World Fantasy~ Columbus Edition
So at the end of October I tossed the kids into a U-Store and headed off to Ohio.
Okay, yes, I lie. The kids hung out with the Grandmas. But I did go to Ohio.
Because there was World Fantasy- a convention! About fantastic type things. Written down.
So I’m told that World Fantasy is different then most cons, in that it has more of a business meeting type vibe. Which apparently means that you sit around in the hotel bar and talk business. Occasionally, amongst all the other things. So I did that, and had a lovely time. I met up with old friends, made some new ones, and played the internet match game. Y’know, hanging a real, live, squishy face over that boney bundle of comments that you read on various newsgroups.
Did I actually get any business accomplished? Yeah, sorta, maybe. At least it’s inspired me to get on with my next two big projects. First, hashing out my third book, a Lovecrafian pastiche workingly-titled “The Color Out of Lizards.” Or maybe “My Sucky Endless Summer.” I don’t think either of those is going to stick.
Second, selling my second book, Little Dutch Girl. Which means it’s time to bust out a new query letter and synopsis.
Oh, how I hate them.