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Polaris

Jul 03, 2007 11:44

This weekend -- July 6 to 8 -- I'll be in Toronto at Polaris the fan run media convention previously known as Toronto Trek.

As well as the Blastoff party on Friday night, this is my schedual:

Non-SF Readers Afraid of SF?
07/07/07 10:00 AM
WINDSOR

Pigtails In Space!
07/07/07 01:00 PM
PEEL
This is a panel on Vala Mal Doran, the Claudia Black ( Read more... )

convention

Comments 36

blueeyedtigress July 3 2007, 16:21:05 UTC

Oh, I wish I were going -- it's suddenly not in my budget. Vet bills + car repairs + waterbed repairs = Blade being skint, stoney, and of bankrupt trews. 8P

Have fun for me, eh? ;]

andpuff July 3 2007, 17:04:06 UTC

I wish I could've had the chance to see you there but I totally understand. If I wasn't a guest it wouldn't have been in my budget either. *g*

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andpuff July 3 2007, 17:03:07 UTC

IMHO, TT has always been an over-programed con...

spike20 July 3 2007, 20:42:21 UTC

That's why I never go to programming ;).

Drop me an email at spike at ica dot net and I'll pass on my cell number so we can hook up for that drink. I'm hoping I can drag Askwith off to the bar at some point as well...

tigertoy July 3 2007, 16:53:16 UTC

Wow, they're really working you hard.

I took a look at the web site, and I have a question about your mysterious Canadian existence -- what the heck is a "Public Lending Rights check"?

andpuff July 3 2007, 17:02:26 UTC

Essentially, a PLR check is money received to make up for royalties lost when people take your books out of libraries instead of buying them.

tigertoy July 3 2007, 18:46:27 UTC

And what about the royalties gained when people who discover your books in the library and that leads them to start buying them for themselves? I strongly disagree with the idea that libraries do a disservice to authors for which they must be compensated. It's too close to the idea that we should stop wasting all that money on having libraries at all. I learned to love reading thanks to libraries, and now I have a house full of books ( ... )

wiliqueen July 3 2007, 17:21:47 UTC

< whine size="Being a grownup sucks!" >

Waaaaaaaaaah! Stuck in Chicago with with three commitments, no masquerade and no cool author! *powerpout*

< /whine >

*ahem* Errrr.... Have a lovely time! :-)

thebitterguy July 3 2007, 17:34:54 UTC

Oh, dang. You've got a panel up against hte Masquerade. But I will be so pretty!

I will be there, as you've probably been warned.