Dandelyon's Worlds

It was great to finally show people the first Torn World anthology (even if having the first panel where I showed off the beautiful book with the beautiful, big white unicorn on the cover was a vampire panel). I had fun despite all the new carpets outgassing and killing my singing voice, and the other less than optimal conditions beyond my control.

Now I'm home, and have to go to work in the morning, so I'll leave more details for later.

Thank you to everyone who bought the book at the con!

Good night, everyone! Sweet dreams.

ellenmillion now has hardcopies of the anthology Family Ties and Torn Skies. Advance perks are going away this weekend. Reviewer perks will still be available. Let her know if you would like to review our book. Request an e-copy here: http://www.tornworld.net/familyties.php and let her know where the review will appear.  Your blog, Amazon, and Smashwords, for instance.

We're about halfway to providing comp copies for contributors, so your support is welcome.

If you see me at Duckon this weekend, please feel free to ask to see  a copy.  I have some to sell, but so long as I have even one left, I'll be glad to let you look at it!

The roses are starting to bloom!  This little bush was almost hidden by the garage and the lilac.  It seems pleased to be getting more sun.

The silver lining for our long, cold spring is that this year the best weekend for the roses will NOT be during Duckon.  

If I have internet at the con, there's more pictures of roses to share--and maybe even pictures of Duckon.  

In front, we have irises!

(or "when to expect my cell phone to be off this weekend")

I will be busy at Duckon. I hope to arrive on Friday before Nate Bucklin's guitar workshop at 8, but I must be there before 9, as that's my first panel:

Friday, June 17
9:00 P.M. Vampires: Hidden Desires Unleashed or Misdirected? (Mahogany Ballroom I)
Descript: Vampires in TV programs and movies are glamorous, desirable, and loveable. Ancient folklore and myth view them in not so admirable ways. How did we reach the point where everyone wants to have his or her own vampire girl/boy friend?

Saturday, June 18
3:00 P.M. Reality of Science Fiction/Fantasy Character Roles in True Life (Mahogany Ballroom I)
Descript: How many fictional roles appearing in books, magazines and movies are actually feasible in the real world? Could a Mulder exist and encounter aliens?
5:00 P.M. How Writers Motivate Themselves to Write (Mahogany Ballroom II)

Sunday, June 19
10:00 A.M. Writing in Someone Else's World (Mahogany Ballroom II)
11:00 A.M. Autographing (Room 1212) (You will share the room with Michael Williams and Shirley Damsgaard)
1:00 P.M. Balancing Historical Fact and Fiction (Mahogany Ballroom I)
Descript: How do you change the past but still make a believable story? What percentage of facts do you really twist without totally convoluting the reality of your alternate history? When does changing too many facts completely negate an understandable, possible future?
2:00 P.M. Reading (Room 1210) (You will be dividing your hour with Kathryn Sullivan.)

Four things in five hours on Sunday...I will have to eat a real meal on Saturday, sometime.  If someone wants to do lunch or dinner, l with a person who has to be not only gluten-free but also corn-free, especially if you have some idea where to find healthy food that meets those qualifications, please let me know!

If you'll be at the con, I'd love to see you at any of the panels.  If not (or even if you will be there), you're welcome to kibitz ahead of time on any of the above topics.  I have a nice, roomy comment thread available here, after all!

(In other news, here's the first rose in our garden this year; the picture was taken Friday.)