The days flow together so much that I have to constantly remind myself what day it is. Sunday, Today is Sunday. Tomorrow I fly home.

Attended two panels in the morning, one on getting published, the other on Book View Cafe. Yes, just about every con I attend has a panel on being published, but it's interesting to hear different viewpoints and to keep an eye on industry changes. Besides, occasionally you hear something phrased just a little differently that makes a point so much more poignant. For example, we all know that a cover letter for a submission should be professional, interesting, and without grammatical error because it represents you and your writing ability. One panelist, though, phrased it in a way that really drives home how important it is. She said, "It sets up an expectation in the editor's mind."  In other words, if your cover letter is only mediocre, but the editor decides to read a page of your submission anyway, the editor starts reading with the bias that the writing is probably going to be mediocre, too.

Book View Cafe: Very interesting project by some very talented women. I'll let the site speak for itself: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/  I registered while attending the panel. (Don't you just love free WiFi?)

Speaking of talented women, I met catherineldf, who I had interviewed for Vampires, Witches, and Geeks. She and her partner are absolutely wonderful (darn, I forgot to congratulate them in person on their upcoming nuptuals) , of course (I expected no less). One of their friends, S. N. Arly, is going to be on the panel I'm moderating on Monday morning and it was nice to meet her ahead of time.

Took a turn at the broaduniverse table, where I met author Larrissa Niec, who was also volunteering at the table. We had a lot of people stopping by between panels. WisCon has this wonderful schedule where there's usually a 15-minute break between panels. It gives you time to go to the toilet or make a quick stop at a vendor or information table.

I attended two more panels Saturday evening: Treatment of Aging in Science Fiction and Witches and Wizards, both quite interesting and well attended.  The Witches and Wizards one, which focused on how the two are portrayed differently in fiction (at least in the past) ran from 10:30 until 11:45 but was interesting enough to keep me awake.

After that, I visited the party floor and flitted from room to room, sometimes seeing people I knew and other times striking up conversations with panelists who had impressed me or absolute strangers. I felt more at ease than I did last year, my first year at the convention. WisCon has a panel for first-time attendees, but I missed it both years. Maybe next year I can make it ;-)

Well, an evening of events awaits and I just realized that I forgot to eat. That meal replacement bar I had as backup won't last for long, I'm sure, so I think I'd better get changed and try to stop somewhere on the way. I could get something at the hotel here, but I'm not really that hungry. Hmmm. Maybe I'll wait and then see what shows up at tonight's parties.