Darlene's Digest

Image via Wikipedia BOSKONE 46 I've got my preliminary schedule for Boskone 46, February 13-15 in Boston. I'll post it next week, but the convention organizers suggested we add links at our sites. So here it is: Boskone 46 If you've never been to a regional SF convention, this is an excellent entry level event. Enough people and programs to keep it interesting and involving, not so large that you get lost in the crowd. There will be panels, programs, parties, an art show and sales, booksellers, autograph sessions, special events and more. I hope I'll see some of you there!

Image via Wikipedia My Worldcon Schedule I'll be at Denvention3, the World Science Fiction Convention, in Denver from August 6-10. Here's my list of panels: Survival Tips for the Beginning Writer--Wed., 4:00 p.m. How do eBooks change writing - an eBook writing primer--Thur., 11:30 a.m. Arrrrrrgh! The Pirate Panel--Thur., 2:30 p.m. Swashbucklers in Space -- Thur., 5:30 p.m. SF fans who write in other genres--Fri., 10:00 a.m. And I'll be working at the Hugos Saturday night. Whew! Looks like a full schedule, but I hope I'll see some of you there. Leave me a note on the "voodoo board" (If you don't know what that is, you will when you get there) and say "Hi!"

Boskone 45! The trip started with an uneventful flight to Newark. This time I took the AirTrain into Penn Station, and appreciated the convenience. It was a little difficult wrestling my luggage on and off the train, but I arrived safely. When I got outside Penn Station I was thinking “Hey! It’s the middle of the afternoon and traffic will be light.” But I managed to time my stepping outside with a Sesame Street production concluding at Madison Square Garden, and there were school buses and hordes of small children blocking the taxi lane. Fortunately, the weather wasn’t too bad. Cold, in the 30's, but sunny. My son left the key with the doorman for me and I made myself at home in his apartment, then headed out for a bite to eat and some leg stretching. As I’ve mentioned, one of the advantages of his living on the Upper West Side is everything is right there. All kinds of food, liquor stores, drug stores, clothing–whatever I wanted it was within five blocks of his apartment...