Archon recap
My first attendance to Archon was interesting. A few programming difficulties, but mistakes happen. Overall, I still had a great time. Got to hand with some of the Yard Dogs. Also saw some friends I met three or four years ago at MidSouth Con whom I hadn't seen in a couple of years. Made some new friends and some great networking opportunities.
Some of those I met of interest was the very cordial author/editor Ellen Datlow who took time to offer some advice for my current career. This was after I told her my story of years (and years) ago when I knew nothing about how to properly submit a story to Omni magazine (the days before the internet and I had no idea that books such as The Writer's Market even existed to help a writer learn the proper way to submit). I'm surprised she even read it and had given me a personal rejection letter, my very first rejection letter for my first submission outside of school literary magazines. She said she must've liked something about the story if she took the time to write a personal rejection. That actually made me feel better.
Also, Claudia Christian was there. I got to speak with her for a few minutes. She was kind, very funny and even more beautiful in person than she is in photos and on TV.
Artist John Picacio was also there. He's always great to speak with. We've sort of known each other a few years now. Viewing his art and listening to his panels is always interesting.
Since I didn't get in on the show in time to get a table, Yard Dog Press let me use a bit of their table since I have stories in three of their anthologies. That was very cool and helped.
Some of those I met of interest was the very cordial author/editor Ellen Datlow who took time to offer some advice for my current career. This was after I told her my story of years (and years) ago when I knew nothing about how to properly submit a story to Omni magazine (the days before the internet and I had no idea that books such as The Writer's Market even existed to help a writer learn the proper way to submit). I'm surprised she even read it and had given me a personal rejection letter, my very first rejection letter for my first submission outside of school literary magazines. She said she must've liked something about the story if she took the time to write a personal rejection. That actually made me feel better.
Also, Claudia Christian was there. I got to speak with her for a few minutes. She was kind, very funny and even more beautiful in person than she is in photos and on TV.
Artist John Picacio was also there. He's always great to speak with. We've sort of known each other a few years now. Viewing his art and listening to his panels is always interesting.
Since I didn't get in on the show in time to get a table, Yard Dog Press let me use a bit of their table since I have stories in three of their anthologies. That was very cool and helped.
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