Type and Design Tips for self- and small publishers
Self-publishing and niche press publishing is going through an explosion right now, thanks to the ease with which modern tech lets us produce digital books and ...
Author: ctan
Coffee/Tea Shops for Writers in Iceland
(This was intended for posting at teawritings.com, but unfortunately my URL registration lapsed and someone is squatting it now. So I’m posting it here.) ...
More from Iceland! (finally posted)
More from Iceland! (OK, I thought I’d have a chance to post this from the airport, but I didn’t, and now i’ve been home for a week and I’...
Harry Potter photos from Diacon and around London
Just a handful of the photos I took at Diacon Alley and other places around London where Potter kept rearing up: Harry Potter convention and London trip
Iceland So Far…
I arrived in Iceland yesterday at about 3pm local time. Ours was the only flight arriving at that time so they whisked us through passport control. 40 minutes l...
Recap of my madcap dash through London
Well, I left Canterbury on Sunday when the Harry Potter convention Diacon Alley ended (see previous posts in my fandom LJ for details), but upon traveling to Lo...
Diacon Alley Diary #1
Bah, NeoOffice just crashed and ate a long journal entry I wrote in Keflavic airport. Short version: Icelandic apricot yogurt is really yummy. I’m meeting...
St. Cecilia of Slytherin (My review of the DH 2 movie)
So I saw DH2 the other night in a midnight showing, at the Boston Common theater. The Boston Globe was there covering the event, as there were thousands of peop...
Should I bring books to sell/sign to Diacon Alley?
It occurs to me some folks at Diacon Alley might be interested in signed copies of some of my books. I understand the books are harder to get in the UK than the...
Harry Potter Tarot Fest Claiming Starts Friday!
That’s right, claims will open on this Friday for the Potterverse Tarot Fest, which will be run on Livejournal, InsaneJournal, and Dreamwidth… that ...