Join #MFRWAuthor @KimHeadlee at @RisingStarCon plus read Ch 14/sc 3c of RAGING SEA

October is a busy month for me. On Friday evening 10/21/16 and all day Saturday 10/22/16, I will be signing my books at the…

Rising Star 25 Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention,
Othello Harris-Jefferson Student Center, Bluefield State College,
219 Rock St, Bluefield, West Virginia.

I'll have copies of my books available for purchase, and I am scheduled to be on two panels in addition to presenting my Business of Writing workshop. Convention hours are 6 – 11 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. Saturday. I hope to see you there!

And because tomorrow is Saturday and I'll be up to my eyeballs in con goings on, here is yet another installment of Raging Sea for your enjoyment.

Previous excerpts of Raging Sea 
Chapters 1–6 in PERMAFREE Raging Sea: Reckonings

 Chapter 7: Sc 1 | Sc 2 | Sc 3 | Sc 4 | Sc 5a | Sc 5b |
Chapter 8: Sc 1a | Sc 1b | Sc 2 | Sc 3a | Sc 3b |
Chapter 9: Sc 1a | Sc 1b | Sc 1c | Sc 1d | Sc 1e |
Chapter 10: Sc 1a | Sc 1b | Sc 2a | Sc 2b | Sc 3a | Sc 3b | Sc 3c |
Chapter 11: Sc 1a |  Sc 1b | Sc 1c | Sc 2 | Sc 3a | Sc 3b |
Chapter 12: Sc 1a | Sc 1b | Sc 1c | Sc 2 | Sc 3 | Sc 4a | Sc 4b | Sc 5a | Sc 5b |
Chapter 13: Sc 1a | Sc 1b | Sc 2a | Sc 2b | Sc 2c | Sc 2d | Sc 2e | Sc 2f |
Chapter 14: Sc 1a | Sc 1b | Sc 1c | Sc 1d | Sc 2a | Sc 2b | Sc 3a | Sc 3b |

Raging Sea Chapter 14, Scene 3c

©2016 by Kim Headlee

All rights reserved.

Arthur dispatched a soldier to find the Comitissa Britanniam and ordered the rest of First Ala to dismount and lead their horses to the staging area’s picket lines while he wheeled Macsen about to join his family’s litter.

The cavalry troop obeyed but hadn’t advanced more than a few paces when Alayna appeared, mounted, from through the gate and cantered straight up to the Pendragon.

“What is he doing here?” Angusel had never heard his mother sound so furious, and the pit in his gut confirmed that he was the “he” she had meant. He kept his gaze trained forward as he clenched Stonn’s reins, though mindful not to drag on them and hurt his horse’s mouth. The heat in his cheeks and the sweat trickling down his back he could do nothing about. “What gives you the right to violate Caledonach customs with such blatant disregard?” she demanded in Caledonaiche.

Arthur gave her a long, cool appraisal. “My soldiers are here upon my orders,” he answered her, with an improved Caledonaiche accent. “All of them. If you have a quarrel, it is with me and no one else. We can settle this quarrel, you and me, in the nearest combat ring and to the death, if that is your wish.”

“My wish! You don’t give a bloody damn about what I wish. I’ll wager you don’t even know what I wish!”

“That you had never underestimated me at Abar-Gleann?”

Angusel heard the undercurrent of humor in the Pendragon’s voice and pursed his lips to contain the urge to smirk.

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The Business of Writing: An Introduction (workshop description) #ASMSG #MFRWOrg

Der Gemeindeschreiber ("The Community Writer")
by Gemälde von Albert Anker, 1874.
Public domain (Wikimedia Commons).

Confession time! 

On 06/02/2015, I introduced The Business of Writing weekly feature on The Maze. Why?

To help fellow writers surfing the blogisphere, of course, but also as a means of collecting my thoughts because I had volunteered to present a workshop for folks wishing to dip their literary toes into the Indie Publishing pool.

This coming weekend—either Friday evening or (more likely) sometime Saturday; program details have not yet been released—I will be test-driving my Business of Writing workshop at Rising Star 2015 in Bluefield, WV.

Even more exciting is the prospect of presenting it again at Chessiecon 2015 (Baltimore, MD) at 4:15 p.m. on "Black Friday"—yep, the day after Thanksgiving! If all goes well, I may even be presenting it in 2016 at Marscon, Farpoint, and other events too.

Fans who have seen me on con panels know that my greatest strength as a public speaker is extemporizing. Even when called upon to deliver a lecture, I tend to jot down a list of topics and then speak as the spirit moves me.

Workshops (and this weekend's will be my first foray as a workshop presenter) I know operate a bit differently. Attendees tend to expect a formal presentation and handouts, at the very least, and perhaps more opportunities for interaction than a standard lecture affords. So, yes, my workshop will have a "formal" framework (and handouts!) covering the following topics:

• To Incorporate or Not Incorporate, that is the question.
• ISBNs – what, why, and how many???
• Imprints Demystified
• Book Production: DIY vs. Professional Providers for editing, layout, cover design
• The Main Event: Createspace vs. IngramSpark

Where I plan to differ from "standard" workshop presentation style is to display this list of topics and then ask the audience which topic they would like to see first, second, and so on, being prepared to jump back and forth in my presentation slides. Since I'm only allotted an hour for this workshop at each con, I'm hoping this will allow folks to come away with the most bang for their instructional buck.

I'll let you know how it goes... and better yet, I hope to see you there! :)

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