Stuff happening and stuff not happening

[kinzel]

So, using the magic explanatory word "poo" ...

The stuff not happening (unless major things change very greatly) is my presence at NASFIC. I have the route mapped and timed on my Delorme Street Atlas USA, figured out how much to put aside for gas, made sure we had a car that can make the trip carrying some books and fliers.... and still have the reservation. The thing is we don't have any absolute reason to be there, without having a book fresh out, and Rolanni's work schedule is such that she'd already figured she wouldn't be going... but I figured I could hang in. I passed on a couple other cons this summer, expecting to see everyone at NASFIC...

...but we've still got a couple deadlines intertwined with upcoming medical stuff and the closer push comes to shove the less realistic taking a week plus out of our busy schedule comes. We'll miss the Friends of Liad and we'll miss the Baen Bar folks...
and plead necessity.

Stuff happening includes delivery of the novella for JBU (and receipt of a contract from). We'd originally thought it would go in the October issue but it looks like it's headed for December. Expect a Liaden Universe(r) story of over 23,000 words. That's about one quarter the length of Agent of Change.

And ... I'm sure there was something else...oh, right, Balance of Trade is the featured "starter" in the latest issue of Bookstarter, a publication designed to give readers a taste of a good book... this issue of Bookstarter hit the stands in Central Maine this week. We're already seeing inquiries from new readers...

Comments

[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

If you have reservations in the main hotel you might want to offer to transfer the reservation. They have been sold out for a long while now. I'm not going to NASFIC but I am planning on World Fantasy.

JBU?

[jack_calls_dances]

Where should we look for this story? Where can we find this JBU? (Ahh...the joys of mysterious acronyms).

Jack

Re: JBU?

[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

Jim Baen's Universe. http://www.baens-universe.com/

Re: JBU?

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Might be worth mentioning that JBU (Jim Baen's Universe) is available on a single-issue basis now through webscriptions. http://www.webscription.net/c-69-jim-baens-universe.aspx

I'd recommmend the subscription, but if you just want to get the one issue, you should be able to get it.

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Wow! A novella in the Liaden University? Any hints or teases about where it fits in the history? Who's involved? Or shall we wait patiently (this year seems to be the year to study delayed gratification, eh? :-)

Thanks! Great news!

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

There's a hint as to the subject of the story in rolanni's LJ.

[(Anonymous)]

Hooray!!! A novel in JBU??? JOY!!!

Adrianne

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

That's novella ...
As I mentioned elsewhere, about 1/4 of a novel...

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! I need to learn to read all the LJ postings before responding - although the underlying message ("I'm delighted") hopefully came through.

So, the weatherman. Looking forward to it.