Confession: I've let
writing lapse lately and that feels BAD.
Maybe that's happened to you, too.
Life gets in the way, and it's hard enough to put one foot in front of
the other, let alone put your fingers on the keyboard.
Seeking inspiration and writerly motivation, I spent this
past Saturday and Sunday at Baycon 2014, one of the larger science fiction and
fantasy conventions held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. Along with
Denise Tanaka and Jennifer Carson, I happily threw myself into the open arms of my fellow
fen and found inspiration and motivation aplenty. Now here I am, writing, my fingers feeling
fine as they tap the keys.
I woke at 5:00 in the morning, and the first song of the day
on shuffle was Laura Line's "Dreams."
Good omen! Dreams inspire (several
of my short stories have come from dreams that I've remembered upon waking),
and the con would be filled with fellow dreamers.
