World Fantasy Con, in Brighton, was an absolute blast. I bought a load of books, chatted with a load of talented people, took part in the NewCon Press launch for Blood In The Bricks (featuring my story 'The Call'), drank some v. expensive beers in the hotel bar, and had some of the best Chinese food I've ever had.
More importantly, as ever with these events I came back tired, but exhilarated that I'm part, in whatever small a way, of a community of such creative and friendly writers. There's always an afterglow from Fantasy Con and similar events where that positivity and enthusiasm for writing persists for a bit back into my real life and I'm spurred on to write and submit more than normal. I'm hoping to make that feeling last as long as possible this year. So here's some photos, to try and trick my brain that I'm still there...
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| View from the stage at NewCon Press launch. |
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| The best Chinese food. |
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| Brighton looking photogenic & creepy. |
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| NewCon launch. |
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| Did I mention the Chinese food? |
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Ending an evening with sophisticated literary chat drunken garbage. |
