Black Library Live and the curse of s!*!ty latops…
How do, Black Library fans!
Yeah, I know I’m rubbish. Must be well on the way to a couple of weeks since I’ve blogged. I have no excuses – none!
Stop whinging, I’m here now… 
So, are we all recovered from BL Live? What a storming event that was. Bloody great and knackering, too. I think I was one pretty much every panel, and when I wasn’t doing that I had Seer Councils (thanks to Robin for attending that and asking me lots of interesting questions so I didn’t look like a total authorial waste of space… ‘preciate it), signings and two readings – TWO, count ‘em! (I feel like that dude in Grosse Point Blank when he meets up with John Cusak’s character and says: ‘Ten years, man! Ten years!’).
Safe to say when it was all over I was pretty much done. The night before we went to Zizzi’s for food and drinks (and when I say ‘we’, I mean most of the editors and a bunch of the authors). It was a good night but next time I’m plumping for a square instead of a rectangular table. Dunno if you’ve ever been there but Zizi’s is pretty noisy (it’s a good noisy, a pleasant sort of ‘buzz’ in the air - a hubbub, if you will) and when you’re on a long table the conversation tends to divide into two groups. Consequently though, Graham McNeill and I were able to debate the merits of Calzoni, Black Books and 30 Rock amongst other things. Afterwards, messrs McNeill, Swallow, Bowden, Brunt (sort to be Mrs Bowden) buggered off to the Turf Tavern in Nottingham to soak up the local flavour and alcohol. Needless to say, I was pretty knackered the next day. Still, it was a good one.
Thanks to all who came to the event, but most especially those who bought my books, came to my readings, seminars etc. You have a special place in my heart and all those others can do one (just kidding).
It was as special thrill for me to get a story into the chapbook. Not had one of those before. Hope it goes down well with everyone who bought a copy. The Salamanders saga goes on.
Honestly, it’s weird, I never really feel like a ‘proper author’ at these things. I hope, in time, and with a greater body of work behind me, that I’ll be able to accept the fact that I’m part of the author fraternity too, but at the moment I’m trapped in a sort of rubbish limbo between being an editor and a writer.
So, I’m sat here listening to a bit of Owl City to chill out. My bloody laptop has died and requires a new motherboard (maybe…), so I’m tapping away on my netbook, which is fine but has such a little, shitty keyboard I keep making errors and have to go back to correct them. It also has the very annoying habit of saving my posts in a draft every few seconds and pausing my flow resulting in yet another mistake – naaarrrggg! (PCs really are balls sometimes…)
Nick Kyme is an editor and author who originally hails from Grimsby, a small town on the east coast of England.
February 17th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Indeedums, a good day was indeed had by all. Or not. I dunno, I’m not everyone.
Still, *I* had fun – despite arriving too late to catch your Seer Council session (sorry about that) – as did Laura, so it’s all good from our point of view.
It was nice to see you again, and to meet your fellow panellist, Mr. Wraight, stellar author that he is. Hope I didn’t hog all your time during the post chapbook reading Q&A session.
Cheers for signing Legends and the Chapbook, I am most appreciative. Hopefully one day it’ll be me sitting in the authors chair with pen in hand. Until then, I’ll just have to bask in your reflected glory.
What’s wrong with the laptop, IT is my day job after all, perhaps I can assist and advise?
Also, not heard anything about Shakespeare in a while, what’s the little bugger up to? Chewed your house to shreds yet?
February 18th, 2010 at 7:26 am
At least now we know the truth about your research methods into forging…
Fable 2, huh?
Was good to see you. Sorry about trying to trip you down the stairs. Maybe.
February 18th, 2010 at 7:35 am
Hey up
It was my pleasure and I got a lot from the session, I feel we are all really lucky that BL let us meet and chat to the authors directly and quizzing them over the way they do the creative process and get insights into the novels and processes for most of the workings whilst still maintaining that air of mystery .
I really enjoyed the day and the readings, also the glimpse of things to come was very appetite wetting too…. it always keeps me wanting more,can’t wait for the next full install of FireBorn fun.
Aren’t laptops a bitch, just when you need them the most they die, new motherboard, sounds very expensive…
Thanks again
Robin
February 18th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Likewise. Always good to get advice from ‘those currently writing’ as to the whole process and how long it takes and such. Glad to know that even as a ‘part time’ author I can take nearly a year to complete my first story. So thanks for the day and for answering (what was clearly) a question with a HUGE answer in the first Q&A.
Good to meet you again this year.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Also, if it counts for anything… anything at all…
I saw you as a proper author.
Ner.
February 21st, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Just remember your promise Kyme. I think next year I may have to try and see more of you as the ability to wear multiple hats whilst similtaneously having no hats on was the sort of thing that would go down in folklore were I in charge of folklore.
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:04 am
Well Just finished the Chap Book last night, another good yarn if I do say….
There’s a tease though that artwork for the Audio Book, can’t find that anywhere on BL, any chance we could see the pic sir, please please please