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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: Bookstore Guy on December 04, 2007, 09:36:19 PM
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Yeah, that's really what its called.
The early pre-reg. pricing ends the 31st of this month.
Who's going?
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I'm planning on it.
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sweet!! now we walk around and have john scalzi appear everytime i mention his name!!
I think Rob (errent) said he was coming.
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I'll be going. However, unlike last time, I'm not throwing together a big caravan down or anything. I'll probably just stick with my writing group to make things easy.
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I need to pre-reg for this. Hopefully I can get on a panel...
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I'm hoping to go, but I'm wondering if any other girls are planning on going for sharing a hotel room.
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I'm considering going to this. Unfortunately, I probably won't know before the 31st of this month.
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I've never been to anything like this, but might have to check it out since it's local.
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I'm planning on going, just to see all you crazy people again.
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Oh Not-Bookstore-Man, I will be going.
I just don't know yet whether the new wife will want to go with me or not. Probably not. But I have to be sure.
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Is this WorldCon? I haven't heard anything about it. It's rather early, isn't it? (And hey, if I went, it would mean we'd have to have a birthday celebration for me on the 7th. :))
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Yes, it's Worldcon. And it is a few weeks earlier than usual; I'm sure there's a reason for that discussed elsewhere.
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So I'll ask again: are any girls going? If I go, I was hoping I might be able to share a hotel room with someone instead of being all alone and scared. Brandon will vouch for me to anyone who wonders if I'm a psycho.
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Yep. I'm in.
We have a lot of unfinished business from WorldCon 06.
1) Making Brian famous...
2) Expanding on our "Book Store Guy" techniques--or whatever variation thereof that we come up with. Lead, of course, by Steve.
3) Convincing Big Bob (Defendi) to go and helping him push his awesome Echoes of Heaven stuff in whatever way we can. Or, if he doesn't care about that, just for his general attitude/jokes.
4) Scalzi-bane "The Return", or "The Continuation" or whatever...
And those are just off the top of my head.
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Oh, hey. Here's some registration info:
*Yes, the pre-registration (reduced fee) ends on the 31st. However...
*You can pay on the "installment plan" if you want. If you pay $40 by the 31st, you can then pay the rest by July (minimum of $10 a quarter), the entire total being the reducted "pre-registration" rate.
Also, WorldCon Denver is giving a reduced rate to those who "voted in the 2008 site selection". That should mean ALL OF US, who voted at the L.A convention for Denver. I just sent Denvention an e-mail asking them how we can get this reduced rate. As soon as they get back to me, I'll post the details here.
NOTE: If you don't see anything from me by Monday (because they haven't gotten back to me yet), go to the site and at least pay the $40 to get the reduced rate. Buy the "Supporting Membership", which will be upgraded later to an "Attending Membership" when you pay the rest of the money. Put a check in the "installment plan" box.
Here's the websites. Information page (with link to installment plan instructions):
https://www.denvention3.org/membership.php
Actual registration page:
https://www.denvention3.org/wcdb/memed_member.php
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Alright, final post today :-X.
Just to give people an idea on price. To quote from Denvention's Website:
We have rooms in three of the hotels closest to the convention center, and in other hotels that are 4-5 blocks away and on the free down town shuttle bus route. We have rates no higher than $159 (double) at most hotels; a few are as low as $129.
Brandon might not want to head-up a big caravan, but I wouldn't mind going with three or four other people. If we split on gas and rooms, here's a guess on the break-down:
Room per night: $159 (let's say $175 with taxes). If we have four people in a room, that would equal $175 each for all four nights.
Gas: Let's say $100 each for both ways NOTE: if this seems high, it might not be with gas @ $3 right now in the winter time.
Convention Registration Fee (if you don't pay $40 by Monday): $175.
Total: $450.
Of course that doesn't include food and spending money, but most of us didn't spent a ton on that last time anyway.
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Did everyone vote in site selection at Anaheim? I know I did not.
So I'll ask again: are any girls going? If I go, I was hoping I might be able to share a hotel room with someone instead of being all alone and scared. Brandon will vouch for me to anyone who wonders if I'm a psycho.
My wife says, "We're also interested in sharing a hotel room. From other conventions we've been to, we've found that it's easier for a single guy or girl to share with a couple and feel comfortable than with other single people. Anyone interested?"
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My wife says, "We're also interested in sharing a hotel room. From other conventions we've been to, we've found that it's easier for a single guy or girl to share with a couple and feel comfortable than with other single people. Anyone interested?"
Will you be taking the baby?
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Karen says, "Um...probably yeah. By then, she should be sleeping through the night."
I just filled out the Denvention 3 program participation survey. Man, that took forever. I had to actually think up answers to the questions.
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I've thought about going, but it's unlikely. I'm not going to any other summer conventions, but work-wise I plan on being very busy during that time of year.
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Oh yeah, I still do need to get famous, don't I? I will actually have my first book finished by late February, and then a decent draft by early summer.
Count me in on the rooms for sure, but I'm not sure about driving. Steve mentioned that plane tickets betwix Denver and SL might be pretty cheap and I don't mind shelling out a little extra to not have to sit in a car for 10 hrs each way (give or take). As much as I loved the car ride with Chris, Steve, Bob, & co, I would love spending most of that time chatting in a cafe rather than in a cramped nissan.
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Oh yeah, and get this: I'm getting married tomorrow.
Weird.
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Rosencrantz: Yes--very weird. But very good weird. Congratulations!
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I just talked to Bob (Defendi). He's in.
Yeah, we'll figure out the driving/flying thing.
Unless the flights are pretty cheap, I'll likely be driving.
The room discounts through the convention people will be posted in a couple of weeks.
P.S. The registration people still haven't gotten back to me about a possible discount for WorldCon L.A. votes. I'm not counting on it, but I'll find post it here when I find out.
Oh, and Brian, congrats on the marriage thing.
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Yeah, in the end it will depend on how much the flights cost. If they are up there, then I will be in on the car ride. Right now, orbitz is showing at about 175 for round trip ticket between Denver and SL. So we have to consider 75-ish or so for rental(?) and gas a person in four people to a car. So is not sitting in a car for an extra half a day worth 100 bucks? That's a toughy.
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Everyone,
My assistant booked a room for Pemberly and I at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. I mention this because the Worldcon website says they're sold out, but we called and asked for a room that was NOT in the convention block...and they not only had rooms, but had them at $30 cheaper. ($129 a night.) Beyond that, they gave us $20 a night meal coupon or something like that because of a promotion.
If you're thinking of staying, give it a look. I'm pretty sure that's the right hotel for the convention and the price is excellent.
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Everyone,
My assistant booked a room for Pemberly and I at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
Oh ho! EUOL has an assistant now. Hoo boy, he has arrived. Was in the WoT decision that did it? I'm curious. ;)
You know, I've considered working for a literary agency rather than a publisher. I'm curious if that would offer me more places to live besides NY.
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Everyone,
My assistant booked a room...at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center...and they not only had rooms, but had them at $30 cheaper. ($129 a night.) Beyond that, they gave us $20 a night meal coupon or something like that because of a promotion.
You have quite the assistant. Nothing like that available now. Here's what I've come up with today. Hyatt Regency is booked up.
Denver Marriott City Center is $159 (the convention rate, $100 cheaper than the non-convention rate) plus $23 for taxes, and, darnit, no 20 buck meal coupon.
Oh, added note. Whoever drives, let it be know, it will be another $25 dollars a day--for whatever convention hotel you stay at--to park your car. That just motivated me to check into flying (of course, gotta pay for bus or taxi to get downtown). Leaving Wednesday morning and flying home at 6:30 Sunday night is $167.
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Yeah, I am probably flying. Not sitting in a car for 24 hours that week is fairly high on my list of priorities. It would be cool to get a group of us together and sit in a block on the plane. That might also be cheaper for ground transportation as well.