WorldCon 2007

[Bookstore Guy]

hehehe - well, i wasnt going to say anything, but i was thinking that exact thing...

[CtrlZed]

There was an error in translation.  The word used was schule, not schuler, as Parker misheard.  So technically, it wasn't just one schoolboy, but a whole entire school in the aforementioned pants.

[Parker]

But that's way too impersonal.  If the person who said that had actually *been* to Germany, he or she would know that Germans are notorious for dropping their endings, in which case, vocally, there's practically no difference between schuele and schueler, especially when mangled with an American accent.  In this case, one must go with what makes more sense.  An entire school fitting in someone's pants?  I don't think so.  A school boy?  Possibly.  QED

[CtrlZed]

The person who said it has actually been to Germany.  He also said that he had a crocodile up his nose and the he was the king of the lions.  (This, however, does not make up for his incredibly thick American accent.  But hey, he doesn't feel so dumb.  JFK made mistakes with his German, too.)

[Fellfrosch]

I want to hear a full report from Dan on his potential big break. I only heard short secondhand mentions of it.

I spent most of my time hanging out at the publisher panels, where they talked about all of their upcoming books, because it was a great way to meet editors and get to know what they liked. At the Ace/Roc presentation I decided that Blacker Darkness (one of my books, for those that don't know) would be a good fit for their stuff, so I pitched it to one of the editors. She laughed out loud at my brief description, but that's a good thing since it's a comedy; she said it sounded hilarious and please send it to her. That's pretty much the extent of it. I'm mailing it off tomorrow, and we'll see where it goes from there.

[EUOL]

That is more promising than any offer I ever got, Fell--even Moshe's.  So, I'm REALLY hoping for you to make it on this one.  You deserve it.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Fell for teh Awesome

[Spriggan]

Very cool, now don't screw it up by sending old cheese with your submission.  Even if she is a vampire you want her to buy your book before you kill her.

[stacer]

Buy, edit, publish, *and* promote first.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

Anne Sowards, one of the Ace editors, worked on a couple TLE issues by the way.

[Shrain]

Go Fell!! woot!

[Bookstore Guy]

yay for Fell!!  Your book is hilarous!!!

yay for schoolboys in "someones" pants!!!

[Chimera]

I *love* Blacker Darkness! It's the only one I've read of yours, Fell, but it still makes me laugh when I think of it. I'm so glad you have someone who is interested--and I sure hope it finds a home. Congrats!  

[Fellfrosch]

You're all very kind. I'm mailing it today, so everyone cross your fingers and sacrifice your cats.

[Spriggan]

Don't have a cat, will a Ferret do?