Busy, in a Good Way

This past weekend has been a busy one for me. First, I spent Thursday thru Sunday at Capricon, held in downtown Chicago. I had a slew of panels and events, as outlined here. I also attended a few parties and had some good meals. Then I attended a group reading hosted by Water Street Writers in Batavia. There I ran into Don Hunt, the leader of my writer's group, for the first time in-person in years. I finally got him to sign my copy of his book. Here are some more details.

The Con

Generally good. The hotel is very nice. However, being downtown, everything is expensive, from the bar to the breakfast. The party scene this year was sparce - 1 party on Thursday (although it was Tammy Coxen's so it was primo) and 3 or 4 on the other nights. Attendance was light and it did not seem to be a crowd into buying stuff.

Water Street Writers

This was my first time attending one of their events, so I can't compare it to anything. We had a crowd of 50 or so in the audience, and they seemed appreciative. The other authors and I all got an honorarium for attending so that was nice. I was dead tired after the con, so I was dragging, but everything seemed to go okay.

Now, I need to recover from my busy weekend!