I enjoyed dropping by the fiction readings sponsored by the Alpha Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Workshop for Young Writers this evening in Greensburg, PA. Writers who instruct in the workshops this year included David Levine, Scott Johnson and David Barr Kirtley — all pictured here. The book I co-edited, Many Genres, One Craft, was also sold at the event, where contributor and Alpha guru Diane Turnshek walked among us. An entertaining night! Congrats on ten years of workshops, Alphans!
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Afterthought: One of the things that impressed me about Levine and Johnson is that they both read from their mobile devices (an iphone and an ipad) rather than from manuscripts or printed books. I envy people who can seamlessly pull that off. I’ve done that too, and always prep to do so in a pinch, but I try not to, because: a) it’s too easy to loose your place with one slip of the finger or wobble of the electronics, and, b) no one can see the cover of the book you’re reading from while you do this, so they might not know what book they want to pick up when you’re done!