4/6/08: Good news x3

[davidlevine]

Back from the Oregon Coast and the novel workshop led by deanwesleysmith. My novel was very well received and there was much writerly schmoozing. More details to come.

While at the coast, I received word that I have been accepted into the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop. This is a NASA-funded "crash course" in modern astronomy for SF writers. Copyediting goddess deannahoak, paulwitcover, and the incomparable maryrobinette are also attending.

I also got an email from my mother, who has set up a signing of my collection Space Magic at Panther Bookstore in Milwaukee in May 20, right before Wiscon. Local boy makes good!

Comments

[matthewsrotundo.livejournal.com]

Awesome news about Launch Pad! Congratulations, and have fun!

[ktempest.livejournal.com]

yay! i knew your white maleness would not hinder you. :) congrats

[maryrobinette.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! I'm so glad we'll be out there together.

[pats-quinade.livejournal.com]

Glad your novel workshop went better than mine did. :)

[charlieallery.livejournal.com]

Great news, have a great time at the course and the signing! :)

[camillealexa.livejournal.com]

Writerly schmoozing is the best kind of schmoozing.

[davidlevine]

Well, not all of the comments were equally valuable but none of them were completely off base. Even if some of the other workshoppers' comments had been bogus it would still have been worth it to get Dean's reaction and the New York editor's.

[luna-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Aw, man. You guys get all the fun.

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

OFF TOPIC:
So what was the name of that amazing mall/ramen place from Nippon?

I've got a buddy headed there and he's very interested :>.

Thanks!

Sue/Twilight

[davidlevine]

It is the Shin-Yokohama Ramen (or "Raumen") Museum. Here's some info: http://www.bento.com/phgal3.html (bento.com is no relation!)

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[redsquared.livejournal.com]

It was nice to see you this past weekend in Palm Springs. And congratulations again on your newly published book. I am looking forward to ordering it from Amazon when it becomes available. Good luck on your signing events in Milwaukee and in Portland.

Sweet!

[bjcooper.livejournal.com]

Glad the workshop went well. I take it that's a sign the novel fells better than it did last time I commented... ;)
Have fun at Launchpad! Hope to see you soon.