Thought it was going to be a disaster. There were miscommunications and mixups over panel assignments. I couldn’t find my room reservation information and the Holiday Inn 800 number said I had no reservation and made me one at double the convention price because all the convention rooms were booked.
Nevertheless, T and I loaded up our stuff and went, because we trust Context.
The trust was not misplaced. Nick Winks had assigned us panels where we were able to both learn and contribute. T did a reading that resulted in a book sale.
Oh, and the hotel? At the actual hotel, it turned out that I had made a reservation, they had two reservations for me, one at the low price and one at the high price, and they cancelled the high-priced one on the spot without the late-cancellation penalty. So here’s a shout-out to the Holiday Inn Worthington and its entire staff. Well done, you!
We saw some familiar faces and met some new friends.
T, Tony Acree, Babs Mountjoy, and I took turns watching the table, with a little help from our fellow vendors.
As you can possibly see, I sold out of The Fall of Onagros, Book 1 of the SAGE trilogy.
Many of us squoze into a Usual Suspects picture.
A fine time was had by all. We can’t wait for next year’s Context, and we’re all Facebook befriending one another in the meantime.
Special bonus nonsense: Anyone (besides #4 daughter) who can tell me why I took this picture wins a big fat shiny no-prize.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: There is a mixup in a reservation of some kind.
MA
Tony Acree
October 6, 2013 at 9:43pmI had a great time sharing the table with a group of wonderfully talented women. What more could a guy ask? If you are a writer of speculative fiction and have not attended Context, you need to do so. I’ll be back next year.
Marian Allen
October 7, 2013 at 8:42amAlways a pleasure to work alongside you, Tony! And you’re right: Context is one I would hate to miss. Sounds like Archon is one I need to add!