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Goals: An Embarrassment of Riches

Posted on July 15, 2015 by epbeaumont

As I’m settling back into everyday life following CONvergence, I’ve been sorting through the projects in process. I can call it “too many deadlines” or I can call it an embarrassment of riches. Let’s go with the next. Here are … Continue reading →

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Live from CONvergence: some notes on writing away from home

Posted on July 3, 2015 by epbeaumont

So I’m here, having a lovely time and chatting with folks both in person and on line. My good buddy Becca Patterson and her husband and I are all sharing a room, so I’m getting a backstage glimpse at con-com … Continue reading →

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E. P. Beaumont at CONvergence: Panels

Posted on June 20, 2015 by epbeaumont

Thursday, July 2, 12:30pm Welcome to Camp NaNoWriMo (Description: E. P. Beaumont) Camp NaNoWriMo–the bubbly April and July sisters of November’s National Novel Writing Month. An information session for anyone interested in getting started with the fierce (but fun!) goal … Continue reading →

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Re-entry

Posted on June 18, 2015 by epbeaumont

My mentor passed away last week on 9 June 2015, around 5:30pm US Central. For the previous month and a half, someone from our caregiving collective was there every day, including some who stayed overnight. Effectively, I took a leave … Continue reading →

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Goals: When Life Gets Intense

Posted on May 14, 2015 by epbeaumont

Right now, I am spending a lot of time with my mentor who is in hospice, in the final stages of her passage out of life. I’m also working with some of my protegé(e)s who are facing intense deadlines. So … Continue reading →

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Genre Trouble: The May Day “NO MORE UNCOMPENSATED EMOTIONAL LABOR!” Post

Posted on May 1, 2015 by epbeaumont

Once in a while, I do a census of my friends, because hey: who am I hanging with? After this third year of re-entry to SF/F fandom, this is what I notice: I have no friends, no trusted colleagues, who … Continue reading →

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Ship’s Heart: Naime the Shipwright (character interview)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by epbeaumont

My day, or rather, my Day, is counted differently now that I am no longer mortal, or rather, embodied in a mortal frame.

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Goals: Sick Days

Posted on April 23, 2015 by epbeaumont

In Kris Rusch’s Freelancer’s Survival Guide, there’s a great guideline for when to take sick days. If your Toughest Boss Ever would have said, “Go home, you’re sick,” then take the day. Well, my Toughest Boss Ever is me. I … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: The Grunts in the Engine Room (Menial: Skilled Labor in SF)

Posted on January 27, 2015 by epbeaumont

Kelly Jennings & Shay Darrach, eds. Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction The premise sold the book to me: the grunts in the engine room (and elsewhere) are seriously neglected in traditional SF. Also, I love anthologies the same way … Continue reading →

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Preview of Coming Attractions: Writer Interviews! and a shout-out to writing community

Posted on January 24, 2015 by epbeaumont

As I’ve become more active on Twitter, I’ve made the digital acquaintance of some pretty amazing colleagues in the SF/F writing community. Coming soon will be interviews with: E. E. Ottoman, author of A Matter of Disagreement (reviewed on last … Continue reading →

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