The Glitter and Mayhem party. I want to do something worthy of it, so I’ve decided to add a couple more colors to my usual pink (explained in The Pink Hair Manifesto) just for WorldCon and let YOU decide the color. Just vote in the comments. The top three colors will get at least a streak’s worth of hair. If you are supporting me in the Clarion West Write-a-thon, even by just a dollar (which also gets you a bonus stack of fine fiction), your vote counts ten times as much. Everyone who votes gets entered to win a copy of the book or a piece of the Near + Far jewelry.
After Midnight
Atomic Turquoise (currently at 4 votes)
Bad Boy Blue
Blue Moon (currently at 10 votes)
Electric Amethyst
Electric Banana
Electric Lava
Electric Lizard (currently at 1 vote)
Electric Tiger Lily (currently at 1.5 votes)
Enchanted Forest
Fuchsia Shock
Green Envy
Infra Red (currently at 10 votes)
Lie Locks
Mystic Heather (currently at 21 votes)
New Rose
Pillarbox Red
Pretty Flamingo (currently at .5 votes)
Psychedelic Sunset
Purple Haze (currently at 31 votes)
Raven
Red Passion
Rockabilly Blue
Rock and Roll Red
Shocking Blue (currently at .5 votes)
Sunshine
Ultra Violet
Vampire Red
Vampire’s Kiss
Venus Envy
Violet Knight (currently at .5 votes)
Voodoo Blue (currently at 12 votes)
Wildfire (currently at 1.5 votes)
Another vote for Purple Haze. It looks great as streaks with whatever that fuchsia color is as a base color. The blues were always disappointing for me. They look awesome on application but fade fast.
I think you’d look very snazzy in multiple colors. My personal picks for you would be your usual pink, with the addition of a few streaks of Purple Haze and… I dunno, Atomic Turquoise?
However, if multiple colors are not on the menu, I vote for Purple Haze.
I’ve been splitting votes when people mention multiple ones, so I’ll do that with yours. So far Purple Haze is well in the lead but it remains to be seen yet what will accompany it.
I’ve added Matt and Yadi’s votes (Yadi gets 10 as a Clarion West Writeathon sponsor of mine – if you sponsor me this week, drop me a line so I know to weight your vote). So far Purple Haze is clearly in the lead, partnered with Mystic Heather and Blue Moon. Remember I’ll pick the top three. 😉
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Thoughts on the Cons and Pros of Cons and Pros (pre Norwescon)
This steampunk zeppelin comes from "Robur the Conquerer" by Jules Verne.We were talking about cons on a board I frequent, and I thought this was worth re-blogging:
Cons and their pros:
Chance to connect with people. To make the most of this, do a little legwork beforehand and contact the people you want to make sure to connect with, try to have coffee or lunch or whatever. Sometimes people buy me lunches or drinks at cons in return for asking advice; if you plan on really pumping someone for info, this is a graceful gesture, and one I need to be better about.
Chance to build some recognition. To make the most of this – participate in panels and be a good participant who comes with some interesting things to say and has done a little thinking and/or research beforehand. Also, be good at public speaking. If you want to do this and are bad at it, it might be worth investing some time into practice. Connie Willis told me Toastmasters participation is very good for this. If you really want to make the most of panel participation, take notes to use as blog post fodder (and then remember to post them, I always think I will and manage it about 1 time out of 3.)
Chance to sell things. Have promotional material and think about how you’re going to use it. In my experience, stacks of postcards dumped on a table yield little return; it’s much better to be passing them out yourself and talking them up a little. Here again – be a good guest first and a sales rep second.
And they can be fun!
Cons and their cons:
They’re expensive! Be aware some of that may be tax deductible and if so, keep your receipts scrupulously. Ways to save at a con – get a roommate, bring a box of granola bars so you can skip the inevitably expensive hotel breakfast, learn where the sources of free food at a con usually are (con suite and green room are usually a good place to start for that, also parties).
They take time away from writing. Take a notebook with you and spend some time doing it, but also remember that con time is work-time for you, and treat yourself accordingly.
I just came back from a GoH stint at MidSouthCon. While I was there, I tried to be a good guest — I participated in everything asked of me, I spent time mingling, I was friendly and approachable for fans, and I made sure I knew what was expected of me. (Which made a great con experience even greater!)
I should have spent more time researching the dealer’s room and making sure the dealers had my books if I’d wanted to be even better about things. I did take a number of books, but mainly I swapped them or gave them away as thank yous while there.
And hey, I’m reading there tomorrow at 11, come see me! It’ll be the story from Apex, “So Glad We Had This Time Together,” which I think most of you haven’t heard. Talk to me while you’re there, and I’ll give you a coupon for $50 off an upcoming online class! (To see what’s coming up, click on “Upcoming Classes” up above.
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So I got up this morning and discovered five bajillion Facebook notifications, so I figured SOMETHING must have happened. And, to my surprise, I found out the something was that I’m on the WFC award ballot for my work with Fantasy Magazine. I really loved my time with the magazine, and so that was a huge and lovely validation.
Many, many congrats to everyone on the ballot, and particularly Clarkesworld Magazine, whose amazing staff better deserves to win the category I’m in, as does Charles Tan, who’s done an awesome job with the Bibliophile Stalker website. There’s lots and lots of names whose presence is well-deserved, but particular shouts out to Lily Yu, the inimitable Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Karen Joy Fowler, and Ken Liu. 🙂
I hadn’t been planning on attending WFC this year, but now I’m thinking Wayne and I will be there.
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So far elsewhere I’ve got one vote for Voodoo Blue (Athena Andreadis on Twitter) and ten for Purple Haze (Clarion West donor Francis Rowat).
Purple Haze or Violet Knight.
Purple Haze gets my vote!
This is Danielle Gembala, BTW, silly smartphone is not so smart today.
I’ll take votes through August 15th.
I have to vote for Electric Tiger Lily just for the name.
I say Blue Moon!
Added to the voting total!
Another vote for Purple Haze. It looks great as streaks with whatever that fuchsia color is as a base color. The blues were always disappointing for me. They look awesome on application but fade fast.
Added to the total vote!
Have you by chance seen Nayad Monroe’s Multicolor Victory Mohawk? (http://nayadmonroe.blogspot.com/2013/07/multicolor-victory-mohawk.html)
I think you’d look very snazzy in multiple colors. My personal picks for you would be your usual pink, with the addition of a few streaks of Purple Haze and… I dunno, Atomic Turquoise?
However, if multiple colors are not on the menu, I vote for Purple Haze.
I’ve been splitting votes when people mention multiple ones, so I’ll do that with yours. So far Purple Haze is well in the lead but it remains to be seen yet what will accompany it.
And that is the most awesome mohawk EVER.
I think the warmth of Wildfire would light up your normal pink.
My vote is for Mystic Heather.
I’ve added Matt and Yadi’s votes (Yadi gets 10 as a Clarion West Writeathon sponsor of mine – if you sponsor me this week, drop me a line so I know to weight your vote). So far Purple Haze is clearly in the lead, partnered with Mystic Heather and Blue Moon. Remember I’ll pick the top three. 😉
Infra Red
Added!
I’d say Voodoo Blue. 🙂
Added to the rest of the votes!
I like pretty much all the purples and greens. 🙂
I have no idea how to split that vote up. 🙂
Atomic Turquoise
Added to the totals!
Atomic Turquoise.
Incorporated into the totals! Looks like Atomic Turquoise is slowly gaining momentum.
Atomic Turquoise to power! Turbines to speed!