In which I squeed like a squeeful fangirl:

[chase_acow]

Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon were at Conestoga and I so got to talk to them!

I haven't read anything too recent, some of Misty's new stuff just isn't my cup of tea, but I remember back in high school I would read her Valdemar series over and over again. The Gryphon series and the Storms series were my favorite books, and Skan and Karal were my favorite characters. Really, that universe is one of the first that made me want to write and do my own world building.

I am so mad at myself that I didn't take any of my hardbacks for them to sign, but I waited to talk to them and got them to sign my con program. They're both uber nice and approachable people, and Larry was hilarious. He likes to try to add a silent "q" or "x" to the ends of people's names. They went and crashed the next panel I went to, so I even got some extra time to bask. I asked a question which somehow led to a conversation with Larry about how much Transformers sucked. Seriously, this made the rest of my year, and perhaps ever.

I was scared to death to try to talk to Mercedes, and I wished I could have thanked her for writing about the work they did with volunteer fire fighters and rescue workers. I'm pretty sure between that and the theme of civic responsibility in her books, my place in the Fire and Emergency Management Program is partly because of her.

So, yeah, if y'all ever get the chance to meet them - do it. You won't regret it.

Panel notes tomorrow because I have a headache and I don't want to squint trying to decipher my handwriting.

Comments

[silentflux]

Wow! Really?! That is so fucking cool! Both of them are two of my favorite fantasy writers. I'm with you, though. I haven't read too much of the current books, but their older ones were so much fun and truly one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had reading :) I'm so jealous you got to meet them! Maybe I'll get the chance sometime... can't wait to see those notes!

[chase-acow.livejournal.com]

I was so excited! The chick in front of me was doing the whole loud squeeful thing, so I reined myself in pretty good. They had a bunch of portfolios of Larry's art and that was pretty neat to look at. I was just glad they weren't jerks.

[rhianona]

That's awesome! I have a lot of respect for Lackey, even if I don't care for some of her books. I agree with your assessment of the two series you mentioned. I also adore the Vanyel books and the Owl series. Glad the con is going well for you.

[chase-acow.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, you know it wouldn't suck to have her career! She must be doing something right to get the tag "legendary" wherever she goes. : )

Vanyel will always have a good place with me too. It probably helped launch my slash consciousness.

[rhianona]

I credit the Vanyel books with why I don't have any problems with people's sexuality. I didn't get into fanfic until whenever this journal was created and I came to slash in the summer of 2006, when I started to read SGA fanfic.