fantasy – JAMES D. MACDONALD

Vermont Winter RenFaire

February 4th and 5th, 2023. It’s Magic! Also, I’ll be doing magic there. All day walking around the Faire, and twice a day (at noon and 2:00 pm) on the Main Stage. Come, say “Amaze me!” and I’ll do my level best! https://www.vtgatherings.com/winter-renaissance-faire.html Champlain Valley Expo Center, Essex Junction, VT

Vermont Science Fiction & Fantasy Expo

April 23rd & 24th at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, VT. I’ll be there!I’m on a couple of panels (Creating a Character and Writing a Novel.) I’ll also be presenting a magic show. There will be over 85 exhibitors; games; costumes; food, dealers — all those things that make SF/F conventions fun andContinue reading “Vermont Science Fiction & Fantasy Expo”

Adventures in the Mageworlds

Not that we ever get to the Mageworlds in this story. It’s an origin story, more or less, for one of our major characters, Beka Rosselin-Metadi. It was supposed to be a light romantic romp with some bumbling criminals adding humor. A farce. And along the way she’d find her first love. That didn’t makeContinue reading “Adventures in the Mageworlds”

Cruddy Blood

Join me for the launch of the special Debra Doyle Memorial Edition of the young adult horror novel BAD BLOOD, a fast-paced story about a girl, a camping trip, and a werewolf problem from the height of the 1990s horror boom, told with humor, realism—and a lot of blood. Come join the conversation, post memoriesContinue reading “Cruddy Blood”

SR-F*ckin’-A

What shall I say about the SRA (Science Research Associates) reading program? They’re pretty darned proud of themselves. (Note: this post comes from the discussion here.) When I was young I went to St. Patrick’s Parochial School in Bedford, New York, where our teachers belonged to the Sisters of Charity. I’m sure they did somethingContinue reading “SR-F*ckin’-A”