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catherineldfVirtual MultiverseCon is coming up this week and it's going to be lots of fun! There's a great guest line-up, lots of interesting programming, workshops, mentoring and other fun stuff and it's free! Be sure and check the shop for the cool merch, if you can though. I have my synth logo shirt on the way already. Times are EST.
Queering Fantasy: (Moderator)
https://www.multiversecon.org/mvo-geekfantasy-1
Watch party on Discord channel #geek-fantasy:
Friday, October 16, 2020:
4:00pm EST
Writing LGBTQ+ Characters in Horror:
https://www.multiversecon.org/mvo-geekhorror-2
Watch party on Discord channel #geek-horror:
Saturday, October 17, 2020:
11:30am EST
Writers at the Bar:
Discord Hotel Bar:
Saturday, October 17, 2020:
8:30pm EST
Kaffeeklatches:
Discord Kaffeeklatsch reading room 1:
Sunday, October 18, 2020:
1:00pm EST
Join author Catherine Lundoff at the virtual campfire for some spooky tales (and the chance to make her nostalgic for in person conventions by asking her where she gets her ideas!).
I'll also be participating in a mentoring session for new writers at 3:30 on Sunday. Fun stuff!
And, because it's all fun and games in Virtualandia, Queen of Swords Press is also a vendor at the Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday, October 17th and continues to be a vendor at Geek Girl Con all month. All these events mean that we're having a month long sale when you buy direct from the Queen of Swords Press website so please check that out.
While I'm plugging things, "Crimson Peaks and Melancholy Mansions: Writing Gothic Horror" class is coming up at the Rambo Academy on 10/25 and there's still room for a few more on the haunted house train. There are also scholarships available if you need them.
What else am I doing? Working on Week 2 of my Project Management class, reading submissions, working on Blood Moon and wrangling sundry things. Took most of yesterday off to do fun stuff like go to the American Swedish Institute (the civil rights quilt show is really powerful and very good), eat at the newly reopened FIKA, went to the Trylon Cinema (Minneapolis's plucky little art cinema, trying to hang on in the Age of the Rona) for "Mr Vampire" (always entertaining) and then watched Zorongo Flamenco's "Decameron 2020" online show of flamenco dancers dancing and performing in quarantine (really gorgeous). Zorongo is Minneapolis's own plucky little flamenco company which puts on some world class shows - this is a benefit for them, amongst other things, and is viewable for another week. $15 and definitely worth seeing. I also had a great time at Cream & Amber's Fall Mini-Market on Saturday: I got to do an in person event and talk to people (masked, distanced, in the parking lot), sell books, hang out with friends, shop for cool stuff and see some of my regular book buying customers. Cream & Amber is a lovely little bookstore/cafe/beer pub with a very nice patio; get a book and lunch and enjoy both outside before the snow flies.
More bulletins soon!
Queering Fantasy: (Moderator)
https://www.multiversecon.org/mvo-geekfantasy-1
Watch party on Discord channel #geek-fantasy:
Friday, October 16, 2020:
4:00pm EST
Writing LGBTQ+ Characters in Horror:
https://www.multiversecon.org/mvo-geekhorror-2
Watch party on Discord channel #geek-horror:
Saturday, October 17, 2020:
11:30am EST
Writers at the Bar:
Discord Hotel Bar:
Saturday, October 17, 2020:
8:30pm EST
Kaffeeklatches:
Discord Kaffeeklatsch reading room 1:
Sunday, October 18, 2020:
1:00pm EST
Join author Catherine Lundoff at the virtual campfire for some spooky tales (and the chance to make her nostalgic for in person conventions by asking her where she gets her ideas!).
I'll also be participating in a mentoring session for new writers at 3:30 on Sunday. Fun stuff!
And, because it's all fun and games in Virtualandia, Queen of Swords Press is also a vendor at the Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday, October 17th and continues to be a vendor at Geek Girl Con all month. All these events mean that we're having a month long sale when you buy direct from the Queen of Swords Press website so please check that out.
While I'm plugging things, "Crimson Peaks and Melancholy Mansions: Writing Gothic Horror" class is coming up at the Rambo Academy on 10/25 and there's still room for a few more on the haunted house train. There are also scholarships available if you need them.
What else am I doing? Working on Week 2 of my Project Management class, reading submissions, working on Blood Moon and wrangling sundry things. Took most of yesterday off to do fun stuff like go to the American Swedish Institute (the civil rights quilt show is really powerful and very good), eat at the newly reopened FIKA, went to the Trylon Cinema (Minneapolis's plucky little art cinema, trying to hang on in the Age of the Rona) for "Mr Vampire" (always entertaining) and then watched Zorongo Flamenco's "Decameron 2020" online show of flamenco dancers dancing and performing in quarantine (really gorgeous). Zorongo is Minneapolis's own plucky little flamenco company which puts on some world class shows - this is a benefit for them, amongst other things, and is viewable for another week. $15 and definitely worth seeing. I also had a great time at Cream & Amber's Fall Mini-Market on Saturday: I got to do an in person event and talk to people (masked, distanced, in the parking lot), sell books, hang out with friends, shop for cool stuff and see some of my regular book buying customers. Cream & Amber is a lovely little bookstore/cafe/beer pub with a very nice patio; get a book and lunch and enjoy both outside before the snow flies.
More bulletins soon!