Work is full of little niggly bits today, which are the legacy of being absent last week. I have blocked out some time to disappear and work on the coordinator’s manual, which really needs to be whipped into shape before I am out of the office this summer for a real vacation. So…less office action and more business writing this week and next.
Meanwhile, I am happy to report that I have 201 Expertise Hours in for this year. I’m moving toward 624 a year, and I have 5799 hours left to go on my way to 10K hours. Woot! Still a little ahead of the 12 a week.
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I should let you all know that I will be at Demicon this weekend in Des Moines. Sarah Prineas is their author guest of honor, so when I heard that, I thought I should go support her. Bryon and I may break out some costumes for Friday night.
Saturday, I’m supposed to fill an hour myself. I have a reading which lasts from 11:00 am -12:00 pm. Usually, I only ask for half an hour, because I’m not a main guest and modesty becomes me. However, the programming chair decided I could do an hour. As a teacher, I usually have content to hide behind, so I’ll be thinking about which thing (or two or three) to be reading, so I can keep hiding.
There’s also something called Speed Dating for Authors, where we get to sit down with groups of fans and chat with them. That happens from 3 pm – 4pm. I think this could be pretty fun. And autographing after that, from 4 pm – 5 pm. So, there’s a bit to get ready for this weekend.
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If I have time tomorrow, I’ll write the sequel to the Lost in Space robot conversation from this weekend.
Catherine
