Brief Comic Con Report

Things I learned at this year’s Comic Con:
1. My fans continue to impress me. They're the best: polite, articulate—just cool, genuine people.

2. The HALO fan-collective is wickedly smart with guesses about “HALO stuff™”

3. GEARS OF WAR 2 is going to rock. So is the book (although we knew this a year ago, right?)

4. Never try and out party anyone from the New York publishing industry (you will lose).

Huge shout out to the friends I bumped into, some new and some old (in alphabetical order): Alexis, Alicia, Brian D., Brian V., Cliff, Dot, Eric, Frank, Graeme, Greg & Astrid, J.G., Jason, Jim, Joe, Joshua, Karin, Keith, Kuyo, Mark, Nate, Patty, Phil & Kaja, Toby, Verner...and so many others!

Things to make sure happen next year:
1. A noise-reducing Bluetooth headset.

2. Longer signing for fans.

3. Add two more days. I got overbooked. Apologies to everyone I had to cancel on.

4. Hard Rock hotel!

5. Sun screen

Comic Con Schedule

Thursday, JULY 24, 2:15-3:15 - San Diego Comic Con - ROOM 6A

Halo Panel: Halo Wars and the Halo Universe. This panel includes some of the biggest names from Halo: Joseph Staten (Bungie Team), Eric Nylund (author), Tobias Buckell (author), Graeme Devine (Halo Wars) and Frank O’Connor (Halo Universe Writer), and Jon Goff and Corrinne Robinson (MacFarlane Toys).

One caveat—I’m flying in that morning...so my fingers are crossed that there are no delays. (Hey what are the odds of that happening, right?)

Note: Prima says that there will be “fantastic prizes” there. Your guess is as good as mine about that one.


Saturday, JULY 26, 10:00-10:45 AM - San Diego Comic Con - Fox Booth (#4129)

Autographing Session: I’ll be signing books, posters, and paraphernalia (anything that's not wriggling too much or blank checks/contracts). Stop by and say hello!

Hope to see you there.

You Should Be Writing 2.0

Let me recommend the podcast “I Should Be Writing 2.0” by Mur Lafferty.

She has almost a hundred podcasts, chronicling her journey as a writer from noob to about-to-be-published novelist. Some good advice for beginners to pro writers alike.

Omniscient Internet

That was quick. Posted on SFSCOPE today:

Eric Nylund sells second of five fantasy novels to Tor
By Ian Randal Strock July 1, 2008

Eric Nylund sold All That Lives Must Die to Eric Raab at Tor via agent Richard Curtis of Richard Curtis Associates. In the book, the second of a project fantasy quintet "pitting immortals and infernals, Eliot and Fiona Post uncover a staggering family mystery after entering a high school for children from magical families."

I swear I just sent off the contract in the mail yesterday!

This internet thing is getting practically omniscient....