This just in…
The wonderfully talented Neil M. Jackson produced a book trailer for Elements: A Collection of Speculative Ficion
Visit his Facebook site – The Cover Foundry where you can find fantastic covers at affordable prices.
PenguiCon is April 24th to 26th.
Suzanne will be promoting her current book ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction
Her schedule for the con:
Saturday, April 25th
3:00-4:00 PM Rad Women in Music; Patty Templeton, Suzanne Church (Board of Governors)
6:00-7:00PM Plotting Vs Pantsing – An Author’s Dilemma; Rachael Acks, Matt Betts, Suzanne Church, Michael Elliott, Jen Haeger, Jim Leach, Clarence Young (Hamlin)
7:00-8:00PM Story Structure: What is it, and Can it Make Your Writing Zoom?; Charlie Jane Anders, Suzanne Church, Ericka Kahler, Paul Kemner, Clarence Young (Charlevoix B)
Why not drop by and say hello!
Today (April 14th) the surgeon cleared me for surgery to repair the tear in the meniscus of my right knee. Wohoo!
The surgery is scheduled for April 27th – which just happens to fall AFTER PenguiCon and with enough rehab time (6-10 weeks) that I’ll be able to attend GenCon! The timing couldn’t be better, IMHO. (thank you to whoever cancelled to create that time slot).
The surgeon is hopeful that the arthritis in my knee won’t be too worsened by the surgery (it was a big risk that might have prevented me from having the surgery at all). My knee won’t ever be “fine” but without the pain from the meniscal tear, I’m hopeful that I’ll be walking more normally and the arthritis pain will lessen. I might even be able to eventually ditch the cane!
I can’t begin to explain how relieved I am. Finally, I have a date to move forward.
This week another stellar review for ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction
Derek Newman-Stille wrote several reviews of the stories in ELEMENTS as well as posting a reading I did in Peterborough and my appearance on his radio show Speculating Canada.
Ad Astra Convention is April 10th to 12th.
Suzanne will be reading from ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction
Her schedule for the con:
Saturday, April 11th
11:00AM-12:00 PM After Acceptance: The Fun Begins Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Church, Charles de Lint, Arlene F. Marks, Monica Pacheco (Richmond A)
2:00-4:00PM Signing Sessions Various authors (Richmond A + B)
6:00-7:00PM Writing in the ‘Loo Reading Suzanne Church, Marcy Italiano, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Sarah Tolmie (Markham B)
7:00-8:00PM The Tip of the Tongue, The Teeth, The Lips: How To Read Your Writing To An Audience Anne Bishop, Suzanne Church, Lesley Donaldson-Reid, Catherine Fitzsimmons (Markham A)
8:00-9:00PM Believable Characters and Dialogue Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Church, Nina Munteanu, Douglas Smith (Markham B)
Why not drop by and say hello!
In honour of Throwback Thursday, here is an interview I did for the people at “Open Book”
The Proust Questionnaire for Open Book Ontario.
If you’re thinking of nominating Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction or one of the stories in the collection, Suzanne would be grateful.
I had fun doing an interview on the Bundoran Press YouTube Channel.
Click through the link…
Just a reminder that Suzanne is participating in NaNoWriMo this year.
Read all of the blow-by-blow details over at her LiveJournal blog.
The super-fun NaNoWriMo has begun. For the month of November, Suzanne will join in with people all over the world in an attempt to write 50,000 words over the thirty days in November.
She has participated many times, and hopes to win again this year. If you’d like to add her as a NaNoWriMo writing buddy, her userid is canadiansuzanne.
To keep up with her NaNoWriMo adventures, visit her LiveJournal blog.
