COPA flight – The Journal for Canadian Aviation Enthusiasts
Detailing the Delights and Challenges of the Unexpected on a Cross-Country Trip
Article Published – From Brilliant Blue to Red-Rust Waters
Author: dblack
Promoting Dread – The Publicity of Horror Fiction
Panel at StokerCon Pittsburgh
Saturday, June 17, 2:00 – 2:50PM EDT
How do writers promote their fiction in today’s marketplace? What special approaches can horror authors take to building an audience, working social media, touring bookstores, and more? Panelists will share the successes and pitfalls based on their personal experiences in this practical and important panel.
Poets of the Dark – Interview With Janine Cross
For poetry month, the Horror Writers Association interviews me, and other poets, on what inspires us to delve into the darker side of poetry.
Read the interview here: https://horror.org/poets-of-the-dark-interview-with-janine-cross/
Writers’ Café – From Conception to Completion: The Process of Writing
Panel sponsored by the North Shore Writers’ Association
Saturday, April 29, 12:30pm-1:45pm
How do writers transform the spark of a great idea into a finished work? There’s a surprising variety of practices and habits that work (and some that don’t). Three panellists from the North Shore Writers’ Association will share their process, including how they generate ideas, form writerly habits, and revise toward completion. The panel will also take questions from the floor.
Key-Note Speaker – North Shore Authors Collection Celebration
North Van City Library, November 17, 2022 7pm
I’ve been invited to give the opening speech for the NS Authors Collection, a showcase of works by the gifted writers in our midst. The North Shore Authors Collection, displayed at North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library, inspires, supports, and celebrates the literary talent of North Shore authors.
In-Person Presentation – Pacific Northwest Writer’s Conference
I’m excited to be presenting at the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Conference, September 23-25, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Lake in Renton, Washington!
I’ll be teaching a workshop Friday Sept. 23rd on How to Create a Synopsis Without Losing Your Mind, and also be on a panel called World Building for All Genres.
On Saturday Sept. 24th my workshop is on Killing the Boundaries: Exploring the basic concepts, approaches, and differences in speculative fiction, how labels have accreted different meanings over time, and tips to creating a compelling, dynamic label for your work.
PNWA Conference Panel – Welcome Dinner’s panel of experts
I’m totally fan-girling & excited to be on the Welcome Dinner’s panel of experts at the PNWA Conference with actor/scriptwriter Jamie Flanagan (Midnight Mass)! Squee!
Poem To-Be Published – Horror Writer’s Association Anthology
I’m thrilled to bits for my poem The Monster Was Never Under His Bed to be included in the Horror Writer Association’s Ninth Annual Poetry Showcase Anthology!
Poem Published – Polar Starlight, Issue # 5
My first dark speculative poem, First Course, was published by Polar Starlight!
Article Published – WORDWORKS 2021, Volume III
Thorns, prickles, and roses
How to survive rejection letters.
