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Now for something a little different...
I don't talk a lot about cons in this space, not because I don't like, or even because I don't attend them, but because as a father of elementary-age kids I don't travel to any cons, and I have the blog traffic data...I appreciate all of you, but none of you close enough for one of the local/regional cons I attend. I still want to make out out to North Texas one of these years, but it'll have to be once I'm out of my soccer coaching years. Someone recently pointed me to Legend Haven though, and this is something rather interesting, an online convention. It looks like they initially began as a writer's group turning into a literary con, but they're making an effort to expand their gaming, art, and film tracks too. They're leaning on the "friendliest fiction convention in the galaxy", which I cannot attest to because my knowledge of the Tau Ceti scene is abysmal, but they're certainly good for Earth-based conventions based on my interactions. It's worth checking out, especially with the travel costs being what they are ($0). From their own website: What’s LegendHaven? If you love books, storytelling, and hanging out with the creators behind your favorite characters, you've got to join me there. LegendHaven is packed with meetups, AMAs, live chats, contests, and found fellowship. There will be panels, readings, AMAs, exclusive content, fan rewards, raffles, story previews, and author hangouts. It's all online, but, no, you don’t need a webcam. You can GIF-reply or chat all day. But what are you doing? I'll be hosting a "How Do I Publish My Adventure?" event, guaranteed to be filled with strong opinions from my decade of publishing modules and my years of reviewing the very essence of average among the desperate module-scriveners at itch.io. Plus actually good adventures in the annual contest, of course (reminder, that's incoming in November). Event time is TBD, but the con is October 18-19. Watch this space as we get closer to time. How do I attend? 1. Follow me here, I'll drop the time when that resolves. 2. Get a weekend pass at the Legend Haven website (or, hey, ask to make your own event). 3. Put the Coldlight Press event on your calendar. Prioritize over sleep, meals, children's birthdays... 4. Look at all the other sessions, contests, events, etc and leave comments. I know you all, I know you're all extremely opinionated on genre fiction as well as the gaming stuff. There's literally a discussion on the canonization of Tolkien. Chip in about adding Wolfe to the mix.
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