Salmofilia

I love salmon. Oh man do I love it -- grilled, baked, dried, smoked, stir fried -- well, you get the picture. I figure that inside of me must lurk the spirit of a grizzly, or perhaps I have a grizzly totem. I can imagine slapping a salmon from a splurgling river ...

Dragon Con

I have decided to go to Dragon Con again this year. It is "the world's largest fantasy/SF convention, held annually in Atlanta, GA, on Labor Day weekend." I have been going for a few years in a row now. It has a great writers track of seminars, that I have attended in the past, and a sizeable turnout from many of the famous fantasy, sci-fi, etc. authors. Many attendees dress up in amazing costumes, but since I have no girlfriend to share the convention with, I won't be wearing a costume myself. I would feel too self conscious showing up stag in a costume -- the biggest benefit of which is going to the fantastic costume ball.

They also have a Dawn Contest, where women dress up as Dawn (a graphic novel character). I think they chose Dawn, because (1) she wears many, vastly different costumes, and (2) the author was cool with the whole thing. Those ladies strut across the stage in front of 100's (1000's?) of people in a large auditorium -- that takes guts and moxy. The MC is Anthony Daniels, of C3PO fame. He is what makes the whole costume contest work -- keeping the pace moving and supporting the ladies who find their confidence flagging. I bet they have it on youtube somewhere.

I hope to see you there...

Romance -- with Photon Torpedoes

So, I have realized that my two main characters are, well, going to fully enjoy each others company. I am considering bringing romance more to the forefront, since my female (non-human) character is becoming more and more interesting to write about -- because of the hard choices she is having to make. She is a secondary character that is jumping to the forefront. So much for my intricate storyline plans. Shrug. Any suggestions on a good romance-scifi book to inpire me?