Drat, I had wanted to blog last night, but wound up too metal-fatigued to try. I’m at a writing conference in Dallas with almost 500 other writers and am having the usual wonderful time. I went to a chocolate party last night and then had a couple of appointments and wrapped up a little after midnight and decided I’d rather call home than try to blog.
I taught this morning for 2 hours and 15 minutes. My students claim that I said 100000 words in that time, which is possible, because I was going Xtremely fast. I’m teaching internet marketing in a continuing session that started today and ends tomorrow. Wish I had twice as much time to cover all this stuff!
Things are going amazingly well. I never make an agenda for myself at writing conferences. I just talk to people and try to get to know them a bit better. Good things often happen that way. There’s always some sort of surprise in store.
My friend James Scott Bell is the keynote speaker at the conference. Of course, he lost no opportunity to razz me about the infamous Mildred Koppelheimer scam that I ran years ago. (A scam you can easily Google if you need to, so I refuse to put a link here.) All publicity is good publicity, so I’m fine with a little razzing, although if Jim finds a dead raccoon in his room, I’m not going to be terribly surprised.
We are in the middle of a discussion here on the blog about creating characters. I will continue that discussion when I have at least two neurons in my brain that can fire simultaneously. Right now I’m just a little wired, and I need to run off to listen to my friend John Olson teach about science fiction, which will provide me with a very convenient alibi when Jim’s dead raccoon shows up.
Gotta run!
Dead racoon, huh? Well, a live one might cause more fuss, like in that Robin Williams movie RV when they flush the racoons out of the camper with a stinkbomb.
The hotel might sue you though. I wouldn’t try.
Happy joking! Looking forward to the next segment when the nuerons start firing again!
Metal?
Despite being “wired” and sounding a bit frazzled, it seems as though you’re having a good time. Enjoy!
I guess if he’s wired he could have “metal fatigue”…but that sounds hazardous to the few brain cells that are still functioning.
I guess if he’s wired he could have “metal fatigue”…but that sounds hazardous to the few brain cells that are still functioning.
oops, hit it twice…sorry
Metal fatigue? Is that camo for urban combat? Just kidding,Randy sounds like you’re having a ton of fun. Also, any info on the conference cd’s would be great.
Ooo, a discussion on Sci Fi! Maybe that could be done here.
Chocolate party? Whoa! Sign me on for next year’s conference!
Chocolate and Sci-fi … I’m there.
Finished Oxygen for the 4th time and enjoyed it just as much every time!
As many before me noted: Metal fatigue?
Should we now call you a metal-head?
Perhaps Randy’s had to be protected by a suit of armor from all his fans..? And thus has “metal” on the brain. Randy, we love you!
I just assumed the conference organizers were the black-leather-and-Metallica-Tshirt crowd, and generously provided a background soundtrack.
Very generously.
I get metal fatigue just thinking about it.
I’ll go put on a Fernando Ortega CD… Randy, that might be just what you need.
I’m glad you’re having a good time!
I’m glad you’re having a good time!
Heavy metal writer. Hmm, that’d be an interesting brand. 🙂 Toxic.
Metal fatigue? So which bands are you listening to during the conference?