Norwescon Report

Got back from Norwescon last night and had a blast. It was wonderful meeting people, especially at the autographing where there's a bit more time to chat than at the end of panels. The image to the right is from the Saturday autographing. That's Kai, my son, helping me out. He got into the act by deciding to sign his own autographs (mommy and daddy sign autographs, so why shouldn't he?) Two very kind fans got special, limited-edition, autographs by letting Kai sign their program books next to his picture. (Thank you, BTW)

Another highlight of the convention was Talebones Live. If you haven't been, it's a reading series sponsered by Talebones, a small-press magazine. They invite a rag-tag bunch of their alumni and invite them to read their punchiest 5-10 minute short story. There are prizes, bad jokes, celebrations of new authors, and much laughter. I read "Oscar Night 2054" a short-short that ties into my forthcoming novel, The Last Mortal Man, and got a great response (a relief as the reading required much theatricality and a number of silly voices.) Folks laughed in all the right places--yay! If you have a subscription to the journal Nature, you can read the story online, it's in the Futures section.

Next up is a booksigning at the University Bookstore in Seattle in either late June or early July (details still being worked out.)

There's still time to enter the contest of a uncorrected proof of The Last Mortal Man. Just send me an email with your mailing address to syne@synemitchell.com. Everyone who enters will receive an autographed postcard for the new book, so in a sense, everyone wins. Your contact info will be kept confidential and only used to promote my new books (ie: a postcard every year or so.)

Hope the spring finds you happy and well,

--Syne