• My Orycon Schedule (November 2023)

    This is my draft itinerary for Orycon, AKA my stalker schedule if you want to stalk me. I plan to have at least some books with me for sale at my signing.  Orycon 43 Itinerary for Pharaoh Francis, Diana (Diana Pharaoh…

  • Flights of Foundry Free Conference

    Flights of Foundry is an international conference that takes places twenty-four hours a day so  no matter what time zone you’re in, there’s something good for you to experience. I participated last year and have a number of panels this…

  • Free Conference On Writing!

    I’m taking part in a free conference on writing hosted by Weeknight Writers. It’s titled Storycrafting Sessions: Drafting. It’s a day long and I’m on the last panel, which is about how to craft a satisfying ending. While we all…

  • The update of the Saturday

    I am knitting some of my Xmas presents. Unfortunately, I have done several projects, but am way behind. Stir in my wrist is hurting on one arm, and my “tennis” elbow is acting up on the other, and I’m going…

  • Pardon the dust

    I’ve been still trying to deal with so much this summer I haven’t been here much. Primarily, my parents had a house fire and we’ve been trying to get things taken care of, but a major problem is that the…

  • What I’ve been up to

    I went to Westercon last weekend and it was a lot of fun. Had some great panels with some terrific people and the audiences were attentive and smart and asked great questions. Pretty much a perfect storm of panels. And…

  • Westercon Schedule

    I’m going to be at Westercon 69 this weekend. If anybody out there plans to be there, here’s where I’ll be: Diana Pharaoh Francis Reading Madison Fri Jul 1 4:00:pm – 4:30:pm Autographs Fri Jul 1 5:00:pm – 6:00:pm Get…