Conestoga..

[j_cheney]

I got my e-mail today that listed what I would be doing at Conestoga. The most excellent organizer (Elspeth Bloodgood) managed to put me on the exact panels I asked for, scheduled the BU RFR at a time when it didn't conflict with the panels (Saturday at noon) and I loved my schedule....

Except for this:
Sat 03:00 PM--2.0 Panels--Illustrators Master Class

Yes, the two hour Illustrators Master Class panel.

Panicked, I e-mailed her back and explained that I might not be a good choice for a two hour illustration panel since....well, I don't illustrate.. OK, once I did illustrate a couple of newsletters for the SCA in Las Cruces, but that was high school. I painted some signs and the bandstands in college. That's about it.

The coordinator e-mailed me back to re-assure me. Yes, I am attending that panel because....the artists there are supposed to illustrate my WOTF story while I read it. How cool is that?

Evidently they do this every year, but because I hadn't been to Conestoga before, I didn't know about it (hence the moment of sheer panic). And I'm soooo glad that I don't have to draw anything.

Comments

[will-couvillier.livejournal.com]

Aren't good surprises wonderful?

[aliettedb.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's seriously awesome. Do we get to see the pictures ? :)

[tinaconnolly.livejournal.com]

What an awesome panel!!!!!

[incandragon.livejournal.com]

What a totally cool panel! And how nifty you were chosen! Congrats!

(Too bad you were all pro-active and checked your panels before you were at the con. That had the making for perfect stress-dream material! I mean, not just ANY illustration class, either, but a MASTER class! Hoot!)

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, that sounds incredibly neat!
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[jess-ka.livejournal.com]

That is sooo super cool!

[dotar-sojat.livejournal.com]

That. is. so. COOL!

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Utterly awesome.

[sboydtaylor.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's awesome! :)

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Oh wow!

[jtglover.livejournal.com]

Jeepers! I'd have had a near-heart attack too. Way cool, though!

[therinth.livejournal.com]

OMG, so cool! That is crazy! Just like the kid shows when i was a kid, when someone would read the book and someone else would draw the pictures, live!

[stinabat.livejournal.com]

cool beans! go you!!!

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

Great - sounds like it'll be a good Con. Do the illustrators get to pick what scenes and how they illustrate? It will be interesting to see what they choose to do. Maybe you'll get to keep some of the work!