After Westercon 67 I Get to do July
Westercon 67 was a blast. I'm not very good at writing up convention reports, but I can easily take the time to publicly thank Dave Doering for chairing such a wonderful convention, Kate Hatcher for snatching a programming victory from the jaws of defeat, and Mark Osier for filking the excuses right out of our podcasting team. And I'm pretty sure I speak for all of us at Writing Excuses when I thank our special guests, each of whom brought something fresh, wonderful, and unique to the podcast. They included:
- Brad Voytek
- Charlie Harmon
- Christopher Garcia
- Cory Doctorow
- David Farland
- Dierdre Saoirse Moen
- J.R. Johansson
- Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
- M. Todd Gallowglass
- Mette Ivie Harrison
- Patty Garcia
- Paul Stevens
- Peter Orullian
- Peter S. Beagle
- (I think that's all of them...)
I'm personally grateful for my fellow panelists: Aneeka, Kevin, Karen, Brook, Zoe, Jess, Sandra, and Keliana. Their perspectives and expertise were what brought the awesome to the panels I participated in. I ended up with something like 12 hours of assorted programming, and with the help of these folks, numerous convention volunteers, and enthusiastic fans I enjoyed every moment.
I also want to thank Brandon, Dan, and Mary, and of course Isaac Stewart, Peter Ahlstrom, and Kara Stewart for making Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology such a wonderful, beautiful book. Oh, and thank you also for not fighting me for that copy I grabbed, which is, as witnessed by Kara and others, the very first one to be removed from the crates. Yes, I licked it, but had you ganged up on me I doubt I could have hung on to it.
And just like that I'm done with conventions for five weeks. During that time I need to make a big stack of comics, write a couple of short stories, and get a leg up on the 2015 Schlock Mercenary calendar. I'll see a few movies, write some reviews for you, catch up on my sleep, and maybe, just maybe I'll get my diet back under control.
The next event on my schedule is GenCon Indy. Perhaps I'll see you there, but until then I'm mostly going to be hiding in this office of mine making all of the things.