How It’s Mid-August Already (mirrored from C. S. E. Cooney’s newsletter)

All about our summer con circuit! Also, a coupon for an upcoming workshop C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez are teaching THIS Thursday! So, first off, I’ll start with this week. Carlos and I are running a workshop—”Playful Storytelling: Fresh Ideas from Other Genres”—on Thursday with the fine people at Meet Your Apex, an offshoot of Apex Magazine.  The code DOON10 will get you … Continue reading How It’s Mid-August Already (mirrored from C. S. E. Cooney’s newsletter)

Gen Con 2025—Hernandooney Style!

Hi friends! If you want to see us at Gen Con—maybe to hear Claire and me talk shop about the craft of writing, or maybe because Negocios Infernales is here at Gen Con and you can get your copy AND get it signed by us!—here are our respective schedules: Carlos’s Schedule Thursday Remembering Howard Andrew Jones, Thursday, 11 AM Friday Character Creation 101, 10 AM … Continue reading Gen Con 2025—Hernandooney Style!

Carlos’s Origins Game Fair Schedule

THURSDAY: 5pm: The Line Between Novelty and Gimmicks Stories centered on novel or original things often draw readers in, but gimmicky writing often turns them off. Where is the line, and how do we learn to feel when we’ve crossed it?  A213 Storm Humbert, Carlos Hernandez, Addie J. King FRIDAY: 4pm: The Rewards and Challenges of Writing Series What makes some authors decide to start … Continue reading Carlos’s Origins Game Fair Schedule