Trip Update So Far
Apr. 9th, 2009 03:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jpskewedthroneFirst, the flights went . . . OK. Basically, each flight had to be sprayed with de-icer before they could leave, which put them behind schedule. This meant that my layover in Detroit was only about 25 minutes, which gave me just enough time to run across the airport to catch the next flight, meaning I did not have anything substantial to eat on Tuesday except a bowl of cereal and a poptart (my emergency food reserve for the flights). And there's no one here in Norwescon that will make me eat. The second delay meant that I arrived in Seattle after the rental car counter closed. So I went offsite for the rental car offices, got the car, checked into the hotel, and finally got to climb into bed around midnight in Seattle (which was actual 3am to my body). But nothing really exciting happened.
Today was spent driving around Seattle to bookstores and signing whatever stock they had of my books. I called most of the stores about 3 weeks ago to see if they'd be willing to get the books in while I was there, but a few of them were just random bookstores that I happened to pass and notice and so checked out. Here's the list of bookstores that now have some signed copies of my books, in case you're in the Seattle area and want signed copies:
Barnes & Nobles: Federal Way (lots of copies of all three books); South Center (a few copies of each book); Northgate (2 copies of Vacant); Bellevue (copies of Cracked and Vacant, no Skewed); University Village (2 copies of Vacant); and Downtown (3 copies of Vacant).
Borders: Tukwila (1 copy of Vacant); I stopped at a few other Borders, but none had any copies, so I just chatted with store personnel who were interested in fantasy or managers and whatnot.
University Bookstore: Main Site (a few copies of Skewed and Cracked, lots of copies of Vacant); Satellite in Bellevue (1 copy each of Cracked and Vacant).
Overall, lots of good contacts made, including a few employees who were willing to handsell the books. At one B&N, a customer overheard me talking to the employees at the desk and ordered a copy in of Skewed while I was standing there. In addition, she announced she once worked in movies and had many contacts in that industry and if she liked the book she'd definitely pass it on. I have her contact info and gave her mine, so we'll see what happens there. (I expect nothing, but a small part of me has already dreamed up a world in which I'm rich and famous and sleep on a bed of cash.)
After that, I ran off to see my new nephew, my brother, and his wife. We went out to dinner, then hit and REI clinic where the speaker talked about wild edible plants in the Pacific Coastal region and handed out recipes. Interesting talk, although I would have preferred a little tasting as well as a talk. During dinner and the talk, little Philip was a perfect angel, so I began teasing them that kids weren't so bad and I didn't know what they were complaining about so much. We then went back to my brother's house, where Philip began to show his true colors. There are pics with me holding the wailing kid. I'll post those as well as my brother sends them along.
And that's it so far. The con starts tomorrow. In the meantime, if you live in the Seattle area, check out some of those bookstores for those signed copies. Or come to the con! I'd love to meet in person some of the people I only know online.
Today was spent driving around Seattle to bookstores and signing whatever stock they had of my books. I called most of the stores about 3 weeks ago to see if they'd be willing to get the books in while I was there, but a few of them were just random bookstores that I happened to pass and notice and so checked out. Here's the list of bookstores that now have some signed copies of my books, in case you're in the Seattle area and want signed copies:
Barnes & Nobles: Federal Way (lots of copies of all three books); South Center (a few copies of each book); Northgate (2 copies of Vacant); Bellevue (copies of Cracked and Vacant, no Skewed); University Village (2 copies of Vacant); and Downtown (3 copies of Vacant).
Borders: Tukwila (1 copy of Vacant); I stopped at a few other Borders, but none had any copies, so I just chatted with store personnel who were interested in fantasy or managers and whatnot.
University Bookstore: Main Site (a few copies of Skewed and Cracked, lots of copies of Vacant); Satellite in Bellevue (1 copy each of Cracked and Vacant).
Overall, lots of good contacts made, including a few employees who were willing to handsell the books. At one B&N, a customer overheard me talking to the employees at the desk and ordered a copy in of Skewed while I was standing there. In addition, she announced she once worked in movies and had many contacts in that industry and if she liked the book she'd definitely pass it on. I have her contact info and gave her mine, so we'll see what happens there. (I expect nothing, but a small part of me has already dreamed up a world in which I'm rich and famous and sleep on a bed of cash.)
After that, I ran off to see my new nephew, my brother, and his wife. We went out to dinner, then hit and REI clinic where the speaker talked about wild edible plants in the Pacific Coastal region and handed out recipes. Interesting talk, although I would have preferred a little tasting as well as a talk. During dinner and the talk, little Philip was a perfect angel, so I began teasing them that kids weren't so bad and I didn't know what they were complaining about so much. We then went back to my brother's house, where Philip began to show his true colors. There are pics with me holding the wailing kid. I'll post those as well as my brother sends them along.
And that's it so far. The con starts tomorrow. In the meantime, if you live in the Seattle area, check out some of those bookstores for those signed copies. Or come to the con! I'd love to meet in person some of the people I only know online.
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Date: 2009-04-09 08:01 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-04-09 08:56 am (UTC)I will cross my fingers for the film deal!
And Remember To Eat, Sir! (Over here in the UK I work Green Rooms at cons and have been known to chase people with food.)
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Date: 2009-04-09 11:58 am (UTC)I misread this as "sleep on a bed of catfish" and thought that was a pretty unique vision of the life of luxury.
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Date: 2009-04-09 12:51 pm (UTC)Go eat something! And not a simple bowl of pasta. Something with protein in it. MEAT! [1]
Sounds like a good but crazy time. Yes, definitely post pics of you with screaming nephew. Are you holding him out at arm's length with a pained expression? (No? Ok, it's just me who does that, then.)
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Date: 2009-04-09 02:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-09 04:41 pm (UTC)If you do decide to break down and order them from Amazon, click though one of my links on my profile. It doesn't cost you anything more, but Amazon gives me a kickback that I use to help fund the free books I give away here on my LJ.
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Date: 2009-04-09 04:16 pm (UTC)Can't wait to see pictures of the nephew, so I can see if he's as cute as my grandson. I'm sure he's not, but perhaps it will be close...