Home is the sailor, from the sea; and the writer, from the con

[rolanni]

So! Back in Maine. Yay!

Chattacon was awesome. We had fun! We hope everyone who was there had fun, too! It was great to have breakfast with attending Friends of Liad, and to hang out with fellow guests Laura Anne Gilman, Rachel Caine, and John Picacio.

I bought a. . .sculpture from Kevin Dyer. It’s hanging on the wall above my computer screen, so I can admire it often.

Speaking of eye-candy — Toni did us the kindness of bringing a blow-up of the cover for Dragon Ship; it’s just. . .wow. I’m just hoping the book can live up to the art.

Speaking of which, today, I’ll load Dragon Ship onto Paladin the Nook so I can read it and therefore gain an understanding of what the story is actually about, but, for the most part, today is going to be about going through the paper mail, paying bills, and sorting email.

If you sent me an email, please do be patient; I downloaded about 1200 pieces, and even with throwing away half that leaves, um…Quite A Lot to deal with, and my first priority is!

Getting the taxes together for the accountant, who needs them before we go to Boskone. My former employer has unexpectedly provided my W2 already!, so I may be able to finish my part of All This Stuff this week. That? Would be good.

There, now; that’s caught me up; what’ve y’all been doing while I was away?

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[katmoonshaker.livejournal.com]

How lovely!! I so wish I could have been there. Good luck on getting everything done!

Sculpture

[bookmobiler.livejournal.com]

"a. . .sculpture from Kevin Dyer."

The Tree is awesome!
I checked for his site for dragons but none of them looked quite right.
Does he perchance do commissions?

Re: Sculpture

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Does he perchance do commissions?

Can't hurt to ask.

[brock-tn.livejournal.com]

Very much enjoyed meeting you and Steve at Chattacon.

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

Glad the con was fun. I'm familiar with Kevin's work, and a have a piece of his (mine is a wolf), bought many years ago at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, where he has a booth on Liberty Street. My best friend has one of his celtic designs.

Home

[mindsurfer1.livejournal.com]

I very much enjoyed breakfast with you and the other Friends Of Liad, as well as the give and take on the panels!!
Glad you made it home safely. As you revealed, train travel today is 'an experiance'.
FX

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

I;m envious. All I did was dispose of a mouse one of the cats caught ....

Internet censorship post

[(Anonymous)]

My apologies, Sharon. I inadvertantly posted a new thread in ya'll's forum on Baen.

I thought I had picked one that wasn't dedicated to an author (or pair) but my fingers just went automatically where they wanted to...

So sorry... but those bills would have shut down any website with forums. About as logical as the HS folks that denied a duly elected Senator his constitutional rights recently.

Badly written bills need to be opposed. Those two should never have gotten as far as they did. Be alert. The folks with deep pockets and little understanding of how technology has obsoleted them will try again. And again. And again. Until either they get passed or they run out of money.

-hodag