Wow, what an adventure my first con was! It proved to be a fun, if not exhausting, and occasionally disappointing weekend. All in all I had a great time though, and plan to return next year.

Thank you, mightily, to Fairwood writers for such a fantastic opportunity to show my writing to published authors.

In First Page Idol, The Pallidin, brought the crowd and panelists out of their shells and into hysterics. I couldn't be more happy with the comments made by both the crowd and the panelists. I had not intended to write it as THAT humorous. Yet, somehow, it was read that way and I am happy I could provide some glee to all who were there. Even I couldn't stop laughing on how it was read. Hmmm... I guess I will have to finish the book now. Maybe, possibly, I could be finagled to post a preview of this little ditty that will, some day, grow up to be an interesting Fantasy novel.

I received raving reviews for Slayers in a way I never imagined. As many of you know, Slayers has been relegated to the back corner of my mind, and computer, along with several short stories and some dust motes. I had, at one time, considered Slayers for a possible YA read then opted out, then again opted out of ever finishing it. I thought it sucked. And some of it does, but the wonderful authors who were my critiquers blew me away by encouraging me to finish it. They told me it was a highly marketable YA Urban Fantasy book, and they loved both my world and Kitra, the protag. I will never be able to thank them all enough for being honest and incredibly encouraging.

My short story... well, lets just not talk about that. Oh, the writing was excellent and the dialog as perfect as any they had read, but the story... yeah, I have a lot to learn about short stories. I will say they told me it sounded more like parts from a novel. Which is exactly what it was. A highly condensed three chapters from a novel. I guess I need to stay a novelist. It seems to be where I belong.

I am just fine with that...

Ah, Norwescon is just around the corner. Slayers was tweeked and re-written for this event, and my short; The Last Fae was submitted for a round table professional crit. I plan to enter the opener from a fantasy novel or two in the making, for the live read. It will be interesting to see how folks respond, not to mention, hear my own writing read by published authors.

I have pulled my paranormal romance; Sira, out of mothballs and will be making a valid attempt at a re-write this year. Maybe I can manage to complete it, along with the second and final Trey Grey book and Shane (WT). One can only hope! Shane has me loopy and lost however, so he, Kade, Robby, Arch and the others are in limbo at the moment. I am on chapter 14, and another 6 or so will have it complete and ready for a read through. I will be looking for betas to read it quickly, very quickly. It will come in under 60K. Comment here if interested or email me.

Again, I have to thank my Trey groupies for all the undreamt of support. Never in my wildest... okay, maybe in my wildest, even so I am still dumbfounded by every one of you. Thank you so much! I am only half way there though. Now to find the perfect agent that will handle him with care. After Norwesco it shall be done... I hope.