Erotica By Helen E. H. Madden

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Today's Work

I've spent the last couple of days putting together CDs of my podcast to sell at the con. Each CD includes the first 16 episodes of Heat Flash. I made up labels to stick on the CDs once their burned and I've got slip covers to put the final product in. Now I just have to burn and label 100 CDs. I've burned about 75 I think, but haven't labeled any yet. So you know what I'm doing tomorrow.

I've also been doing some last minute coordination, making sure everyone from EPIC Virginia who is attending knows what to bring and when to be there. We've got all the shifts covered for the dealer's table now, and we have all our panelists lined up for the erotica and e-publishing panels. I know I've mentioned it already, but the panels are:

Friday, 11PM - 12AM
BDSM - What it is, What it isn't

Saturday, 10AM - 11AM
Should I E-Publish or Not?

Saturday, Noon - 1PM
Is Digital Art "Real" Art Yet?

Saturday, 10PM - 11PM
Intro to Sci Fi Erotica

Saturday, 11PM - 12PM
BDSM - Fantasy vs. Reality

Again, we'll be at Marscon, 18-20 January (next weekend).

Who all is coming from our group? Kathryn Lively with Phaze Books; Sandra Dugas of Asylett Press; Shelby Morgen/Margaret Riley of Changeling Press; Elayne S. Venton; and of course, yours truly.

What else have I done? More work on the podcast. Always the podcast. I've got the next episode ready to go, just need to put together the show notes and post it on Friday. Also, two stories that I've written for upcoming episodes will be published in the ERWA galleries next month. One is going in the theme gallery and one in the story time gallery.

Now I really need to go to bed. Good night!

Labels: Conventions And Appearances, Podcast, Published, Today's Work

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Not Dead Yet

Although you'd think I was dead given how often I've managed to post late. I am recovering from the holidays. Ugh. Talk about beat. My husband and children were home for two weeks straight. I still cannot find my living room floor.

I got a lot of work done over the holidays. I produced five more episodes of my podcast Heat Flash, and began writing for February's episodes. One of these episodes is going to be way long, so I'll probably run it as the bonus episode for Valentine's Day. The story is called "To Birdman With Luv." It's a kinky super-hero parody, so if you're into that sort of thing, tune in on Valentine's Day.

On the publishing front, I've seen the final cover art for my novel, Demon By Day. The galley should be in my hands soon for final checking.
I heard back on a couple of short stories I submitted. One, Rapacious Mrs. Horner, was rejected (but very nicely) for an anthology, but the other, When the Angels Fall, has been accepted for Coming Together With Pride. Even though it's a non-paying market, it's a big huzzah in my book. The Coming Together series of anthologies donates all proceeds from book sales to charity. Sales for Coming Together With Pride will go to AVERT.

In other news, I'll be appearing at Marscon in two weeks (18-20 January). I'm one of their writing guests, which means I'll be on a couple of panels (namely the adults-only erotica track we've put together) and I'll also be in the dealers room with other members of EPIC VA, selling books and stuff. I'll probably only have CDs of my podcast to offer up, but hey, I'll be there! Stop on by and say hi.

What else? Oh yeah, New Year's Resolutions (so what if I'm late with this -- I'm RECOVERING from the holidays, okay?). I resolve to post at least once a week on this blog. In fact, I'm even thinking of a daily post, just something very short where I list what work I accomplished that day. I also resolve to write at least 3000 words a week. I have a novel I'd like to finish off by the end of February, so hopefully I'll do more than 3000, but we'll see. Right now, I just want to get back to writing every day.

And that's that. I've got to wrap up and pick up my daughter from preschool. I'll be spending all the next two weeks getting ready for Marscon, but hopefully you'll hear from me at least once between now and then. Later.

Labels: Conventions And Appearances, Current Work, Heat Flash, Published