by Paulette Jaxton

And speaking of Balticon 43 which happened Memorial Day weekend, I had a blast! I was kept super busy with all the panels I was on, helping out with recording other panels and author readings, and babysitting for friends whose little ones are still a little too young to sit quietly while mommy and daddy are being awesome.
 
Balticon is the annual convention of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for inviting me to the con. I really hope I make the list for next year as well. I think I might, people whose opinions I really trust tell me I did okay for a first timer. Thomas “Cmdln” Gideon went so far as to mention me in his blog. Check it out at The Command Line and yes, I’m embarrassed, but also very thankful for such high praise.
 
I’m looking forward to attending more local conventions as a guest. Hopefully by the time I have The Empress Sword ready for podcasting, I’ll also have a few appearances lined up. I’ll be sure to let you all know when and where those may be.
 
Rewrites on the book are going well. I’ve finished a complete line edit of the first draft (boy where there a lot of little mistakes) and I’ve started rewriting a few chapters that I think can be better. I should be sending the final draft out to Beta Readers soon and then start the agent hunt. I’ll be recording the podiobook version as soon as the pollen count gives me back my voice.
 
That’s it for the updates. Hope you all have a wonderful summer!