Greetings from sunny Florida!

[swan_tower]

Yesterday I went swimming, then sat out in the sun to let my hair dry. *^_^*

I do so love ICFA. Even if it makes me get up at 7:30 in the morning to do a reading (and many thanks to the few hardy souls who came by to listen to us). Anyway, by a lovely coincidence of fate, my reading fell on the same day that I was planning to post my next excerpt from Midnight Never Come.

That's the second part of what I read (and be sure to click past that initial page; there's more to be had). The first part was, of course, the prologue; for the third part, you'll have to wait a while, as it won't be posted until shortly before the book comes out.

Which is far too long from now. <sigh>

Comments

[mastergode.livejournal.com]

Sigh. I wish I were there. I don't think you read my journal, but things have recently conspired to prevent me from attending ICFA this year. =(

Have some extra fun for me?

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I read sporadically, which is probably the worst of all worlds, since it means I neither catch nor miss things consistently.

Sorry you couldn't make it this year, but good luck with the house thing!

[mastergode.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll definitely be there next year, provided that it's not too soon after my wedding. <chuckles>

[elizaeffect.livejournal.com]

I do so love ICFA.

*intense jealousy*

Maybe next year...

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I learned to spin poi.

By which I mean, I smacked myself with a high-speed beanbag in every available body part including the back of my head.

(One of the award finalists is apparently a beginner poi-spinner, and she had brought her practice beanbags. I learned a couple of simple moves, but it was getting too late at night for me to master the three-beat weave, and eventually I had to admit defeat. But one presumes she'll be back next year . . . .)

[sora-blue.livejournal.com]

But I want to know who he is....

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

You'll find out in good time!

[xmurphyjacobsx.livejournal.com]

Oh geez, that means you're not that far from me, and my good bud MissingVolume is roaming around somewhere near and not knowing it. Yet another year I didn't go and this year it was even close by and I even got a heads up for the book room and...

It's a conspiracy. My house WOULD sell this week.

Feh. I go pack another box.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Packing = not fun. But maybe next year! They'll have to pry that con from my fingers.

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

Here, I have seen the first evidence of daffodils.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Yay daffodils!

[jesterjoker.livejournal.com]

You might or might not remember me from a question about concocting unfamiliar names, but I've added you on to my reading list. At least, temporarily. I'm fickle like that. :)

I love love all the research. I've been looking into everything around the Victoriana / British Empire... partly for a book project and part because it's just that fun. You have a heck of a list of books. 8)

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

Research is peculiarly addictive. When I started writing MNC, I was far enough along in my research that I thought, okay, I've got about three more books I need to read, and then I'm done.

It stayed "three more books" for another three months, while the stack of those I'd read got ever higher . . .