Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: ICFA

  • A Week of Readings:
    HWA, Frankenstein, & Mystery Theatre

    The last time I posted about the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Horror Writers Association was back in the halcyon days of 2019 (read that post here) when the effects of pandemics were relegated to films like Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion (2011) or books like John Scalzi’s Lock In (2014) and Stephen King’s The Stand (1978). Back…

  • Game On!
    Exclusive Preview of a New YA Adventure

    Yes, it’s been a while. But I’m back. Blogging again. I’ve never been one to balance professional writing and webpage management. When the two compete, the latter goes untended. Not that I’m complaining. The past two months have centered on some exciting projects. And now that most of those deadlines are either met or within…

  • Scop 101

    scop (skop)  — n (in Anglo-Saxon England) a bard or minstrel an Anglo-Saxon minstrel, usually attached to a particular royal court, although scops also traveled to various courts to recite their poetry. In addition to being an entertainer who composed and performed his own works, the scop served as a kind of historian and preserver…