Deanna Hoak

ReaderCon was fantastic. I couldn’t have picked a better venue for my fortieth birthday. I got to visit with wonderful people and had a blast all weekend long. If you’re wanting panel highlights and such, though, this post won’t be for you. I barely attended anything, electing to socialize instead. :-)
Here’s a group shot of [...]

I’m home, and I had a great freaking time at ReaderCon. Wonderful birthday celebration. Fantastic people. Loads of fun.
I’ll post more when I’m feeling slightly literate again.

I’m off to ReaderCon in about an hour. I’m not taking my laptop with me, but I’ll let you all know how it went when I get back.

Victor Infante has an interesting column on writing sex posted on GotPoetry.com.
I find sex easier to write than anything else–and I’m told by numerous people whose opinions I respect that I write it well. :-) Why it’s easy for me, though, I have no idea. Part of it, certainly, is that it doesn’t embarrass me [...]

This is the only dish I make almost every Fourth. I’ve had it so many years that Independence Day doesn’t seem quite right without it. There’s nothing fancy to the recipe at all; but it’s nicely tangy, feeds loads of people, and is always a big hit at parties.
Cole Slaw
Chop the following in the amounts [...]

I noticed that Josh Conviser has his full website up and running now. You should check it out; it’s very nicely done.
The book is good too. :-)

I’ve been working loooooooonnnng days (sorry for not participating more in my last entry–people had so many interesting things to say!) to try to get through all the work I’ve had so that perhaps I could go to ReaderCon. By today I’ve decided that I’m going to make it!
I sincerely doubt I’ll have time to [...]