Here are the Blogs in the Personal Appearances category.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
My LAST ArmadilloCon '11 panel post: Finding your voice as a storyteller
Too many ArmadilloCon '11 related posts? Never.
However, this is the last one I have. It was the last panel I attended. But it was a goodie.
Finding your voice as a storyteller.
This panel discussion was a stand-out to me for a few reasons:
First off, the panel was filled with
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Posted on 09/14/2011 4:14 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Podcasting panel (ArmadilloCon '11)
By now, you're probably very aware -- possible too aware? -- that I picked up a lot to share from this year's ArmadilloCon in Austin. This next installment covers the Podcasting panel. As with all the other panel-related posts of recent days, please forgive any misspellings or out-of-place details.
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Posted on 09/08/2011 2:57 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Themed Anthologies (ArmadilloCon '11)
Sunday morning at ArmadilloCon '11 in Austin kicked off with the Themed Anthologies panel. I was happy to see a couple familiar faces there as well as in the audience, a good sign -- to me, at least -- that the Con isn't so unwieldy in size that one gets lost in the bustle. Community is a nice
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Posted on 09/07/2011 6:20 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 29 August 2011
ArmadilloCon '11: A great weekend but c'mon, Marriott
Looking back on this weekend, I can say ArmadilloCon '11 was a huge success and I'll definitely be going back next year if I can fit it inot my schedule.
Someone I spoke to, someone who had attended more than my sad couple of writing and other conventions, told me that if half the panels
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Posted on 08/29/2011 9:00 AM by Thomas McAuley
Saturday, 27 August 2011
ArmadilloCon off to a great start OR Oh, THAT kind of Fringe
ArmadilloCon in Austin is off to a great start. My first day was a magnificent cocktail of driving, instructive panels and imbibing with some new literary friends. It is everything I expected plus a good dose of surprise. My only complaint is that I learned I would need to pay separate Internet fees
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Posted on 08/27/2011 7:20 AM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 26 August 2011
Heading up to ArmadilloCon OR Missed it by THAT much
I'm heading up to ArmadilloCon today, earlier than expected but that could be a good thing. If I need anything, it's a little time away from HTML5, CSS3 and javaScript and the other stuff that goes with learning how to design apps. My brain is full.
I feel pummeled.
And, to update my
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Posted on 08/26/2011 8:32 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 11 August 2011
My presence at ArmadilloCon is officially recognized!
So my participation in ArmadilloCon '11 in Austin at the beginning of September is official. I haven't pored over the full schedule but it looks like there's more going on that Zaphod with his two heads could take on in three days. Very excited.
I had a ton of fun, learned even more
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Posted on 08/11/2011 8:17 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Thomas McAuley attending ArmadilloCon 2011 in Austin
Only out of absent-mindedness had I not planned to attend ArmadilloCon 2011 in Austin this August, but once again, the gods have shifted sea and stones to make it possible for me to go. Due to another person's personal tragedy or plans or both, an easy slot opened up.
I have to say
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Posted on 06/29/2011 12:04 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Do you consider blogging part of your "real" writing?
Day to day, I struggle a little with what exactly I'll blog about. Some days, ideas are elusive. Others, they literally land in my lap. Today turned out to be a case of the latter. I received a terrific bit of peer-to-peer communication this morning.
I would like to pose a question
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Posted on 05/25/2011 9:08 AM by Thomas McAuley
Sunday, 1 May 2011
World Horror Con brownout explained
When I first got to World Horror Con on Friday, I had optimistic plans to blog and tweet often about my experiences there, but unfortunately the Double Tree in Austin had the final word.
$10 bucks for in-room Internet? Blow me.
There was free Internet available if you huddled close to the tiles
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Posted on 05/01/2011 7:59 PM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 29 April 2011
Yup. Joe Hill rocks, as expected.
So there was no let-down at all regarding Joe Hill's Q&A at the World Horror Con in Austin. For an hour, he answered good and bad questions alike without complaint. He's probably heard all of both sorts but he still remained convincingly calm and excited. Probably most notable was that he's
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Posted on 04/29/2011 4:12 PM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 29 April 2011
World Horror Con in Austin off to a great start
There's almost too much to tell about my first few hours here at World Horror Con in Austin. After the first uncomfortable stares and awkward hellos, I was able to relax right into the schmoozy side of things. But there are two clear stand-outs early on. First was meeting the President of Horror
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Posted on 04/29/2011 12:30 PM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Ready(ish) for a crazy-ass weekend
I'm going to World Horror Con in Austin. My wife is returning from a week of training in Dallas after I've already left. And my younger son has a 4-game minimum soccer tournament Saturday and Sunday in different part of Austin than I'll be at. So making the next three days work without a
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Posted on 04/28/2011 8:12 AM by Thomas McAuley
Sunday, 3 April 2011
The real horror of the upcoming World Horror Con in Austin
With World Horror Con in Austin less than a month away, I have been giving it the thought I probably should have already given it regarding general preparedness.
I've never attended a Con -- unless you consider my experience with a certain unnamed Internet company back in the late 90s. I've
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Posted on 04/03/2011 2:56 AM by Thomas McAuley
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Stina Leicht's book release. Attend/support if you can.
Just a quick note about a friend of my writing / critique group, DRAFTHOUSE.
On March 17th (7pm), Stina Leicht will have a release party/signing for her novel Of Blood at BookPeople in Austin, TX.
Stina warns, "In addition to wine and cheese there will be... a bagpipe player.
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Posted on 02/26/2011 6:53 AM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 25 February 2011
I'll be at World Horror Convention 2011, in Austin, TX
When Sanford Allen (San Antonio horror fiction author, musician, instructor) asked our critique group of us if any had plans to attend World Horror Convention 2011, I almost dismissed him out of hand. I wasn't sure if my writing was technically horror. Then it occurred to me that my writing isn't
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Posted on 02/25/2011 8:36 AM by Thomas McAuley
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Eisenhower Book Club
Yesterday I was grateful to have met with the Eisenhower Middle School Book Club here in San Antonio. There were a total of 11 young people present, all having fulfilled (or surpasses) the minimum number of books read from the list suggested by some Texas board or other. (I should have taken closer
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Posted on 05/30/2009 7:12 AM by Thomas McAuley
