Penguicon Science Fiction & Open Source Convention
Written by admin on May 1, 2009 – 8:14 am -
Going to Penguicon and boy does it look like it’s going to be FUN! Here are the panels I’ll be on. Look at the cool people I’ll be on the panels with. I will be recording and they should be finding a home at the soon-to-be-newly-built Science Fiction Oral History Association website. <www.SFOHA.org>
| My itinerary at Penguicon. May 1 - 3 | ||||
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| May 2, 2009 10:00 am | Making Fiction Work In Audio | Steve Eley, Mary Robinette Kowal, Rick Jackson, Rick Stringer | What to avoid when writing a story to podcast, and what to change to adapt one. Concise language, appropriate pacing, holding attention, choosing a performer to read, and more tips from two of the leaders in podcast fiction: Steve Eley of Escape Pod and Rick Stringer of Variant Frequencies. | |
| May 2, 2009 12:00 pm | Self-Publishing - How to Not Get Totally Screwed | David Crampton, Wil Wheaton, Daniel Hogan, Rick Jackson, Alex Heberling, Megan Rose Gedris, Michael Marcus, Sarah Zettel | Vanity presses are popping up left and right, and a writer/comic artist no longer needs to beg and plead with a publisher to get their work out there. So how do you get your book ready for print? What printers give you the best bang for your buck? How do you get people to notice it? These questions and more addressed. | |
| May 2, 2009 5:00 pm | Copywhat? Copyrights! Open Source Licensing in Literature | Elizabeth Bear, Eric Raymond, Daniel Hogan, Rick Jackson | What they are, how they work, and things to bear in mind when submitting to traditional publishers and e-publishers. Also, what happens to the rights on my e-blog if I want to publish somewhere else? | |
| May 2, 2009 6:00 pm | Legal Issues and Podcasting | Steve Eley, Rick Jackson | How copyright and public licenses affect podcasting, and other legalities podcasters should be aware of. A great purveyor of Public Domain stories, sound bites, and music in his podcast, Rick Jackson knows that obtaining fiction for public use can be tricky. Steve Eley runs a podcast company which is the second-largest paying market for short fiction in the world, publishing under a Creative Commons license, so he knows how to get the formal agreement of authors. Find out how to do your homework ahead of time for your own podcasting projects. | |
| May 2, 2009 7:00 pm | Creating a Wikinomic Online Community | Sarah Elkins, Rick Jackson | If you build a wiki, will they come? Building an online community has never been easier. How to build and attract members. Ideas on making a community vibrant and interactive. And making your interests their interests. | |
| May 3, 2009 10:00 am | SFOHA Open Board Meeting | Rick Jackson | The Science Fiction Oral History Association board meeting. All are welcome to this organization’s open gathering. Find out how you can be part of their new website, which will be eventually hosting hundreds of recordings from SF cons from past, present, and future. | |
| May 3, 2009 12:00 pm | Is Audio the New Print? | Wil Wheaton, Steve Eley, Daniel Hogan, Rick Jackson, Rick Stringer | There’s an explosion of audiobooks and podcasts out there. Is Audio supplanting print as the medium of choice? | |
| May 3, 2009 1:00 pm | Selling Your Soul - Marketing Your Work on a Limited Budget | David Crampton, Jim C. Hines, Daniel Hogan, Rick Jackson | Websites, freebies, conventions, and business cards - plus anything else we can think of! Ways to help market and promote yourself and your product when you’re strapped for cash! | |
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Wear What You Hear!
Written by admin on April 19, 2009 – 5:03 pm -
Got a round to doing a getta-round-to-it-job. The clothing line is open. I’ve been doing a lot of covers and it was time to put up a store. So check out the store. It’s at www.printfection.com/wonder.
There are numerous designs available. Here’s some more samples.
There’s more than 500 products available!
I ordered a shirt from PrintFection a couple weeks ago and it’s really nice. Now I have to order some more for myself.
Tags: Clothing, gear, online store, t-shirts
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The Dumbest Day ever.
Written by admin on February 10, 2009 – 6:38 pm -Upgraded my Word Press. Didn’t back up the right files. Didn’t realize I overwrote everything and poof! Deleted my entire site. Doesn’t look like it’s recoverable either. Oh well, I’m an eternal optimist and can look at this as the cup half full. A new start and all that. But the metaphor is more like I knocked the cup off the table and shattered in little bits on the floor. Really I’m okay. After I go and impale myself on a long and very sharp spike, I’ll feel better. Hey it worked for Vlad didn’t it? Oh wait, that’s what he did to other people. Any volunteers?
Rick Jackson
AKA The Time Traveler
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