Caturday, with Conference
Added 2018-09-29 14:00:02 +0000 UTCAs those of you eyeing my twitter are aware, this end-of-week/weekend I'm at the Novelists Inc. conference in Saint Petersburg, so I am head down in many, many lectures/sessions about the business of book selling! It is fantastic. I am eating so much food, plus catching up with industry news, and friends like the folks from Draft2Digital. Plus I met Leah Cutter, who wrote Paper Mage! I love that book. <3
Also, I've been painting the Sediyrl cover and it's almost done, so I should be ready to get that book up next... not week, because Tuesday is my birthday and I am planning to binge-read the new Honor Harrington book while eating multiple tiny cakes. But after next week and before the end of October!
The commute, which is averaging about 2 hours and 15 minutes a day, is giving me plenty of time to listen to the Sword audiobook which is tremendous and wonderful and I can't wait to hit 'go' on it. Particularly since it's the first 'wide distribution' audiobook I'll be doing. Yes, finally! Libraries! Kobo! Other retailers other than Audible or Amazon! I can't wait.
So that's my weekend! Super-exciting.
But back to the birthdays! What do you all do on your birthdays? Something I can fit in? I usually go for 'something I've never done before' as a way to keep my brain plastic, but this year things crept up on me and I haven't had time to schedule anything. Give me your ideas! :D
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Probably too late for this year, but have you ever done a hot air balloon ride? Spouse and I are going to try one for the first time next weekend for our anniversary, will report back on how it goes ;)
Capriox and Talikan
2018-09-30 00:55:31 +0000 UTCLove Sediyrl..... the painting is nice too! Colors are stunning! For my birthday idea, a great meal with a great companion is always great! And to think I used to ask for scratch tickets for my birthday! Have a fine day!
2018-09-29 22:06:24 +0000 UTCMine tends to be around food. Delicious cake. Delicious meals all through the day and not a whole let more. Oh, tequila! As much as I love having parties, this year especially I just want to hole up and hermit. Though I might go for a nature ramble. The weather has finally turned to perfect here in SoCal.
A. N. Hyatt
2018-09-29 22:00:41 +0000 UTCLove that painting! The colors are so lovely. As for birthday celebrations, usually, I bake my own cake and otherwise have a day much like any other.
Erin Hartshorn
2018-09-29 20:39:21 +0000 UTCHere's a combination of SF-ness and cats that you might enjoy: The theme from Star Trek: The Next Generation, played on cello and ... cat keyboard: <a href="https://youtu.be/6GUlEoabJto" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/6GUlEoabJto</a>
Edmund Schweppe
2018-09-29 14:45:25 +0000 UTCI'd suggest a trip to the used book section of Haslam's, but I suspect quiet, alone time is very precious to you, which it seems you've already scheduled. Yay! Have a big time at the conference. --filkferengi
filkferengi
2018-09-29 14:42:13 +0000 UTCI will also be
aimee hebert
2018-09-29 14:40:56 +0000 UTC
