We weren't able to attend our annual creatives conference in person last year due to that one pandemic thing, and while we did engage in a lot of programming virtually, it will be great to see many of our friends face to face again this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky, when Imaginarium goes live again Friday... Continue Reading →
June ’21 newsletter: Banjaxed beyond belief, but bouncing back
Editorial note: I wrote the bulk of this on Memorial Day, sent it to my publishing family as a PathBinder Publishing newsletter that day, then took a break before reconfiguring parts of it for my author site. So yes, it posted on June 3, not Memorial Day (May 31). But the Memorial Day references were... Continue Reading →
October 2020 newsletter: Fall is the time for Pizza, Flu Shots, and Voting Early
October 1, 2020 – Hey there. I’ve been eating a lot of bacon and eggs lately, which is something I knew you'd be interested in knowing. Bacon on the side of the eggs. Bacon in the eggs, sometimes wrapped in a tortilla or on a bagel with cheese. But we’re out of bacon right now.... Continue Reading →
Another Imaginarium in the books
Last weekend, for the fourth year in a row, my wife and I traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, for Imaginarium, which boasts panels and workshops for all sorts of creative types, an independent international film festival, a book fair and expo, cosplay, gaming, literary and film awards, and much more. And once again, we reconnected with... Continue Reading →
Imaginarium 2019: This is going to be great!
I'm looking forward to being a part of the Imaginarium Convention for the fourth straight year. The convention returns to Louisville for its sixth year Oct. 11-13 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. It was recognized in 2019 as Kentucky’s No. 1 writers event (and the second best in the Southeast USA) by The Writer... Continue Reading →
Imaginarium is cool
For the past three years, I've made the 90-minute drive south on Interstate 65 to Louisville, Kentucky, on the first weekend of October to participate in Imaginarium. This convention focuses on writing, gaming, film making and other arts. There are panels, workshops, authors selling books, locally made movies to screen, games to play, an awards... Continue Reading →
Upcoming author appearances
My wife, fellow author Kimberly S. Hoffman, and I have booked several author appearances. The following cover central and south central Indiana (from Indianapolis to Columbus) as well as Louisville, Kentucky. Who knows what we'll be adding to this list? I certainly don't. Kimberly has two children's books published thus far and is working on... Continue Reading →
Learn more about all forms of creative writing at Imaginarium
Imaginarium is calling to me once again. For the second straight year, I'll be serving as a guest expert on writing panels at this Louisville, Kentucky-based event on the first weekend of October. Imaginaium Convention 2017 will be held at Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 8. The event... Continue Reading →
A Return to Imaginarium
I'm eager to get back to Kentucky this fall to be part of Imaginarium Convention. This will be the second straight year I've been chosen to serve as a guest to lend what expertise I have to panels. And this year, my wife will also be serving as a guest. The convention is a three-day... Continue Reading →
Tons of writing topics to be covered at Imaginarium
Tons (figuratively) of topics will be covered at Imaginarium Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 7-9, an event that I'm proud to be a part of for the first time this fall. The event is an annual event centered entirely around creative writing, including the worlds of books, movies, gaming, music, and comics/graphic novels. Authors, illustrators, poets,... Continue Reading →