Shannon

Sale! Received word this morning that “The Passion of Mother Vajpai,” a new collaborative story written with Jay Lake, sold to Subterranean Press for their TALES OF DARK FANTASY 2 anthology. Woo hoo!

I’m about to hit 40,000 words on OUR LADY OF THE ISLANDS, which is one-third of the goal. However, I am three full pages of outline away from the point labeled “end of act 1.” I’m inclined to not worry about it–things do tend to get rushy at the climax and ending of a book–but

I know I was only at the Day Job half a week but it somehow seems like I did just as much work. Meh. But it’s Friday! And I’m out in a minute to a lovely dinner. Reposting, as a reminder: Come see Jay and me at a reading and book signing party on Saturday,

So on Tuesday I was writing, trying to get a quick 1,000 words in while unpacking and repacking and all that nonsense before leaving for Jane_o_Trades’ wedding Wednesday. And I had already mentioned to Jay that I was starting to get annoyed at the main character in OUR LADY OF THE ISLANDS, and starting to

Come see Jay and me at a reading and book signing party on Saturday, August 22, from 2-4pm for the GRANTS PASS anthology! We both have stories in this fine volume, which is a clever and dark postapocalyptic anthology with a very cool premise. Authors scheduled are: Jay Lake, Shannon Page, Seanan McGuire, James M.

1. Oh! Looky! How awesome is that?! 2. Back to work today. Meh. 3. On the other hand, getting back to yoga was a thing of awesomeness. 4. Go here first, to see how most of my WorldCon went. Where my experience differs is that: I had less programming, so I slept in a bit

Tired. Have I mentioned how much I hate flying? I mean, I know travel is worth it, and that’s why I do it, but…yeah. No stories today, all went fine, but…it’s 10:41 pm which means it’s really 1:41 am and…wow. Tired. WorldCon was amazing. Even before I met Neal Stephenson. Good night! Ahhhhhh…..my own sheets

I met Neal Stephenson!!! Talked to him and everything!!!! 🙂

Sunday. I am back in the room for a short respite between events. I’ve just written 2,000 words on OUR LADY and am feeling more like myself. Yesterday was a fun and fantastic blur of meeting people–but not just any old people. No, people who think science fiction (and fantasy) is cool and interesting and

WorldCon is fun! And busy! And I have to leave in 10 minutes. Yesterday was a blur of sessions and parties and food and absinthe (thanks jackwilliambell!). I’m not even going to attempt to list who-all I met, because I would leave out way too many people, and that would be wrong. Highlights include: Jay