Addie and Tacks talk about how to get the most out of your con-going experience. Drink water (more than that), have a plan (let it fail), and have fun!

Our guests this season are Lee Cope (@whimsyandmetaphor), C.H. Pearce (@chpearcewrites), Narelle M. Harris, Stephanie Wood Franklin (@insertscenehere), Alex Delamer (@NuaLaoch), and Heather Anne Palmer (@heatherpalmerwriter)

Narelle’s book The She-Wolf of Baker St was a finalist for the Aurealis awards earlier this year.

You can find Heather’s novel, Deathbound, as an Audible exclusive.

Celia has a new short story available in the CSFG anthology Never Say Die.

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Our music this episode is Swing Machine by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tacks and Addie talk about why you should get involved in cons (by which we mean going to a convention, put away the three-card Monte).

Our guests this season are Lee Cope (@whimsyandmetaphor), C.H. Pearce (@chpearcewrites), Narelle M. Harris, Stephanie Wood Franklin (@insertscenehere), Alex Delamer (@NuaLaoch), and Heather Anne Palmer (@heatherpalmerwriter)

You can find Heather’s debut novel, Deathbound, as an Audible exclusive.

Tacks' story The Girlfriend Experience is available in the September issue of Lightspeed Magazine.

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Our music this episode is Swing Machine by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tacks and Addie have been out and about on the nerdy convention scene, and you should be too!

Our guests this season are Lee Cope (@whimsyandmetaphor), C.H. Pearce (@chpearcewrites), Narelle M. Harris, Stephanie Wood Franklin (@insertscenehere), Alex Delamer (@NuaLaoch), and Heather Anne Palmer (@heatherpalmerwriter)

Narelle’s book The She-Wolf of Baker St was nominated for an Aurealis award earlier this year.

You can find Heather’s debut novel, Deathbound, as an Audible exclusive.

C.H. Pearce has an artwork nominated for the Ditmar Awards this year. Go check it out, and vote if you’re eligible!

(Going Prose was also nominated for a Ditmar under ‘Best Fan Publication in Any Medium’. You can also vote for it, if you like!)

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Our music this episode is Swing Machine by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tacks and Addie wrap up Bird by Bird, by discussing how to use spite as your motivation, writerly doublethink, and who they think the book is actually good for.

Tacks's Clarion fundraiser can be found on GoFundMe.

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Thanks to Nathan J Phillips for our theme song.

Tacks and Addie discuss Part 3 of Bird by Bird, including how to cope with the people that have opinions on your work, refilling the literary fuel tank, and (horror of horrors) talking to people.

Tacks's Clarion fundraiser can be found on GoFundMe.

Max Barry's write yourself a letter exercise.

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Thanks to Nathan J Phillips for our theme song.

Tacks and Addie discuss Part 2 of Bird by Bird, in which Anne Lamott recommends tormenting yourself (referred to throughout as "self-compassion"), and eating your literary vegetables.

Tacks's Clarion fundraiser can be found on GoFundMe.

The Book of My Enemy Has Been Remaindered by Clive James can be found on his website.

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Thanks to Nathan J Phillips for our theme song.

In the year 1204, Château Gaillard was captured by the king of France. In 2024, Tacks brings this up in a discussion about Part 1 of Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott. Addie, who was trying to keep the podcast running on time, did not approve the bonus history lesson.

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Thanks to Nathan J Phillips for our theme song.

Tacks is psychically wounded, Addie is trapping mice in a jar, and everyone has strong opinions about school lunches as we continue on with Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott

More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse

Here's where to find us:

A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram, Bluesky, the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere.

C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Thanks to Nathan J Phillips for our theme song.