Leaving home

[pbray]

The completed manuscript for THE FIRST BETRAYAL should arrive at Bantam today, a mere 8 days behind schedule :-)

Like a parent with a child leaving home for the first time, it's a mix of pride and anxiety, wondering if this child is ready to face the world.

Busy couple of days coming up, as I sort through the gear for the bike trip, and try to decide what I need and what I can do without. Also need to go through my TBR stack to decide which books will come with me.

Reading: Finished CURSE THE DARK by Laura Anne Gilman, the second book in her Retrievers series. Much of the book takes places during a heat wave in New York, which gave it a certain resonance during the record heat.

Comments

Re: Probably more than you want to know...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Feel free to hit me up with more questions when you think of them. Or buy me a beer next time you see me at a con and I'll cheerfully spill my guts :-)

Re: Probably more than you want to know...

[tryslora]

Heh. Buying you a beer would be a much better tactic than the last one I used of leaving you with my kidlets at the ice cream social! Poor you! I think I still owe you thanks for that.

What cons are on your schedule for this year?

Re: Probably more than you want to know...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Sadly I'm missing Albacon this year due to a wedding. I will be at World Fantasy, and then the next con looks like Boskone. I'd like to try to get to Philcon but that's up in the air-- my brother and his family moved to Florida last year, which means visits are now require plane tickets and advance planning rather than merely hopping in the car for a weekend.

Re: Probably more than you want to know...

[tryslora]

Well, we will get to see you at Boskone -- I haven't missed one since I was 12! *smiles* Plus, it's the convention at which the kids have the most fun. So we will see you there!

Re: Probably more than you want to know...

[storytellersjem.livejournal.com]

Congrats and thanks for the helpful commentary.

Shannon