This is the costume that started me thinking about entering masquerades. I made the shawl, the gloves, and the hat, grabbed a black skirt and blouse, laced myself into a corset, and put in a pair of fangs. Instant vampire. I wore it to BayCon 2011. I had one or two people ask to take […]
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So instead of calling me “dragon” in your tongue, you’ll call me “Dragon” in some other tongue. – Draco, Dragonheart (1996) For my first official knitting and crochet post, I thought I’d show you my most recently completed project. Meet Drakena. She is crocheted out of a bulky-weight yarn and stands on a worsted-weight crochet
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Yes, I am required to make that Star Trek pun. I love attending science fiction conventions. I remember the first time I walked into DragonCon, my thought was, “I’m home.” It’s a feeling that I have every time I attend one. So I try to attend local ones as often as I can, and occasionally make
I’ve been following tweets and blogs from people attending DragonCon and Worldcon. Both are happening this weekend. I cannot begin to say how much I want to be at either of them this weekend. But the job that is paying the bills at the moment doesn’t easily allow me to attend anything 1.) on the
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I admit it. I’m not the most disciplined of writers. It’s hard to get me motivated. I’ll finish a scene or a draft and let it sit while I’m paralyzed with indecision about what to do next. So I finally decided to do something about it. I spent the last month participating in Camp NaNoWriMo.
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