Various Stuff and Fencon

[j_cheney]

Once again, WOTF24 did not release today....I heard someone say 10/10, although I think that would be an odd day of the week to release.

I have family visiting, student came yesterday for tutoring, got a rejected story tweaked and back off to a new market, went to visit with in-laws. Little tiny bit on the PB story, but since Thursday was the last day I worked on it, I had to re-read it a bit. Will try to get more on that done today. I have a book coming with pics of historical Saratoga Springs and a bit of the history of the town so I don't make any major setting gaffes.

FenCon?

I enjoyed Fencon much more this year. Last year had some lousy angst attached (which started my whole "I'll never workshop again" spiral).

This year I had a shiny "Program Participant" badge and sat on a few panels. The first one, "Defending the Creative Life", was actually the most fun. We laughed throughout, mostly due to the combination of Candace Havens, Libby Smith Singleton, and David Lee Anderson. They meshed really well--plus Rosemary Clement-Moore was in the front row, providing hilarious moral support (she is a really funny woman, folks!).

I got to meet several some flisters in the flesh, which was interesting as well. That's always fun. (I generally don't list these because I always forget someone important and then feel horribly guilty--and I don't need the guilt. I've got enough of that this week already.)

So, some important things I'm reminded of this week-end...
a) CatsCurious Press (editor sonyamsipes) is about to put out the Fairy Tale project (with stories by ckastens and jimhines). You should put this on your 'To Buy' list. ;o)
b) ArmadilloCon 31 is coming up August 17-19, 2009 (already mailed in my form, spielmadchen) and they have a special $25 membership rate (going through the end of October, I think.)
c) It's October already?
d) Melbourne was given the bid for WorldCon 2010. We're starting to save up money now. Yes, we're going to try to go.
e) displacedtexan is very patient with my little writing hobby.
f) reudaly is cool, as always--and she and nimrodjcs have interesting Halloween plans. Despite using the GPS, we culdn't find the coffee shop. I'm an idiot, I admit it.
g) I need to take a notebook just to write down names.
h) Discovery Channel rocks. (Mythbusters Marathon)
i) The Austin, Dallas, and Houston folk are super great.
h) I must consider ConDFW. Will have to carefully review con plans for next year.
i) One the last day of the con, several of the women I talked to had devolved down to Converse sneakers, all of us wearing cushion insoles with them. Converse should consider fluffing up. Seriously.

I'll probably think of more stuff later. I'll go walk the dog....that'll get my brain going.

Comments

[wbledbetter.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed FenCon. Being one our two local cons, I'm quite proud of their efforts. ConDFW is always a lot of fun too, so I'm sure you'd have a good time there as well.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

We'll see about ConDFW. I need to decide if the timing's good for me.

It was nice to actually get to meet you in person. ;o)

[orogeny.livejournal.com]

"It's October already?" needs to be in there twice. Serious! It's October already?

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Can you believe it? Where did September go? It was August....and then October!

[reudaly.livejournal.com]

We enjoyed having breakfast with you and Mr. j_cheney. And thanks for being part of the bracelet kharma wheel. renegade500 and I will explain that more coherently in a day or two. 8-)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Breakfast was nice...we must do it again next time. ;o)

I am NOT giving the bracelet to any of the guys in my RL writers group....even if they do say they like it.

[renegade500.livejournal.com]

Ah ha, so you ended up with the bracelet! I knew it was going to Oklahoma, but I didn't know where.

The story in a nutshell, and Rhonda can add more details later is this: I was in Chicago the week before FenCon (flew to DFW from Chicago, in fact) for work. I went out to Chicago a few days early to see my beloved St. Nick (Cave and the Bad Boys Seeds) in concert Sunday and Monday nights. At the Sunday concert, I was talking to a couple from Memphis, both kind of short, but the woman was really petite. She had wandered off and them came back to talk to me. At one point she grabbed my left wrist and slapped the bracelet on it. She said it was too big for her and kept sliding on her arm. She then wandered off and I didn't see her again the rest of the show.

So I told the story in my LJ and Rhonda, being the writer chick that she is, decided this was a good plot bunny.

And I'll let her tell it from there. But I am amused at how the bracelet is making its way back north again, and will be curious to follow its further adventures.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Well, I am going to Calgary in a month or so...so if it heads off to far places from there, I'll definitely let you know ;o)

[reudaly.livejournal.com]

Actually, renegade500 and I like the idea of it going out of the country to Calgary...

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm wondering if I could slap it on an unsuspecting aliettedb and send it back to France....or some other interesting locale... ;o)

[reudaly.livejournal.com]

Like the initiative! Let's spread bracelet love around the world!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

::waving lighter in the air::

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed brekkie, too. Thanks for calling us over to your table!

[reudaly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was fun! It was good to meet you, too! Breakfast like that is always a good way to get to know people. And really, who wants to eat alone?

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun! I think it's going to be several years before I can go to another one, so I love living them vicariously through my f-list :)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

So happy to serve ;o)

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

e) displacedtexan is very patient with my little writing hobby.


I have faith in you, and in that little writing thing you do! I'm just glad I can provide some modicum of support.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

::sighs:: thanks...