Greywalker Tours and Signings and Other Authorial Blathering in Public

[Harper]

OK, just to get it on the radar officially, here are some dates and places I'm already confirmed for in 2009:

Norwescon, (http://www.norwescon.org/) Seattle WA area, Easter Weekend April 9-12
Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, (http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5) Seattle WA area, July 30-August 2
ComiCon, (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/) San Diego CA , July 23-26
Dragon*Con, (http://www.dragoncon.org/) Atlanta GA , Labor Day Weekend September 4 - September 7

I haven't updated the website or newsletter list yet, because I'm still sick as a dog, but I will. There are a lot of other things in the hopper, but most of it won't be decided until April or May, since that's when the publicists have information and budgets. Right now I don't know what they will want to do for the official tour in August to promote Vanished, but I'm contemplating adding the following, depending on what they want to do: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in late April, Bouchercon in Indianapolis in early October, and/or World Fantasy Convention in San Jose Halloween Weekend.

And that's what I have right now.

[ImzadiDragonfly]

Well that just doesn't help me figure out things to do while I'm in Seattle tomorrow and Thursday now does it? I suppose I'll just stick with the Rock & Roll museum.

Seriously though, I hope you feel better soon.

[Sakutian]

Hope you feel better soon *sends digital chicken soup*.

Oh and also good luck with the tour, maybe some day you can come to virginia, hopefully before I move to alaska haha.

[Harper]

Imzadi: while you're there, go to the SF museum next door--it's really odd. I think they offer a two-fer ticket that's only a bit more money than going to just one and neither is going to take up your whole day, since they are both smaller than they look from outside.

Sakutian: I keep trying to get to the East Coast and the publisher keeps on not giving me reason to go. But this isn't a complete schedule, yet. Just the preliminaries. Who knows? Maybe I'll get there this time. I was in Baltimore for a few days last year, but I couldn't make the time to stay and wander around as I'd hoped, since I had a deadline hanging over my head like the famous Sword of Damoclese.

Feeling a bit better, but still pretty cruddy. Digital Chicken Soup is appreciated. Mmm... no calories. :)

[Sakutian]

Grr to your publisher for giving you reasons not to come to the east coast. I live in Arlington, VA which like right next to D.C. I could spit from here and hit it honestly. So you should plan a few days here so you can walk around and oggle monuments haha. Plus there's all the cool supernatural tours and things.

Sorry you're still feeling cruddy make sure to get lots of rest and avoid stress so you can get better. Here have some digital cookies too, they're not very satsifying but they've got noc alroies so that counts for something I suppose.

[ImzadiDragonfly]

Kat ~ I'll definitely look into that. The trip got delayed by a day due to one of the trip's participant being ill.

Sakutian ~ What you need to do is move here to the Pacific Northwest.

[Sakutian]

ImzadiDragonfly- But I'm moving to Alaska in august...I can't move to the pacific northwest.

[ImzadiDragonfly]

Well, it's closer than you are now.

I used to want to move to Alaska. I must be getting old because now I'm thinking about warmer locations. :grin:

[Harper]

That's OK; most Seattleites think Alaska is in their backyard anyhow.

[Starhawk]

Let me know if you do the Indianapolis con. We can have lunch or something. :th_dblthumb2:

[BlueNinja]

OK, just to get it on the radar officially, here are some dates and places I'm already confirmed for in 2009:

ComiCon, (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/) San Diego CA , July 23-26 Are you an official signing-autographs person at ComiCon, or are you just going to be there hanging out and geeking?

[Harper]

Let me know if you do the Indianapolis con. We can have lunch or something. :th_dblthumb2:
I shall let you know!

As to ComiCon. I'll be there with my publisher's group, but I'm not on official programming.

[AnotherSKip]

Word up if you pop over to the Denver area.

[Wanderingdead]

Will you be coming to Nevada or will the California will your closest. I just picked up your Greywalker book an loved it.

[Harper]

Checking in again to say I don't have a lot to add just yet. The publicists are beavering away at arranging my schedule. It looks like I'll be doing a lot of West Coast stuff, a stop in Houston, and a radio interview or two for Chicago and the East Coast, but we're still up in the air on the rest.

I haven't been confirmed for programming at Comic Con yet, but it's in the works and might be a go. I will definitely be doing signings with my publication group and with Mysterious Glaxay.

And I'll be in Atlanta for Dragon*Con labor Day weekend with a moderately busy schedule on two tracks (I may get to sit on a panel about skepticism and the paranormal.)

Chances are good that schedule will not be set until mid May or early June, since there's a lot going on with pitching to radio, TV, and so on. But I will post info when I have it.

Nevada... I don't know. They often want to send me to Phoenix AZ, but I haven't heard anything about NV at this point. Of course, a lot is still in the juggling and planning stage in which things can change in a day or less.

[Sakutian]

Wow you're busy, being popular is hard.

[Harper]

Mostly I'm busy sitting in the dark while other people do the running around on my behalf.

[Sakutian]

Wait a second... so you've got minions? Awesome!

[Harper]

Officlal minions, even! Josh Jason and Roseanne Romanello. And my special Northwest personal minion, Thing One (Thea Maia). And of course, the hubby... Ultimate Minion.

[Sakutian]

Fun! It's nice of you to give the top position to the hubby, he must work hard to avoid losing it haha.

[AnotherSKip]

Oooooh Found this while looking for the what do you do for Inspiration? thread

heh Now i have more inspiration....

(Adds ultimate minion to the chracters to be made list)

[Harper]

Doesn't it seem like Ultimate Minion ought to have a mask and a cape...?

[Sakutian]

He should wear a red shirt and a domino mask for certain.

[BlueNinja]

If he wears a red shirt, then he'll only be Ultimate Temporary Minion. :grin:

[Sakutian]

If he wears a red shirt, then he'll only be Ultimate Temporary Minion. :grin:

Yep the ultimate minion should be replaceable and he needs to know it so he'll work harder and try not to suck.

[Harper]

"I'm wearing a red shirt! That means I'm gonna die!!"
"You're not going to die."
"Oh, yeah? What's my last name, then? See: you don't know! That means I'm gonna die when we go to the planet's surface, 'cause you never know the name of the crewman who dies, he's just Crewman number three or something!"
"Umm... maybe you're the plucky comic relief...."

[Sakutian]

"I'm wearing a red shirt! That means I'm gonna die!!"
"You're not going to die."
"Oh, yeah? What's my last name, then? See: you don't know! That means I'm gonna die when we go to the planet's surface, 'cause you never know the name of the crewman who dies, he's just Crewman number three or something!"
"Umm... maybe you're the plucky comic relief...."

The fact that you just quoted Galaxy Quest raises your amazing factor to me.

[Harper]

OK, y'all. Been a lot happening while I'm trying to write Book 5, so quick update on what's coming up on the VANISHED tour:

Interviews online with AmberKatze's Book Blog (date TBA) and Bitten By Books (interactive chat and fun stuff at BBB May 28)

Mass signing in Salem Oregon at Escape Fiction July 18

Comic Con, San Diego, July 23-26. Pro status not yet confirmed, but I will be signing books with Roc/Ace group and with the book room's Mysterious Galaxy (Vanished is unlikely to be available but we'll see.. The rest of the new paperbacks will be there though.)

Pacific Northwest Writers' Summer Conference, Seattle Airport, July 30-Aug 2 (working on getting pre-release copies of Vanished.)

U-Books, Seattle WA, Aug 4 (Vanished launch date!)

Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Aug 8

Powells in Beaverton Aug 11 (and casual hanging around)

Midnight Brew Interview Online Aug 13

Murder by the Book, Houston TX, Aug 14 (note this is a change from the original announced date of Saturday, Aug 15) drop-ins and hanging out will happen on Saturday until I have to head for the airport in the late afternoon/early evening.

Barnes and Noble at The Grove, Los Angeles CA, Aug 21

Booksoup, Los Angeles CA, Aug 24

Connie Martinson Talks Books (cable TV show taping, air date not yet known)

The Bonnie Hunt Show! Yes, my dears, national daytime TV! Date is not set yet, but we're hoping for earlier rather than later in the month. (I'm so excited!)

Dragon*Con in Atlanta GA Labor Day weekend (Sept 4-7)

Various radio interviews, including markets in the Northeast, Chicago, Toronto, NPR, and the Southeast Specifics are still being arranged.

Also still in the works, signings at: San Francisco CA; La Jolla CA; Santa Barbara CA. Maybe a few other things... not sure yet. On the fence about: Bouchercon, Indianapolis IN, mid-October; World Fantasy Convention, San Jose CA, Hallowe'en Weekend.

And now, back to work!

[Sakutian]

You need a tour bus. Pick your all time favorite Greywalker cover and paint that right on the side then just go do all your signings and things.

[Hagelrat]

Ok, I am going to ask it again, come to the UK, don't go to London, go to Leicester or Birmingham or somewhere I can get to more easily! Nottingham even! Bring friends, it'll be great.
:signs005:
I can't promise sunshine though, it is England after all. :)

[Sakutian]

DC before London! *Looks for something good to draw people* The streets are made of chocolate and uhm it rains iced tea!

[Starhawk]

DC before London! *Looks for something good to draw people* The streets are made of chocolate and uhm it rains iced tea!

I knew Obama was into change, but wow.

[Sakutian]

I knew Obama was into change, but wow.

*Rips up a hunk of sidewalk and bites it*
I believe in chocolate.