What Count Down?

I’ve spent the last two weeks at my sisters place, being a surrogate parent to her cats. I didn’t get quite as much writing done as I might have hoped – certainly nowhere near what I usually get done during that time every year. I have, however, failed to do��any writing in the two months previous, so even some felt like a cage door had been opened.

I am back home now, and pretending to settle into normal routine. I am only pretending though, because, very soon, I leave once more. If I pretend everything is normal, than these few days home will go by faster – at least that is the theory I’m going with. The alternative is to watch the clock and count down the minutes��– but my math isn’t good enough to keep track of 4320 of them and subtract random numbers, every time I glance at a clock.

Thursday, I once more depart from my normal life; my wife, four footed children, and days sitting by this computer. Thursday – once I have ingested enough coffee – I get in my truck and point it at Toronto. My destination? Ad Astra Convention. My goal? Have a great time.

I also have another goal – to give out one thousand business cards that contain a QR code for a free download of my latest release. That’s right, everyone at the Con should have a chance to get a free e-copy of my White Dragon Black anthology, Blondes, Books, & Bourbon. I can feel confident handing out these e-copied, because the reviews for the anthology are quite good. In fact, more than one, states that despite how much they enjoyed reading Tomorrow Wendell they actually liked the anthology better.

So, I have a Con with panels I’m quite interested in, people having fun, a chance to introduce many more people to my White Dragon Black world, and a chance to do some networking. I believe, firmly, that attending this Con will become and annual event for me. I’m trying to stay level headed and not get too excited, or too hopeful, as I have never been before and the minds eye can make a perfectly good reality seem sour. I have, however, enjoyed the previous two Cons I was lucky enough to attend so I doubt I’ll find myself miserable.

So here is me – trying hard not to look at a clock.

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