So, day 3 was supposed to be simple. I had one job to do. That job, by the way, was to drink beer, an activity that I perform on occasion with no obligation whatsoever.
Well, that and work sgt-at-arms for the Business Meeting, which was fun but uneventful (wait for Day 5).
No, Friday was shaping up to be the day during which unscheduled activities dominated.
Let’s start with this little tidbit: panelists here at Worldcon, in a shocking display of apathy for the environment, are given a different table tent for each panel. What do we do with the old ones? Chuck ’em!
Well, Bob Brown got his hands on one of mine. The results have been…interesting.
Then we drank beer. Beer was good. Met some good peeps, drank some good brew, talked books and writing. What more could you possibly want?
Then, as we sat with beers in hand, the smoke rolled in.
Now, let’s be clear here; we set our state on fire to celebrate Sasquan about a week ago. But on Friday, the wind shifted, and like smoke following beauty at a campfire the entire con was enveloped in a dense haze. Fliers were posted indicating that it was unsafe to travel outside, which is kinda crazy for a con that is happening in multiple hotels.
Last, we ended up at dinner with the following people:
- Us
- Out Publisher, Maggie Bonham of Sky Warrior Books
- Voss Foster, brilliant author in his own right and recent podcast guest for the 3 Unwise Men
- Trish McCallan, who writes romance novels and for whom I do not have a link,
- The girl who started us writing
- An attorney that used to work for me
- That attorney’s brother
- That attorney’s brother’s girlfriend
This was something of a clashing of the worlds, but a good time and decent mexican food was had by all.
Today, you can catch us at the 10-2 session in Author’s Alley, as we’ll be sharing a table with Kaye Thornbrugh and Jessica Rising. Esther will be signing autographs at 10.:00. I’ll be talking about humor in teen and middle grade fiction in 401C at 11:00, then Fandom for Children and Teens at 2:00. I’m finishing up by taking up the mantle of Cyberpunk in the Sub-Genre Games at 4:00; that should be a blast.
See you there!