DragonCon: HO!
Posted on | 19 hours, 9 minutes ago, in the early afternoon | No Comments
Hm. That subject line sounded more dramatic and less questionable in my head. Oh well. I’m too frazzled today to come up with anything else, so it stands!
Tomorrow morning bright and early (read: at dawn) the husband and I are packing up and heading to DragonCon. I, for one, cannot freaking WAIT. Not only is it an awesome convention, but it’s also my only chance all year to go smush all my southeastern friends with big sloppy bear hugs; so really, it’s just an awesome long weekend all around. But before I go, I must make a post such as this one – with all the deets for how to reach me and where to find me. So here’s a DragonCon FAQ:
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Will you be checking your messages? I will not be taking my laptop to Atlanta, so I am unlikely to respond much to emails. I can check email from my phone – and will likely do so on a fairly regular basis – but please understand that it’s a huge ‘effing chore to reply from a keyboard the size of a credit card. Call me if it’s that important. (And if it IS that important, you already have my phone number.)
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Will you be blogging during the convention? See above re: not having my laptop. I will, however, be snapping phone pics and shooting them over to my Twitter feed. Keep up with me there while we’re gone.
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What of your kitty? Our home is being watched by three apartment/kitty-sitters in our absence. She and the fish will be just fine.
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Will you be selling books at the convention? No. Which is to say, I personally will not be bringing books to sell. However, you will probably be able to find them in the dealer’s room somewhere; and I am absolutely happy to sign any books you’ve brought from home. I do have an autograph session lined up, so either find me there – or catch me between panels. I don’t mind! In fact, it’s what I’m there for.
And now, if you’ll click the jump below, you will find my most recent DragonCon schedule (it’s changed a couple of times since I received the first one). As for me, I’m going to log off and run around like a chicken with my head cut off, trying to tackle all those last-minute things one must tackle before jaunting off across the country.
Much love to everyone, and I hope to see some of you in Atlanta!
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September 1, 2010
Posted on | 19 hours, 55 minutes ago, around lunchtime | No Comments
So…this is pretty freaking awesome.
Just sayin’.
August 31, 2010
Posted on | 1 day, 11 hours ago, in the late evening | No Comments
Here’s the weekend’s progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.
Project: Ganymede
Deadline: November 1, 2010
New words written: 2060 (ugh)
Present total word count: 46,161 words
Things accomplished in fiction: Trudged through the swamp in the middle of the night; finally arrived at the pirate island besieged by Texian forces.
Next up: Dry land, antiaircraft fire, a few stray Lafittes, and some serious field medicine.
Things accomplished in real life: Day-job work; hiked down to the bank to cash a check; went to Walgreens; talked to Bantam editor via email for awhile; talked to publicist from Tor via email for awhile; filed paypal dispute re: Etsy fail — long story (NOT from anyone I recommended the other day); paid a few bills; agreed to yet another signing/reading in November, at the Tacoma Public Library; went to supper with husband; cleaned fish tank; did last-minute laundry before DragonCon.
Other: My entire day was nibbled to death by ducks, but I promised myself 2000 words before I called it a night … and I have just now achieved it, at 10:00 p.m. Go me? Of course, this means I likely won’t make 50K before I leave for Atlanta, but I’ll just have to beat myself up about it later.
Total Official Word Count of 2010: 174,772 words
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Posted on | 2 days, 15 hours ago, in the late afternoon | 2 Comments
Nothing metrics-y to report, aside from my daily run/climb and day-job work … because this was the one afternoon I have every 4-6 weeks wherein I am responsible for exactly NOTHING except sitting still while the nice man (Lancer F.) at Emerson Salon touches up my ‘do.
Is it a lot of trouble to preserve the snazzy blue-and-green peacock hue? Yes. But I think we can all agree that it’s totally worth it. (Click the jump to get a gander.)
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August 29, 200
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Here’s the weekend’s progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.
Project: Ganymede
Deadline: November 1, 2010
New words written: 1841 (ugh)
Present total word count: 44,101 words
Things accomplished in fiction: Sent a telegram or two; had some bad gossip confirmed; hopped on a boat in the dark in the swamp and prayed for the best.
Next up: NOW it’s time for “gators, Texians, and paranoid privateers.”
Things accomplished in real life: Daily run/climb; cleaned house somewhat; lots of business emails, even on the weekend, yes; a few phone calls; did a whole lot of errand-running for self and others; plotted some of my DragonCon packing.
Other: Piddly word count, yes. The mere fact of a weekend is no freaking excuse. I very badly want to beat 50K before leaving town, and this is NOT the way to go about it. But holy crap, I need a break and oh look, AFV is on and I have wine. Perhaps a break is called for.
Total Official Word Count of 2010: 172,712 words