled it important.” Fred added helpfully as if reminding me I had thought it was important would help me remember.
Shit, it’s not my husbands birthday again? Didn’t he just have one? Like in the spring? I bring up the calendar. No, no, that’s not it.
“Can you give me a hint? Is it related to family, writing, or day job?” I feel like I’m playing twenty questions.
“Ummm, writing?”
“Are you saying it’s writing or….”
“Yeah, Yeah… I remembered ’cause of that last thought you had.”
At this point, my last thought was if my kids or husband had found and plundered my stash of chocolate in the kitchen.
“You don’t remember?” Long dramatic sigh from Fred. “Do I have to remember everything for you?”
Not sure how to answer that, but I give a valiant try to remember what could have triggered him. “Missing blog post?”
“Yeah, that’s the one. You’re missing a blog post.”
Whew, not that big a deal. I try to write something up for Monday posting and it was Sunday. I had like 24 hour to get that done. “It’s okay I was just about to write one.”
“No not that one, the OTHER one.”
Ohoh. I had signed up for some guest blogs. “It’s not due til August.”
“Dude, it’s August.”
Huh, I better go find out when its due.
Do you have that little voice? What do you do to remember?
Focus Fox: The Future
Focus Fox says: The best way to predict the future is to invent it or invent a time machine.
paraphrasing Alan Kay
Comfort zone and RWA Nationals
#RWA17 When I first arrived at RWA Nationals, I had some serious concerns that I had made a tragic mistake in going. This was my first conference.
Everyone seemed to know everyone else. I had a flash of that moment years before on my first day of junior year in a new high school located across the country from my previous high school. I walked into the lunchroom alone into a social quagmire populated with literally hundreds of teenaged strangers.
Is HS lunchroom PTSD a thing?
I considered if ‘going to RWA conference’ could mean getting gallons of ice cream and hiding in my room. I would be writing, would that make it okay?
Luckily, I signed up for dinner with Sharon Sala. She generously offered to take five first timers to dinner or breakfast.
I arrived early and spotted a group of women that maybe were int he group. Nope, I stumbled on a group of several ‘someones’. Those people that I am sure I should have had a clue who they were, but did not.
I did the social equivalent of ducking and running.
Then I met Sharon. It was amazing. She was amazing. I had five people that I now knew. Five people I exchanged contact info with. The conference became not so big and not so scary.
What have you done that pushed your comfort zone or even better helped someone with theirs?
Focus Fox: Perfect
Focus Fox says: Done is better than perfect. Unless you’re playing scrabble.
paraphrasing Sheryl Sandberg
RWA Nationals
I leave Tuesday morning to go to RWA Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Being from the upper mid-west, the idea of going to Florida in July is crazy. You can always put more clothing on, but there is a legal limit in most places to what clothing you can take off. So that part of the trip, I’m not excited about.
This will be my first year at RWA nationals, my first writing conference. I have the chance to meet some writers that I really admire. Hopefully, I can resist being an over-the-top fan girl.
What advice would you give to a gal at her first conference?
Focus Fox: Dawn
Focus Fox says: However long the night, the dawn will break. It’s cleaning up when it breaks that’s the issue.
Paraphrasing an African Proverb – Hausa Tribe
