Steamposium happened. We met Nikki McCormack, an excellent steampunk and fantasy writer we’ll undoubtedly see again. As with most steampunk conventions, everyone came in costume.

The lighting was strange, with spotlights pointed more or less at the tables and very low ambient lighting otherwise. (Get it? Reading in the dark! Eh? Eh?) We put our new banners out, but can’t say how well they worked. Bell Harbor International Conference Center also has a strangely laid out first floor, the site of the vendor’s room. Apparently, it used to be a children’s museum and has lots of curved walls. This created a weird space. We made it work, aside from the seemingly random support columns.

Just four days later, Jeff and I headed down for NIWA’s booth at the Portland Fall Home & Garden Show. Books turn a house into a home, amIright? I didn’t get any pictures of this event. Roslyn McFarland organized the booth for everyone and did a stellar job. As usual. Also as usual, I acquired an extremely cool garden ornament. Last year, I grabbed a reclaimed metal dragon now sited in my front yard. This year, I got something completely different:
Speaking of Halloween, Clockwork Dragon will be making its first fully official appearance in full regalia at Jet City Comic Show Oct 31-Nov 1 at the Tacoma Convention Center. It’s only $10 to get in for one day. Come by and say hi!
Coming in the nearer future, I’ll be at the AFK Elixirs & Eatery in Renton, WA on October 10th with a bunch of other local authors from 2-9pm. The fabulous AJ Downey has the details on her blog. Sit down with some authors and a beer. No, really. You can totally do that here.