Wendy N. Wagner

Hi, friends! If any of you will be in the Portland area this weekend and plan to catch Orycon, I’ll be there, too. Here’s my schedule:

Friday (11/2):

2 pm, Ross Island Room

Theme: What is theme and how do you develop it in your writing?

8:30 pm, Grant Room

Reading: a dramatic performance of Lovecraftian Madness … and more.

Don’t miss this one, because it’s going to be blast!

Saturday (11/3):

11 am, Lincoln

Franchise Writing: writing in other people’s worlds.

The other guys on the panel are writers for Star Wars, Star Trek and other big franchises–I can’t wait to hear what they have to say!

2 pm, Lincoln

Stalking the Wild Anthology: tips for success in anthology sales

10 pm, Roosevelt

Smut, Gore and More: the challenges of writing sex and violence

Sunday (11/4):

10 am, Broadway

Fantasy Storytime: knights, dragons and princess stories for kiddos

This one’s for your little munchkins.

See you at the con!

Posted on the Paizo Twitter feed:

Pathfinder Tales news! @wnwagner will officially be writing a novel starring the ex-pirate heroine Jendara from her story “Mother Bears”!

— Paizo Publishing (@paizo) October 17, 2012

I’m so excited to write about this kick ass lady again!

There’s still 13 days left to help Kickstart Geek Love, a terrific anthology of sexy, nerdy fiction and art. Lots of great artists and writers are working on this project, and the perks are terrific. Check it out!

Oh … and did I mention my short story “Electric” will be in the collection? Backers can even hear the amazing Shanna Germain performing an audio edition.

Great news! Dagan Books is running a cool Kickstarter campaign, and they’re offering tons of great rewards. There are even ebook and (signed!) print copies of Dark Depths, which Dagan will send to you the moment they’re released. Just $15 gets you a copy and you won’t even have to bother with shipping fees. Check it out!

Hey, what can I say? I love being liked! There’s a positive review for the Lovecraft eZine’s Issue #14, including my story “God Serum,” up at Benito Corral Reviews!

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Tina Connolly’s narrations, now is a great time to start! Tina is running the podcast Toasted Cake, and today she’s reading my dinosaurian poem, “Stone Queen.” Thanks, Tina! You sound great!

My story “Barnstormers” just went up at Ideomancer! It’s one of my favorite short stories, about a pair of veterans struggling to get by in a post-oil world. I hope you like it!

On a more personal note, this week I bought tickets to see Evil Dead: The Musical. Summer is going to be awesome!

This weekend was HP Lovecraft Film Festival, and man oh man, it was just as awesome as I hoped it would be. The Lovecraftian community is just such a great group of folks. Also, my lovely and talented friend Molly Tanzer was a guest at the convention, so we finally got to meet in person, which was absolutely divine.

Here’s a great picture of some of us Lovecraft eZine fans sporting our gear:

Me and the cool boys: Nick Gucker, Sam McCanna, Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire, Ross Lockhart, guy whose name I missed

Speaking of Lovecraft eZine, Nick (in the hat) illustrated my story in this month’s issue! I can’t get over how perfect that mushroom guy turned out–exactly as I pictured.

After all the insightful panels, great readings, and terrific films, I feel incredibly inspired to create, and incredibly proud to be a part of the Lovecraftian community. Ia ia Cthulhu fhtagn!

Today the fabulous Lovecraft eZine previewed its May issue, featuring all stories by female writers. I’m so excited that my story “God Serum” is going to be one of them!

Here’s the wonderful and slightly eerie cover art for the issue, by my friend and muse, Galen Dara:

I’m also excited because the weekend this story goes live is also the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival! I’m attending on Saturday as a fan, but I hope to run into you!

I’ve got a serial up on Pathfinder Tales’ Web Fiction site–the story is called “Mother Bears,” and the third and final installment comes out this Wednesday. If you’re up for some fun adventure, I recommend it!

And if you’re interested in learning a little bit about the writing process for this piece, I blogged about it here.

Wendy N. Wagner

ORYCON 34

Jendara rides again!

Getting Geeky!

Kickstart your book collection!

A good review!

Mmmn, toasty…

Dusty summer read

Lovecraft rules!

Got tentacles?

Grr: Check out “Mother Bears”!