In which I drop names like [insert your own clever metaphor here]
I was at Readercon this last weekend. I love Readercon, love its focus on books, writing, and reading. That's opposed to focusing on movies, television, and other media outlets. (you see, I'm just not that big a fan of science fiction media stuff) There's always a lot of great authors there, a phenomenal dealer's room, and interesting panels.
Plus China Mieville was the guest of honor. What more could you want?
Quick sum up: I worked the Small Beer Press table for the two days I was there. That was fun, actually. I was able to sell lots of Electric Velocipedes while there. I was in the bar (Bill Shunn and I were trying to work our way south through Scotland--started with Glenmorangie, then wanted to go to Oban but they were out, so we went to Macallen, and other things--but then I had a Gravedigger--Jack Daniel's & Jaegermeister--and things went awry from there). That's what I did.
It was nice to meet: some people for the first time: China Mieville, John Scalzi, Jim Munroe, Paul Tremblay, Sonya Taaffe, Tempest Bradford, Helen Pilinovsky, Hanna Bowen, John Kressel, and I'm sure many others; people I haven't spent nearly enough time with: Sean Wallace, Sandra MacDonald, Kristen Livdahl, Alan DeNiro, Christopher Barzak, Deanna Hoak (happy birthday officially), Mary Turzillo, Paul Levinson, Neil Clarke, and, again, I'm sure many others; and lots of people who I see fairly often, but still not enough: Rick Bowes, Gavin Grant, Kelly Link, Jeffrey Ford, Bill Shunn, Nick Mamatas, Ernest Lilley, Ian Randall Strock, Shane Tourtellotte, Michael Cisco, Gordon Van Gelder, and many, many more.
If I missed your name, drop me a comment and I'll update this entry with all the missed people.
UPDATE: I'm stealing this photo from Deanna Hoak (that's her in the white pants--who celebrated her 40th birthday at Readercon. 40th? She looks fantastic! I'm 'towering' over John Scalzi).
Tags: Science Fiction, Electric Velocipede
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Monday, July 10, 2006
Readercon Report
Posted by John Klima at 7/10/2006 11:47:00 AM
Labels: Conventions
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*waving*
And me! Sorry I didn't stay to talk much longer, but I have this tendency to get weird around people who've bought my fiction (and weirder around those who've rejected it), and figured I should flee while I was ahead.
Thanks, John. :-)
LOL! No need to flee! We had such a great conversation about the vomit story!
JK
Ah! China Mieville! Ah!
Hey Tim. China was everything you'd expect him to be. I can't imagine living with that type of expectation on my shoulders all the time. Of course, it could just be 'how he is' and it's no big deal for him to be that way.
Very cool man. I owe him a coffee.
JK
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