Very early tomorrow I\u00a0 leave here to drive down to Austin and catch the train, arriving in Washington (if all goes well) early Saturday afternoon after changing trains in Chicago.\u00a0 I am excited.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m taking knitting along (you guessed!) and hope to finish both the current pair of red socks and the green\/purple\/red\/blue pair of short socks.\u00a0 This may not happen if the writing fit hits.<\/p>\n
Anyone who has the time, please do come down to the National Book Festival on the Mall.\u00a0 I know many of you can’t come, but I’d love to see a friendly face (once you introduce yourself–remember my face-recognition problems)\u00a0 from this group.<\/p>\n
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My official stuff is on Sunday afternoon (presentation at 2:45 in the “Graphic Novels and Science Fiction” pavilion, signing at 4:00 pm) but I’m also going to stop by the Barnes & Noble pavilion to sign stock either Saturday afternoon (the train’s on time, I can get my checked luggage quickly, get into the hotel and change and walk over to the Mall) or Sunday morning (if Saturday’s running late.)\u00a0\u00a0 I’m hoping my hotel room will be available a little early, because someone who’s spent days on a train really should have a gallop through a real shower before meeting the public. Clean hair is a good thing.<\/p>\n
Sunday night I’ll be dining with my agent, and Monday we take the train to NYC.\u00a0 I\u00a0 have a free afternoon which may be spent wandering around, or visiting my editor, or (most likely) flat-catting into the bed to catch up some energy.\u00a0 Tuesday I head for New Jersey; Wednesday is my presentation at Rutgers University;\u00a0 Thursday I head back to NYC and my train to Chicago.\u00a0\u00a0 And will arrive home (the travel gremlins allowing) Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
I do not know how much time & connectivity I will have to stay in touch, but I’ll try.\u00a0 If you’re there and get a picture of me,\u00a0 I’d love to see it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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