SF events - Sept-Dec 2005 UK

[Princess Ivy]

my daughter is also excited that i'll be meeting a real writer (obviously i'm not). Looking forward babe, but be warned, so are the rest of the group. poems at the ready . on the plus side, we've a costa opening up, so you might be able to get a decent non micki D's cup

[Mark Robson]

Originally Posted by Princess Ivy

my daughter is also excited that i'll be meeting a real writer (obviously i'm not). Looking forward babe, but be warned, so are the rest of the group. poems at the ready . on the plus side, we've a costa opening up, so you might be able to get a decent non micki D's cup

Hurrah! (Will be wearing my anti-bad poetry deflection sunglasses and carrying a stun gun to stop the really persistent ones!) Hey, I might even be famous by then - The Independent are going to be running a story on me towards the end of the week. You know the sort of thing - "Tall, dashing, devilishly handsome young man writes brilliant work of fiction set to blow the world away"!!! Will no doubt start a new thread on my author page when it has been released - not that I'm self obsessed, or vain, or anything like that, of course. It's just that my public need to know ...

[dwndrgn]

Originally Posted by Mark Robson

Hurrah! (Will be wearing my anti-bad poetry deflection sunglasses and carrying a stun gun to stop the really persistent ones!) Hey, I might even be famous by then - The Independent are going to be running a story on me towards the end of the week. You know the sort of thing - "Tall, dashing, devilishly handsome young man writes brilliant work of fiction set to blow the world away"!!! Will no doubt start a new thread on my author page when it has been released - not that I'm self obsessed, or vain, or anything like that, of course. It's just that my public need to know ...

Your public needs to know what, that you are set to blow the world away? Nice warning. Where's a Vogon ship when you need one!!!

[rune]

One of these days I'll get to one of these conventions

[Princess Ivy]

checked out the costa, reasearch only of course, you can get your late, but first it's the dreadful stuff of the centre. btw: Chris says he'll send you info on how to get there, but give me a shout if you need real directions or you might end up in scunthorpe!

[Mark Robson]

Originally Posted by Princess Ivy

checked out the costa, reasearch only of course, you can get your late, but first it's the dreadful stuff of the centre. btw: Chris says he'll send you info on how to get there, but give me a shout if you need real directions or you might end up in scunthorpe!

LOL! Chris emailed me today to confirm - which I duly did. I'm trying to remember what I said I'd talk about. Not sure what we agreed in the end. I'm hoping he will remind me before I come. It would be a bit embarrassing to turn up prepared to talk on one subject and your group be expecting something totally different.

Good directions would be much appreciated too. You can never have directions that are too good. No offense to Scunthorpe people, but I doubt that there're many Princesses there. I'd rather spend my morning in the company of a Princess any day.

[Princess Ivy]

i believe that you're talking on self publishing and setting short excersises (but no star jumps or i will rebell!), but you can always surprise him and talk about the trans warp capabilities of the start ship voyager
directions are sent, i'm very visual so my directions tend to be based on land marks, but i'm used to directing people like my mother so i also try to keep to main roads so things are simple. if you get lost, i'll stand outside and send up a flare

[Mark Robson]

Exercises?! *chokes on sandwich*. Actually it might be quite fun to see you doing star jumps ... I wonder what your self published poet would look like doing star jumps. Maybe if I tell him it will help sell more books ...

I'm not sure what sort of an exercise I'll be able to set on self publishing, but if Chris wants me to set a writing exercise, then I imagine I'll be able to rustle something up.

[Princess Ivy]

writing excersise, as for self published poet, he must be at least seventy five, so i don't think he'd do star jumps either
just one thing, no ian flemming's grand children in my group be warned!

[David Stewart]

OK, it' not strictly UK but Octocon, the Irish National Science Fiction Convention take place at the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co Kildare (just outside Dublin) on October 15 & 16. Charles Stross is GoH. See www.octocon.com for details. - David