Fantasy Matters Convention

[pameladean]

Sorry, I probably should have said something about this earlier, but, well, I have this deadline.

I'll be reading from Going North at the Fantasy Matters Convention at 1:30 pm on Saturday, November 17th. It's a half-hour slot, but I'm told that there is no event in the room after my reading, so I thought I might stick around for a little longer and answer questions and chat with people, if anybody would like that. If you want to hear somebody else read at 1:30 or attend a panel or something, don't worry about missing the reading. You can still come by and say hello if you want to.

I haven't decided what I'll be reading yet, but it's possible that people who have attended my readings at Minicon over the past two years may hear something they've already heard. I haven't yet found a passage from the middle of the book that isn't either rife with spoilers or incomprehensible without an extensive lecture, so I may relapse upon the readable bits of earlier chapters.

I won't be able to attend the convention proper, or even stick around more than an hour or so after the reading, unfortunately. It sounds like it will be a good one.

Here's the url for the convention:

http://www.fantasymatters.org/

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Comments

[lcohen]

evil temptress!!

[pameladean]

I'm far too distracted about my book to be either evil or a temptress. I am more like an old dishrag.

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[lcohen]

well now, besides wanting to come to hear an excerpt from the book, i want to head up there to give you a hug. dishrag, hmmph.

*hugsinabsentia*

[pameladean]

Aw, thanks. Sorry to be unintentionally evil. Intentional evil is much more fun, I'm sure.

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[mrissa.livejournal.com]

If you go around declaring yourself an old dishrag, even people who want you to be focused on your book will feel the need to be evil temptresses themselves and entice you out to tea or something.

I will make the stern face again if I have to. Don't think I won't.

[pameladean]

Noooooo, not the sterny face!

Okay, I am not an old dishrag. I am a sprightly crisp new linen tea towel, embroidered with coneflowers and Red Admiral butterflies.

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[mrissa.livejournal.com]

See? Isn't that better for everyone?

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

*squinch of jealousy*

Have a good time, though only for a day!

[pameladean]

Not even a day. Two hours, tops. I'm unhappy about that, because it really does sound good. If it's a success this year, maybe they'll do it again.

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[careswen.livejournal.com]

I so wish mmerriam and I had heard about this sooner, we definitely would have attended if we'd been able to plan in advance. Do you happen to know if it's a regular gig?

Have an awesome reading and chitchat, and good luck with your deadline!

[pameladean]

I think this is their first year, though I'm not sure. Maybe they'll do it again.

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[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Psst.

BTW, are you coming to 4th street? Because, you know, I hear a rumor I would like to buy you a drink. *g*

[pameladean]

I am coming to Fourth Street. It would be as much as my life was worth not to come, but fortunately I really really want to.

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[matociquala.livejournal.com]

YAY!

[pameladean]

Really, I wouldn't dream of missing it. And it's a date for the drink.

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[littlekodama.livejournal.com]

erm, is it possible to read an online posting of aforesaid except for impatient fans who live too far away and are a bit busy trying to survive grad school to go to the convention... *crosses fingers*

[pameladean]

Well, I'll see what I can do, but it's not likely to happen until after my deadline, or possibly not until early next year. You can drop another comment and nag me in January, if you like. I know it's not the same as having it the proper weekend, but I was crazy to even say I'd do this reading with the deadline looming.

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