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( Nov. 3rd, 2007 10:38 am)
I ran into J.V. Jones, who i hadn't know was coming, and must have publisher her first novel at twelve. Sean Wallace of Prime Books and I exchanged quips about slush and rejection letters we wished we could write, I hope no listening took either of us too seriously.

Alan Dean Foster was quietly conversing with someone who's name i didn't catch when we got on the elevator. He doesn't look like your typical fan/author or editor.

Tempest accosted me and insisted i buy and read a book by a lovely lady at the con, i accomplished the first and am working on the second.

Jay Lake is dressed in his usual subtle hues and reserved finery.

Oh yes, and my body dislikes being this far from the ocean, the air here is way to dry.

The mass autograph session last night was chaos incarnate. While nearly everything else here has been well organized, one or two people reported that it would have been a might easier on those not signing if things were alphabetized. As it was, David Hartwell was sitting next to Lois Bujold, George R. R. Martin was sitting next to David Anthony Durham, J.V. Jones and David Coe were rubbing elbows, and David Duncan was sharing air with Sarah Hoyt, Dan Hoyt and Kate Paulk.

More news when (and if) i wake up.
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( Oct. 18th, 2007 02:59 pm)
I just looked at my profile and realized its been one year since i started this LJ. Amazingly I've even learned things in that one year. The three most important are probably that A) I'm not the most patient man in the world. B) that i have not yet seen the best thing in the slush pile . C) That i have not yet seen the worst thing in the slush pile. These last two should be noted by anyone submitting to me. I've also learned that no matter how simply i spell things out on my website, someone will be confused. One of the more interesting tidbits I've picked up on is that only a single person who's submitted to me and failed to get the basics of the submission right (subject line and reasonable cover letter) has ever made it past page five and not one has ever been picked up. Think carefully about this. If nothing else this year I've met some really interesting people, and gotten to read some fascinating journal entries.

Cheers, and thanks for the fish, laughs, thoughts, and icons,

Mike
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