Back from GenCon

I'm back from the biggest geek/nerd/gamer weekend of the year - GenCon - the best four days of gaming. I did a couple things differently this year, I went to some seminars, and I volunteered. The panels were great. The first was about your approach to writing. There were a great variety of opinions and techniques from both full-time and part-time authors. Some worked steady hours - the same thing M - F, and some just worked either part-time per day, or just weekends. a lot of it seemed to depend on deadlines.

The second seminar was about books author should read, and besides Strunk & Whites Elements of Style, and Steven Kings On Writing. There were a couple more, including some by Orson Scott Card.

I think the thing that stuck with me from both seminars was that you're not a writer unless you write - so here I am again.

The third seminar was a panel discussion about podcasting. Ever since I got my iPhone, I've been listening to podcasts more and more. For stories I love escapepod, and podcastlle - both can be found at escapepod.org. d20radio.com hosts both a Star Wars and D&D 4e gaming podcast that are both excellent. I've been trying to listen to more roleplaying game podcasts, and rpgpodcast.org ha a great selection.

I'll post more about games and volunteering later.