I have been remiss. I ought to be posting the things I’m doing publicly here (among other places) and it’s been just crazy enough that I keep forgetting to do this. One of the reasons I need a publicist. But that will have to wait till I have something new to publicize, like a book coming out or something writerly like that.
Meanwhile, I am doing things folks might be interested in. So.
October 25th I will be at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, for the Columbia Chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild annual conference. I will be the keynote speaker, plus I will be conducting a session on making the change from science fiction to historical writing.
On November 8th, the Missouri Center for the Book will be relaunching its annual Celebrations. Again at Stephens College in Columbia. There will be a link to the event as soon as it information is up on the web.I will be there with the rest of our board to conduct a day-long conference on Truth and Poetry.
Later in November will be a brand new event the MCB is co-sponsoring, which I am very excited about, with Cinema St. Louis and the St. Louis International Film Festival.
This will be a presentation of the film King of the Hill, which was based on the A.E. Hotchener memoir. We’ll show the film, then have a panel discussion on the translation of book to film. The producer will be there, people from the Missouri Historical Society, etc. Go to the link and scroll down for the details (then view the rest of the SLIFF schedule; this is a very cool festival). Our date is November 22nd.
Anyway, that’s what is happening relative to my schedule. Still no word on a new book contract or anything like that, but fingers and toes are crossed (and recrossed) and hopefully something will break soon.
Yesterday was my birthday, a day I normally ignore. Other people remember it for me, however, so I get reminded that I’ve gone through another year without being rich or famous. But I am not bored.