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Because of the Skeptics meeting today and a plan to have dinner with friends, I knew going in that today would not be a long work day. This decision was aided and abetted by the fact that the talk last night was good, but kept me out past my bedtime, so I didn’t get as […]

Unlike yesterday, life gave me a break today. I rolled out of bed early and because of my prior planning had 1500 words in place before breakfast. By midmorning I’d finished that first chapter. By half past noon I had a second one down. The third finished itself right before 4 PM. Total output for […]

I did get some stuff written today, but not nearly enough. I finished off the chapter I started last night, adding 1550 words there, and tossed another fifteen-hundred on other jobs. The total for the day was 3000 or so, which is well below the mark I need to be hitting. What happened? Life. I […]

It’s been a very long day. I got up before dawn and started working on some non-book material. I’m writing up information about a project Bob Vardeman and I discussed with a lot of authors at the World Fantasy Convention. I tacked 1,500 words on to the basic document before breakfast. It’s going to be […]

The flight back to Phoenix was a bit late, but very pleasant. Steven Erikson and I sat together on the flight (he was on his way back to London). We swapped stories—he talked about getting swatted by a bear, I mentioned getting swatted by Mike Tyson. He talked about almost dying in the middle of […]

Sunday is always interesting, with folks coming and going, everyone winding down and cutting loose. I started by having breakfast with Bob Vardeman and Nathan Long; then Nathan ran off and Joan Saberhagen joined us. Bob and I both started with cinnamon rolls. Then he opted for a raspberry snail. I went for an apricot […]

Saturday at WFC is often the longest and most productive day. Many folks come in just for Saturday, or that’s the last full day they’re here, leaving early on Sunday. Folks bustle about trying to finish off business or set up that last minute meeting. They’re also buying or trading books. The dealers’ room at […]