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FLASHFORWARD comes to TV (A recommendation by Laurel Anne Hill)

Attention science fiction fans.  I've got my calendar marked for Thursday, September 24, how about you?  The TV series FLASHFORWARD, based on Robert J. Sawyer's award-winning novel of the same name, premieres in the United States (on ABC) at 8 pm (Eastern and Pacific time) and 7 pm (Central time) that evening.

I respect Robert, who is a talented author and kind person.  Let's all watch FLASHFORWARD and celebrate his latest success.  For more information, please visit his website:   http://sfwriter.com/labels/Flashforward.html     

Warm wishes,
Laurel Anne Hill (Author of "Heroes Arise")
http://www.laurelannehill.com

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Welcome to my Bedroom Closet (New Podcast by Laurel Anne Hill, Author of "Heroes Arise")

I've started a podcast, "Welcome to my Bedroom Closet."  (The land of out-of-style dresses and dusty shoes provides favorable conditions for recording.)  Some of you have been unable to view my readings of "Reaching for Rainbows" on YouTube.  Therefore, the first entry on my audio-blog is Part One of "Reaching for Rainbows," my award-winning short story of a young girl coping with homelessness, a school assignment about Martin Luther King, and the narrow line separating reality from imagination.  "Reaching for Rainbows," published by "Lynx Eye" in 2005,  is suitable for a broad range of backgrounds and ages.  No need to wait for Martin Luther King Day.  "Reaching for Rainbows" has year-long appeal.

The link to "Welcome to my Bedroom Closet" is:http://laurelannehill.libsyn.com/.

For YouTube users, the link to the concluding episode of "Reaching for Rainbows is as follows:

 

Reaching for Rainbows (Part 3 of 3)

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Free Writing Workshop Presented on August 21, 2009, by Laurel Anne Hill (Author of "Heroes Arise")

Come enjoy the San Mateo County Peninsula Festival and attend my free writing workshop.  I'll be presenting in the Creative and Home Arts section of the event, on the Creative Arts Stage.  The San Mateo County Event Center is located at 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA.  My workshop is free, but an entry fee to attend the festival applies.  (Go to http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/ for more information about the fair.)  And if you like chocolate, be sure to check out the fudge vendor in the same building as my workshop.

Date and Time: Friday, 08/21/2009, 4 – 5:30 pm

Topic:  Breathing Life into your Creative Writing  (Instead of sucking all the life out of it)

A workshop presented by Laurel Anne Hill (Author of "Heroes Arise")

? How to make characters come alive on the page
? Secrets of beginnings, middles and endings
? Unleashing strong forward momentum in stories
? Creating realistic dialogue
? Point of view versus point of narration
? Using the five senses
? Strong verbs and strong writing

Visit my website at http://www.laurelannehill.com

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Laurel Anne Hill (Author of Heroes Arise): Kyle Cassidy Took an Amazing Photo at Anticipation

At Anticipation earlier this month, Kyle Cassidy (Neil Gaiman's photographer) took an amazing photo of me and my three-headed dragon puppet.  I am so unphotogenic and he nailed the shot with only one try.  Please go to Flickr and comment.  If you enjoy the photo, feel free to note the picture as a favorite in Kyle Cassidy's World Con Fan Photo collection.

Go to:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811944803/in/set-72157622013791778/

By the way, I’m still looking for a name for my dragon puppet.  Respond here (Vox members) or Email your suggestions to laurel@laurelannehill.com.  If I choose the name you suggest, I’ll send you a free copy of my book “Heroes Arise.”

Warm wishes,

Laurel Anne Hill (http://www.laurelannehill.com)

 

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Laurel Anne Hill (Author of "Heroes Arise) Schedule at Anticipation/2009 World Con in Montreal

Here's my Schedule at Anticipation in August.  Wow!  I get to talk about steam AND put together a train.

Every Picture Tells a Story , (1-026 Thu 14:00 1hr, P-510B Kids Programming) Laurel Anne Hill:  An artist draws a picture, then we create a story around it, guided by an expert storyteller. Which may lead to another picture…

Wooden Train Building  (1-077 Thu 17:00 1hr, P-510A Kids Programming) Kevin Standlee, Laurel Anne Hill:  Help us set up a massive wooden train layout, and maybe run an engine down the tracks.

Autographs (3-157S Sat 13:30 30min):  Peadar Ó Guilín, Jean-Pierre Guillet, Karen Haber, Colin Harvey, John Helfers, Laurel Anne Hill

Steampunk that Works (3-349 Sat 21:00 1hr, P-518BC Science and Space) Henry Spencer, Laurel Anne Hill, Sean McMullen:  Which of the envisaged steampunk technologies could actually work and how? How far could we take steampunk technologies? Could we have a steampunk quantum computer?

Author Reading  (4-144R Sun 12:30 1hr, P-522A) Joe Haldeman, John Kessel, Laurel Anne Hill

Writing Workshop V  (5-041 Mon 11:00 2hr, D-Royer) Laurel Anne Hill, Steve Miller, Adrienne Foster: Critique session for previously submitted manuscripts

A Century of Atom Smashing (5-107 Mon 14:00 1hr, P-516D Science and Space)  Bill Higgins, Laurel Anne Hill, Stephen R. Cooper:  Ernest Rutherford, the first atom smasher, won a Nobel prize for his work at McGill University in Montreal. We discuss his work, what he did and what it led to.

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