Quick Answers for the Earthquakes and Tsunami in Japan

Some of this info cannot be guaranteed as correct, but everyone is doing their best to get reliable information gets out. If you have new information feel free to post it (sources are a great addition!) in a comment and I will add it!

Also, much thanks to Katz and all the people on the feed at Yokosonews.com/live!

Note: Times are all in Japanese local time.

Been sick...so I've been doing lots of reading. But I've gotten a lot of original writing done too. Over 12,000 words in about two weeks, which is a lot more than I had been doing. Now if I could only keep this up throughout November...

But yeah, writing! Writing is good. Even if its just backstory stuff for characters. And I updated Ardent Sin's character list (still not done with that >_>) and dear god its massive already. Thank god for once this plot line takes 10 years to complete! It gives me an excuse to have a billion and one characters to rotate through as they either die or are no longer useful to the plot!

Now I just need to get myself to work on story, and not side and back story and we're golden! Maybe that will be the incentive for NaNo...get actual STORY written! Then I can give it to people to read and they can tell me it sucks needs work.

Also started on a map of Atlantis, because apparently my brain hates me. *sigh*

Well, back to writing.

Thanks for anyone who saw my original post and submitted fanfic or comics to the contest! Novel/ Novella length and comics 50 pages and over submissions are closed, but we'll still take anything 10,000 words or less, or 50 pages or less up to 9pm (Pacific Standard Time) on September 4th!

Link to the complete rules -> Kumoricon Fanfiction Contest Rules


- Kate

Most epic part of con thus far: Getting not only Amano's autograph but a personal introduction to him and a picture with him thanks to Mike Gambos at Dark Horse!




The rest of today's pics!

So another long, long, day...but filled with stuff!

No I'm not making a whole lot of sense! Oh well!

Doctor Who bags are still being elusive...BUT I got the Jamie and the Adam Mythbusters bags! Whoot! And sigs from the new Dark Crystal peps, and other random people I kinda don't really know who they are...and I completed my HP poster set and got buttons and the Comic Con exclusive Doctor Who Banner bag which they made out of a giant banner adverting the latest series and! I'll just let you look at the pictures for the rest!

Link -> Same Album, More pics!

So, after worrying sick about my volunteer badge and whatnot I had absolutely no issues with it, and the people I went with had an extra industry badge any how!

We went to preview night yesterday, which is only about 10% of the attendees. You get to check out the dealer's hall, artist's alley and the fan booths and get a head start on your swag for the weekend.

Today I woke up at 6...of course. We discovered BBC was giving out Dr. Who bags...but missed them by about 5 mins (we're stalking the booth tomorrow!). Then we went around the dealer's hall again since I was mostly asleep last night. I got a Wing Zero Custom model kit, all the CLAMP no Kiseki volumes I didn't have yet for $8 each! A black Mokona plushie, the Comic Con exclusive Dr. Who t-shirt, Comic Con exclusive concept art prints of Captain America and Thor, and this year and last year's volunteer shirt.

I went to Lynn Flewelling's panel and signing today. The panel was interesting...had 5 other fantasy writers on it. She signed my copy of White Road and a pic of Seregil I did real quick today. I'm going to draw Alec as well and try to have her sign it on Saturday, and get stuff signed for Jeni, Kasa, Aud & Sandi.

I am volunteering and got assigned to H Hall, which is the mega huge panel room that they do most of the movie previews in. We were basically directing traffic at the doors, and Simon Pegg walked by and asked me directions to the back stage area...yes I kinda just stood there for a moment and gaped at him like an idiot pointed him in the right direction and totally didn't ask for an autograph.

That's pretty much it so far!

OH! I have a super secret plan to try and make the Harry Potter 7 sneak.

Here's a link to pictures...though there aren't too many, I need to take a ton more!

Comic Con Photos 2010 - Preview Night and Thursday!

Going to San Diego Comic Con! Yay!

And here's a fun meme a friend showed me ->
(Dan Brown...reassuring, no? I must put in more writing samples and check the results.)

I write like
Dan Brown

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

So I kinda talked myself into running a GW panel at Kumoricon this year. (it doesn't help that our Programming Director is a huge GW fan and that she helped convince me to run it...)

Anyway, I've been collecting video footage (WHOOT ODDS & EVENS!), pictures, information, etc...and thought it would be cool to include other fan's 'best and worst' experiences in the fandom. I'm putting together a video presentation to open the panel's first hour (which will be PG13), close it, then open the second hour (which will be R).

So if anyone would like to contribute, or pass the word along, please do!

(Also, if you have cool fic/ links to fic or fanart or even just official art that'd be cool!)


Thankies!

So, I've been working on a prequel for 'Musings at 6:02 am'...and its grown into a large project. (But to be honest, what doesn't with me!? *has too many ideas!*)

Its going to be a song fic, which I'm turning into a large multimedia project to present at Fanfiction Bedtime Stories at Kumoricon this year.

Anyhow, I did the first background for the multimedia portion tonight, and thought I would share. Outside the Piano Lounge


I'm really excited about this fic actually, even though I'm at 6,000 some words and I'm not even half done. It's just one of those fics that I think I'd enjoy reading...dunno.

It's in 1st person (it switches between Duo and Quatre's POVs), which even though I hate reading, I tend to write often enough.


Here's the first 1,000 some words (it starts with Duo's POV)...if anyone cares for a sneak peak so to speak. I'm not sure when it will be done...hopefully by the end of July, since for the multimedia thingy I plan on recording the 'dialogue' to play against the illustrations and have the songs inserted in with the dialogue.

I think Duo swears a little in this section, but it isn't too bad...(PG13 I'd say)

Hey everyone,

So I'm the Fanfiction Coordinator for Kumoricon (in Oregon) again this year, and we're running a fanfic contest again. dentelle_noir  (Ashley) won one of the categories (Novella if I remember correctly - And I WILL get you your prizes, when I can pay for the shipping...>_>) with Keep in Time, last year.

Anyone is welcome to enter! No matter your experience level, your location, or fandom! Feel free to link your friends to this and encourage them to enter.

One thing to note is that we CANNOT accept Mature or R rated fics for this contest. If you have a Mature or R rated fic that you'd like read at our Adult Fanfiction Bedtime Stories, and thus entered for that category, send me an email: mellonemrys@gmail.com    and we'll talk!

Link to Rules: Kumoricon 2010 FF Contest Rules

Deadlines:
Novellas (10,000 - 39,999 words) & Novels (40,000+ words) / Webcomics & Manga (50+ Pages) - Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Snail mail submissions - Saturday, August 14th, 2010

E-mailed submissions - Saturday, August 28th, 2010

At-con submissions - 9:00 PM, September 4th, 2010





Also, I'm looking for fics to act as filler content for a panel I started last year, called 'Old, Bad, Fic'

It's basically an hour and a half of reading your older fanfiction, and getting to laugh about it with other attendees. What I'm hoping for is a few extra drabbles to fill in the time slot in case not enough people bring their own things to read. I'd be reading your fic, unless you happen to make it Oregon for the con! And you'd be credited by which ever name you prefer, and I can also make links to your other work available if you want!


Panel description:

Do you still have that fanfiction you wrote back in 2001? How about that horrible one-shot you've been hiding in your notebook for years? 'Old, Bad, Fanfiction' is an opportunity to dust off the floppy disks and take your more embarrassing attempts at fanfic out of their hiding places to share with other writers and listeners! Please only bring your own fanfiction, written by you. If your piece was a collaboration, you must have permission from the other collaborators to share.


Thanks!
- Kate