Upon the Wings of Greater Things
The creative endeavours of Starla Huchton
Oh, where to start with this one? SO MUCH has happened over the course of one weekend, but I can’t really talk about a lot of the details as nothing may come of it and I don’t want to jinx myself. I guess I’ll start with this:
ANTIGONE’S WRATH IS A PRIZE-WINNER!
So here was a panel PACKED with awesome. If you’re new to self-publishing (or even if you’ve done it once or twice) these are the people you need to listen to!
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So, Nobilis Reed has been trying to get me to read dirty words for years, and I have mostly avoided that up until now. I have a feeling that, after this panel, I may not be able to get out of it in the future.
This was a late night panel on Sunday night at Balticon 46. Basically, we panelists were asked to prepare a selected scene from a science fiction or fantasy novel, one of the racier kind, that is, and pull out selected words which would be filled in by the audience members. Along with myself, I participated in this panel with Doc Coleman and Patrick Scaffido, with special appearances by Nobilis Reed, Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine. Tee and Pip were especially entertaining, as you will hear from the audio*.
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You may be wondering why I’ve not posted anything new regarding my writing or projects since… OMG, January? *facepalm*
Truthfully, there hasn’t been a lot of news on this front. I’ve been concentrating mostly on my freelance book cover work at Designed by Starla, and I’m also getting ready for a big cross-country move in a few weeks. I am still writing, however, along with continuing to search for a home for Antigone’s Wrath.
I did have some news regarding that project recently. Twitter saw my joysplosion, as did Facebook, but I forgot, in my elation, to post about it here.
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you likely know about my new adventure.
I have finished my graphic design degree and am now actively seeking paid design work. I wanted to tell you all about this, and a little about why what I do is such an important service.
You can probably guess that as a writer I love telling stories. That is doubly true for my design work. Even if it’s a simple business card, my ultimate goal with everything I do is to create an image that tells a story about who or what the contents are. In a word, a story.
So, my mom has been bugging my brother and I for years to put together some Christmas music for her. This has been her one gift request for… oh, I’ve lost track of how long she’s been asking.
And you know that I’ve put out some holiday tunes in years past, but seemed to drop the ball this year. Well, I didn’t.
It has occurred to me of late that it’s been awhile since I’ve posted on the blog. So I looked tonight and realized it’s been nearly THREE MONTHS since my last posting. Uh… oops.
Things have been quite crazy around here. I’ve been neck deep in the final semester of my Graphic Design degree and it hasn’t left much room for anything else. What little time I do have, has been filled with all the creative projects I can possibly cram into it. This post is a little glimpse into the sort of things I’ve been doing.
I realize that most people have no interest in French history. Generally, I’m one of them. For my Tales from the Archives story, however, I found myself sucked into a black hole of research for this piece and I thought perhaps I would share a few links with all of you. These are all pieces of the story. If you’re interested in the facts behind my fiction, I encourage you do a little light reading. :)
At last! The moment I’ve been anticipating for months has arrived! I can finally present to you:
My story from Tales from the Archives!
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Part 2 of the Dragon*Con wrap up post.
If you saw my Twitter feed on Sunday night, you might have noticed the copious amounts of expletives and unexplained freaking out coming from me. I wasn’t in a position to invite the whole world, so I was restricted to random tweets of SQUEE.
We were people watching before heading to the “Get Pissed With The FDO” event, when we came across Alex White. He immediately instructed us to report to his room, where an unnamed big name was holding court.
I love Alex White.