Keeping Those Thoughts

Signing (alongside Lauren Teffeau)

Thanks to all of you who kept a good thought for me as I attempted to finish a short story in time for Bubonicon.  I’m happy to announce that I managed to do so.  I finished typing up a reading draft of just over 5,000 words with time enough for Jim to read the story and mark up some typos.  Then we headed off to the con to pick up our registration materials before my first panel of the convention—which was also the first panel of the convention.

I found more typos as I was reading the story to a standing room only audience that evening, but managed to handle my cold reading pretty well.  That night, however, I was so sore from unaccustomed time on my computer that I had trouble sleeping!  Once I’m rested up from a really busy weekend, I’ll polish up the story, figure out a title that isn’t too spoilery, and think about sending it out.

I’ll keep you posted!

Bubonicon was lots of fun.  I was on three panels, in addition to my reading.  This gave me time to attend several talks and readings, see the art show and Dealer’s Room, and sign a lot of books.  I was tickled to discover that some folks were hunting out my very early works, including a couple that aren’t available as e-books, although for many print copies are available at my website bookshop (still currently closed).

I’ve been asked when my website bookshop will be open again.  I’ve left it closed longer than I planned, since my recover from rotator cuff surgery took more out of me than I anticipated.  However, I hope to get to it before the end of September.

Thanks again for all the good thoughts.  Even better, maybe now that I have proven to myself that I can write, I’ll get back to the novel I was working on.

Take care!