and I think I talked Tillane's ears off.
I wondered where they'd gone... Mind you, given how much I was rabbiting on, I'd be surprised if your ears were any better off!
I'll just echo what everyone else has said. I'm so pleased Alc found me on Saturday, as otherwise I might have missed meeting up with so many lovely people. Noisy (and windy) as it was, I thought the Hop Poles was an excellent little pub, and they were most accommodating when we took over the back of the bar!
This was my third FantasyCon, but my first World one, and I have to say that it was the best so far: I spent Wednesday evening chatting with a poet, got to fanboy over Michael Marshall Smith at one of the Book Clubs on Thursday, and spent Sunday evning and some of Monday morning in the company of the estimable Hal Duncan and friends. I did manage to embarrass myself in front of Neil Gaiman (a word to the wise: when showing off an Amanda Palmer t-shirt, make sure her hubby isn't stood behind you...), but you can't have everything.
All the authors and agents were great, the panels were - with one or two exceptions - interesting and fun, and I'd like to give the redcoats a quick shout-out as well, as they were brilliant. And Lucian isn't the only one who's got the convention bug, either: it would appear that I've agreed to do Eastercon, Loncon and FantasyCon next year. Oh, and I think I also accepted a challenge from Neil Williamson to have two shorts published in time for the next FantasyCon "so they can be up for the awards". Oh, how we laughed. And then I realised he was serious...
