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Norwescon 2013 Schedule

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Cat

Surviving the Slush Pile Thursday 4:00pm-5:00pm Cascade 2 If the editor doesn’t read past the first page, it doesn’t matter how good the rest is. How to quickly capture and hold a slush reader’s attention. Cat Rambo, Gardner Dozois, Jenna … Continue reading →

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Physical Prepping for Cons

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Cat

I’m off to ArmadilloCon tomorrow, and looking forward to it. Questions about going to conventions often come up in the F&SF class, so I thought I’d answer the main one and then talk about what I do to prep for one.
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Thoughts on the Cons and Pros of Cons and Pros (pre Norwescon)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Cat

Conventions — are they worth it? A little legwork can help make your experience more productive, and sometimes more fun. Continue reading →

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MidSouthCon

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Cat

This will be the first blog post ever done on the iPad, so excuse both brevity and typos. MidSouthCon is great and everyone is super friendly. Yesterday I had a panel on con etiquette (really, it all just boils down … Continue reading →

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Making the Most of Cons (and ArmadilloCon)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Cat

I was just at ArmadilloCon over the weekend, and had a fabulous time of it. There’s an account of that, with sundry photos, on my Google+ page. Continue reading →

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Penguicon Schedule 2011

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Cat

Here’s my schedule for Penguicon, where I’m a Nifty Guest this year. Continue reading →

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Norwescon 34 Schedule

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Cat

Here’s my schedule for Norwescon 34. I’m looking forward to it, particularly the chance to see my friends. Panels include “The Year’s Best Fiction,” “Supernatural Seattle,” “Has the Future Arrived? The E-book and the Publishing Industry,” “First Pages” (fiction workshop), “Writing Good Dialogue,” “Flashes of Brilliance – Writing Flash Fiction,” “Bad Writing, No Cookie” and a reading on Sunday at noon. Continue reading →

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