Should You Be Poking Me There?

[jpskewedthrone]

Nothing like a doctor visit to make you feel fat. *sigh* Nuff said on THAT topic.

Today, I spent half the day writing and managed to get 1700 words written. My official first day after the end of the semester. (Yesterday was spent at the book signing and Meet & Greet, which went well. A special thanks to libwitch for sending down her posse. They didn't all intend to buy books, but I charmed them into forking over the cash. *grin*) Not bad for the first day, although tomorrow I need to DO MORE if I'm going to get the novel done before I head off to the AP Calculus grading session in Kansas City. I'll push to see if I can get twice that tomorrow. This shit it hitting the fan, so typically I can keep up some high word counts.

But the real reason for this post is to let everyone know my Balticon schedule. So here it is!

Friday 7 pm : The Outlaw Panel - Let pirates, highwaymen, and bandits assemble! Why do we like them and turn them into heroes by rewriting their history?

Friday 8 pm : Opening Ceremonies (assuming pbray and I can get there on time)

Saturday 1 pm : Writing the economics of magic

Saturday 3 pm : Reading

Saturday 5 pm : Autograph table - Hotel Bar Lobby

Saturday 9 pm : How Not to Make the Book of Your Trilogy a Letdown for Readers.
Create a plot that continues the story.

Sunday 10 am : Playing in Someone Else's Sandbox: What can you expect if you write
stories for a tie-in/shared world created by another writer? Tell us how this
works for an interested writer!

Sunday Noon : Getting Published: Learn about how to handle query letters, fiction and
non fiction book proposals!

So who all is going? Who will I see there? Which of these panels do you find interesting?

Comments

[jtglover.livejournal.com]

You won't see me there because I don't have the $$$ to go to another con right now, but those look interesting! Especially "How Not to Make the [Second?] Book..." and "Playing in Someone Else's Sandbox." Have a good time!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

OOOH! Grading session! Have a blast!

[eldestmuse.livejournal.com]

I intend to show up, but not for the whole thing, since I have to work for most of it. I'll probably be there Monday and another day if my boss is nice...

[rosinavs.livejournal.com]

I won't see you at Balticon, but I'll see you at the AP Reading in Kansas City!

[ruthannereid.livejournal.com]

Augh. I SO yearn to come. -_- Someday, when there is money....

However, if I were coming, the economoics of magic, the trilogy panel, and the "getting published" panel would definitely hold my attention.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

*user waves hand*
I just wish someone would email me my panels. :-P I'm confirmed. I filled out the request form. Argh.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Cheers and best wishes,
Jean Marie

[mindseas.livejournal.com]

Expect I'll see you there. Outlaws and Trilogies sound interesting. Maybe sandbox, though I don't play in other people's sandboxes; I want them to play in mine. Will try to be by for autographs. What are you reading?

[talithakalago.livejournal.com]

I wish I was going. I'm just in the wrong country.

I'd most like to attend: Playing in Someone Else's Sandbox

[madkestrel.livejournal.com]

So who all is going? Who will I see there?

Alas, not me. Have fun for me, please!

Which of these panels do you find interesting?

The Outlaw Panel. But I s'pose that's obvious. *grin*

By the way, I just read The Skewed Throne, and loved it! I let my son read it, and he loved it. So when I got The Cracked Throne...the Beetle took it and read it first! *pout* I'm hoping to get my hands on it this weekend. :D

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Well we'll definitely by there by 8, if we're getting you there for a panel at 7 :-)

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

hehehehe!

Mary *loved* your inscription, and Cheryl is now complaining because once again she is getting no work done around her house because all she is doing is reading. She finished the new Dresden Files, then I loaned her the Historian and J. Strange and Dr. Norrel, and then all of Song of Ice and Fire (read those in three weeks) - and now she has started on yours....

[sodyera.livejournal.com]

All these seem interesting, and maybe I'll actually be able to attend one. However, Balticon is such a big gather that I find it unwise to guarantee being in any one place or time unless I'm on programme, which this con I am not.

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

Not attending Balticon... current plan is that I will be traipsing around Vermont with my parents, looking at cows and monks and cheese, not necessarily in that order.

Good luck with your panels -- especially the sandbox one.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

No Balticon, but Denvention is definitely a go.