May 2011

Well we survived the Steampunk Worlds’ Fair- not because it was awful, but because both myself and Tee were struck with the lurgy. The event was full of lovely, beautifully costumed fans of steampunk. I will do a roundup post on this event and Balticon in early June.

For now I am concentrating on getting this post out before I collapse back into bed.

My Balticon schedule, where you can find me, and what I am doing is what follows next.

Program change Friday, May 27, 2011, 9:00 PMÂ Chesapeake Suite, Alien Sex What Could Go Wrong

Saturday, May 28, 2011,Â Â 11:00AM Brown Bagging It the Wellington Way. Pick up a lunch-to-go from the hotel snackery and bring it to Salon A to have lunch with me. Attendance limited to 10 people. Sign up at the help desk.

Saturday, May 28, 2011,Â Â 3:00 PMÂ Chesapeake Suite, Book Launch: The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Phoenix Rising

Saturday, May 28, 2011,Â Â 10:00 PMÂ Derby Room Erotica A La Carte: Iron Chef

Sunday, May 29, 2011, 12:00 NoonÂ Garden Room GoH Speech: From Wellington to Baltimore- How New Media got me here

Sunday, May 29, 2011, 5:00 PMÂ Â Chesapeake, Metamor City Live:Â SF/Urban Fantasy/Noir radio drama

Sunday, May 29, 2011, 7:00 PMÂ Â Maryland Foyer, Laura Frechette, Philippa Ballantine, and Starla Huchton Autographs

Monday, May 30, 2011, 10:00 AM, Salon C, Network vs Platform: Can you tell them apart?

It’s my very first Guest of Honor role, so I am a little nervous, but I hope to see some of you there. Please don’t hesitate to step up and say hi.

It’s been a crazy month in a crazy year.

Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel was launched about three weeks ago, and it’s been go go go. We’ve done three readings and signings, and been editing the second book in those three weeks.

But coming up are two even larger events.

The first is the Steampunk World’s Fair, in Somerset, NJ. So if you want to find us between 20-22 May check out this post over on the Ministry. It will be our first steampunk only convention, so we are really looking forward to it.

The second is the following weekend. Balticon in Baltimore held over Memorial Weekend, has become the default location for podcast authors to meet. (at last count there would be twenty-nine podcasters in attendance) I am very proud to be the New Media Guest of Honor. It is my first GoH and I plan on being everywhere I can.

So if you are attending either (or both) of these please stop by and say I. I really enjoy these opportunities to get out and about.

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