I survived Fantasycon, didn’t win the award I was shortlisted for but hey, it is still a huge honour to have been nominated. My hotel (the Park Inn) comfortable enough but the bar prices were high (£5.10 for a 330ml bottle of beer!). It was also about 10 mins walk to the con so not ideal for the evenings when my knees and ankles were reminding me of their distress.
I managed OK in the panels if I sat at the front but conversations around the bar were definitely difficult. If you spoke to me at the bar and got an odd answer (or none at all) it is probably because I didn’t hear you clearly.
I met in the flesh a bunch of new Facebook friends, 2 people came to my reading (but did seem to enjoy it) and I had useful conversations with several editors about my unpublished contemporary fantasy novel – so job done.
If my health holds up, I should be able to do more cons so maybe see you in Chester and Harrogate next year.
martinowton 