Hey, Everyone! Do you live in Alabama and have nothing to do this Saturday? Why not come out to 2010: A Space Oddity, hosted by the University of Alabama Creative Campus? There will be a lot of important people there, including the editor of Pyr Books, Lou Anders (@Pyr_Books on Twitter). Jack McDevitt, a phenomenal speaker and Nebula award winner, will also be in attendance. I highly recommend his talk, “How To Get Rejected.”

Lastly, I’ll be there, presenting a lecture/discussion called “Characters, Plot and Backstory: The Mechanics of Fiction” at 7:00 p.m.. You can find it at Shelby Hall, this Saturday, on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.