Whew! What a great time we had at the Redmond Marriott Town Center last weekend! Our guests of honor, Ted Chiang and Jim Woodring, were just terrific, and we want to thank them for their generosity and enthusiasm. We were delighted to host them for the weekend.
To demonstrate Mr. Woodring's coolness, I wanted to share just one anecdote from the weekend. One of our convention committee members reported the following:
I had this conversation with our friend John this evening:
John: Hey look, I found a brand-new Jim book in the Magic Book Box! Not sure what it is, though.
Me: [Takes the book to look at it] Hmm...[flip flip] It looks like an edition of Congress of the Animals from Norway! Huh! Did you get Jim to sign it for you?
John: No . . .
Me: Because here's a signed full-scale drawing of Frank in pen on the title page, so if you didn't ask him to do that, I have a feeling I know who left it on the table for someone to find. Sneaky! :->
That's Foolscap magic for you!
We also want to thank all of our members for their great discussions, excellent company, and ongoing support. Foolscap is the sum of its community, and we couldn't ask for better.
If you missed the convention, some members have already posted great con reports. See them here:
-- Author Nate Crowder had a great time.
-- Folly Blaine also had a great time.
If you had a good time at Foolscap, please remember to tweet, blog, Facebook, and otherwise spread the word about what you did last weekend! Let us know if you do - we'd love to link back to you.
September 22 2011, 17:33:01 UTC 8 months ago
Thanks!
Thanks for the mention! I had a great time attending my first Foolscap. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. I was sad to see the weekend end. - Folly Blaine