Hit the ground running

[rolanni]

As rumored elsewhere, we are home. Penguicon 4.0 was a blast; they spoiled us shamefully and I wanna go back. Watch this space for a more formal con report.

Yesterday, we went to the printer and picked up the rest of the run of Calamity's Child and did a bunch of silly, niggly errands. Afterwards, we reposed ourselves with the cats and watched an Extremely Silly and Very Satisfying Movie, thereafter seeking an early bed.

Today, we signed chapbooks, spoiled cats, printed labels, started the laundry, spoiled cats, printed SRM catalogs and newsletters, wrote, spoiled cats -- you get the idea.

One of the things I was able to do during our trip was map out the next six chapters of the Book Without a Name, so things ought to move along a little more rapidly on that front. I really hope to have a finished first draft by the end of May, so it can cool while I do the revisions on Gun Shy.

Progress on the Book Without a Name

50,974 / 98,000 (52.0%)

Comments

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

You and kinzel might be amused by John Scalzi's comments on Penguicon. Among other things, he talks about how the hotel decided they weren't comfortable with folks discussing warfare in the Pit, so they asked them to move it to the Con Suite--which wouldn't work since your Stuffed Animal Tea Party was taking place there. So they decided to have the panel in the pit, but used the euphemism "Tea Party" for "War" and ran with it, to the amusement of all involved. Alas, I missed both, since they conflicted with Frank Hayes' Concert.
http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004163.html (http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004163.html)

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Actually, we'd seen John after the Tea Parties in SF panel. While I had a blast at the Plushie Tea Party, I wish I could've been at the panel -- oh, wait. Tobias recorded it....

Well done -- props to the panelists and the audience.

Have a cup of tea... (http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=2147)

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! I'll have a listen after work.