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LauraJUnderwood · 7th August 2007, 05:20 AM

Saturday, my first panel was at 10:00, and the subject was collaborations. I ended up moderating the GoH Barbara Hambly, along with others, and it was great. We spoke of the ups and downs of collaborations, what we liked and disliked about it, and how we worked things out.

At noon, they had scheduled me on a panel on "Knowing When to Stop Writing" but they also had me doing the SFWA Musketeer official demo. So I found a sub for my panel (many thanks to Mel Tatum), and was free to burn myself out with a second session of fencing against the Dread Pirate Rosen (aka, Selina Rosen), Lee Martindale (aka, Hell On Wheels), and Captain of the Musketeers (aka, Elizabeth Moon). We were assisted by sundry folk who kept the peace, passed the hat to collect for the EMF and did much to help us. The demo was in a limited space, alas, and we had folks standing out in the hall wanting in, watching from the door, but there was just no room.

I then had to break down and dash over to a Kaffeklatch with my fans who had signed up to sit and chat with me. Subjects varied from publishers to cons to food...

It was fun.

I then went back to the room, showered and changed and rested because This Was The Night of the Yard Dog Press Traveling Road Show, and I was destined to comedy greatness. I was playing a frustrated librarian named Ms. Tiddywump, who lives in the world of Bubbas of the Apocalypse. Her desire to to make sure folks understand that Reading Is Important, so she told the story of "Moon Pie Man..." (Think "Johnny Cake" or "The Gingerbread Man bubbafied and bubbafried...).

Now what made this fun was I went in costume. I dashed over after we got started and put myself in a horridly unmatching outfit, make my large posterior larger with a bean bag pillow and put on an awful assemblage of makeup.

And no one recognized me at first. People who had known me for a long time were wondering Who I Was...

My publisher said I was the icing on the whole cake and if YDP gave out oscars, I would certainly deserve one for that performance.

We went to parties afterwards, then back to the room. I packed up stuff and went to bed.

Sunday morning, I had a 10:00 am program on "So I Have to Write a Book Report." Very few people came (not surprising after a wild Saturday night), but the discussion and list of books shared out was good.

Then it was back to the dealer's room to sell more books and finally settle up.

I was pleased with the number of sales. Money to save for the next trip (which is DragonCon).

And many fans who came and told me how much they liked my work, appreciated my performances, and admired my fencing skills.

I made the long drive home, arriving at my own door around midnight.

A good con. I will certainly think of going back to Archon in the future.

Laura J. Underwood

7th August 2007, 05:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
LauraJUnderwood Silly Author Person Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 157	NASFic Rocked! Part Two Saturday, my first panel was at 10:00, and the subject was collaborations. I ended up moderating the GoH Barbara Hambly, along with others, and it was great. We spoke of the ups and downs of collaborations, what we liked and disliked about it, and how we worked things out. At noon, they had scheduled me on a panel on "Knowing When to Stop Writing" but they also had me doing the SFWA Musketeer official demo. So I found a sub for my panel (many thanks to Mel Tatum), and was free to burn myself out with a second session of fencing against the Dread Pirate Rosen (aka, Selina Rosen), Lee Martindale (aka, Hell On Wheels), and Captain of the Musketeers (aka, Elizabeth Moon). We were assisted by sundry folk who kept the peace, passed the hat to collect for the EMF and did much to help us. The demo was in a limited space, alas, and we had folks standing out in the hall wanting in, watching from the door, but there was just no room. I then had to break down and dash over to a Kaffeklatch with my fans who had signed up to sit and chat with me. Subjects varied from publishers to cons to food... It was fun. I then went back to the room, showered and changed and rested because This Was The Night of the Yard Dog Press Traveling Road Show, and I was destined to comedy greatness. I was playing a frustrated librarian named Ms. Tiddywump, who lives in the world of Bubbas of the Apocalypse. Her desire to to make sure folks understand that Reading Is Important, so she told the story of "Moon Pie Man..." (Think "Johnny Cake" or "The Gingerbread Man bubbafied and bubbafried...). Now what made this fun was I went in costume. I dashed over after we got started and put myself in a horridly unmatching outfit, make my large posterior larger with a bean bag pillow and put on an awful assemblage of makeup. And no one recognized me at first. People who had known me for a long time were wondering Who I Was... My publisher said I was the icing on the whole cake and if YDP gave out oscars, I would certainly deserve one for that performance. We went to parties afterwards, then back to the room. I packed up stuff and went to bed. Sunday morning, I had a 10:00 am program on "So I Have to Write a Book Report." Very few people came (not surprising after a wild Saturday night), but the discussion and list of books shared out was good. Then it was back to the dealer's room to sell more books and finally settle up. I was pleased with the number of sales. Money to save for the next trip (which is DragonCon). And many fans who came and told me how much they liked my work, appreciated my performances, and admired my fencing skills. I made the long drive home, arriving at my own door around midnight. A good con. I will certainly think of going back to Archon in the future. Laura J. Underwood