Con or Bust or Else
Okay, time for a happy one.
So I went to ConQuest this past weekend, which proceeded to treat me and everyone else like nerdy superstars. (Seriously, it's a terrific con. If you want aggressively welcoming bookish SFF, go.)
Per my usual custom, I waited until the last minute to figure out bunking arrangements, and asked on the ConQuest FB page if anyone needed a roommate. Carol Cao answered the call. We got to talking, and I asked her what took her all the way up to Kansas City. She said, "well, I applied for funding through this organization that provides assistance for fans of color to attend conventions, and -"
So I went to ConQuest this past weekend, which proceeded to treat me and everyone else like nerdy superstars. (Seriously, it's a terrific con. If you want aggressively welcoming bookish SFF, go.)
Per my usual custom, I waited until the last minute to figure out bunking arrangements, and asked on the ConQuest FB page if anyone needed a roommate. Carol Cao answered the call. We got to talking, and I asked her what took her all the way up to Kansas City. She said, "well, I applied for funding through this organization that provides assistance for fans of color to attend conventions, and -"
"- oh, you mean Con or Bust, right?!" (Me, gleefully interrupting)
"Yes! You know about it?"
"DO I." (NB: I do. It's my main charity.)
And it was the most aptly-timed conversation ever, because that was the last day to enter something in the annual Con or Bust auction, and I was seriously considering bailing this year. Don't have time, ruinously tired, need to stop adding more stuff to my plate, etc.
But here was a CoB recipient, offering me hotel space after my own total lack of forethought or planning. And you can't let generosity end there.
So now I have a new friend (she's going to Italy in a week, y'all! Cheer her on!) And now YOU have 48 hours to bid on these wonderful things:
And just in case you were wondering - yes, those are our excited faces.
"Yes! You know about it?"
"DO I." (NB: I do. It's my main charity.)
And it was the most aptly-timed conversation ever, because that was the last day to enter something in the annual Con or Bust auction, and I was seriously considering bailing this year. Don't have time, ruinously tired, need to stop adding more stuff to my plate, etc.
But here was a CoB recipient, offering me hotel space after my own total lack of forethought or planning. And you can't let generosity end there.
So now I have a new friend (she's going to Italy in a week, y'all! Cheer her on!) And now YOU have 48 hours to bid on these wonderful things:
- an ARC of my third book, Dreams of the Eaten
- a "director's cut" author-annotated edition of my second book, Medicine for the Dead
- a "personal training session" for writers
And just in case you were wondering - yes, those are our excited faces.