Chicago was interesting enough that I plan on going back on vacation…when I don’t have a conference to attend. Yes, I got tavern style pizza (I’m not a fan of deep dish) and a Chicago dog.

The conference itself went really well (with some minor hotel-related issues…the hotel is a little late in its renovation cycle, although at least the elevators worked. All of them. All weekend. It’s a shame that’s a low bar, but it is).

So, on to other updates. Next week I’ll be at Origins helping with the Smithee Awards and getting some gaming in.

But.

Herding Cats

All that’s left to do is layout. For which I’m waiting on interior art. That should be on my desk when I get back, although if I have time to do some preliminaries before I leave, I will (there’s one place where Scrivener is doing something weird and I need to make sure that doesn’t translate to Vellum). I also need to do front and back matter.

I’m not committing to a launch date yet, but do plan on giving some time for all the hype!

Other Updates

Really not much right now. Editorial availability restarts on June 23 if anyone has a book. I’d also love to do some more game design.

Most of what I’m working on right now is short fiction, both work for hire and spec.

Oh, and it’s way too hot here…