Yup, I’ve made it out of the Soviet gulag-themed funland that is Pontins Camber Sands – and after all my initial concerns etc etc, I have to say I enjoyed the weekend far more than my liver has! Any situation where I get to hang out with authors who’re better-read, -informed, -intellectually endowed etc etc and chat to them and their publishers over many drinks, well that’s got to be good. So much thanks to the SFX crew for all their work, all the lovely Gollancz crew for taking us out there and looking after us all weekend – particularly Jon Weir, Simon Spanton and Gillian Redfearn – and the Tor uk lot for inviting me to join them for dinner and meet new cool people. And I would also thank my agent but he prefers to mysterious and nameless, so I better not say anything more!
Two things I have learned from the weekend, to my immense delight in both situations:
1) Dragons come from China – at least they do if you ask him very very nicely. The man’s frighteningly talented but also a top bloke.
2) David Devereux has a big hairy twin, who’s called Adrian Tchaikovsky – seriously, it’s spooky how their cadence and style of speech is exactly the fucking same. Fortunately they’re both really good guys so who can complain about there being more of those in the world?
That is a scary concept indeed!
But why no mention of your charming agent? I thought everyone knew his name was –
Oh, hang on, there’s someone at the door…
It was just the milkman. Odd sort of time for him to call, but never mind.
Would you believe that Tchaikovsky fellow seems to have my beard as well? What a coincidence!
Anyway, back to your agent, the lovely –
Pah, would you believe that’s the front door again?
He’s a secret agent, all I’m saying.
That is a scary concept indeed!
But why no mention of your charming agent? I thought everyone knew his name was –
Oh, hang on, there’s someone at the door…
It was just the milkman. Odd sort of time for him to call, but never mind.
Would you believe that Tchaikovsky fellow seems to have my beard as well? What a coincidence!
Anyway, back to your agent, the lovely –
Pah, would you believe that’s the front door again?
He’s a secret agent, all I’m saying.
David Devereux has a big hairy twin
That frightens me more than I could possibly put into words. Thanks for enabling my paranoia, Tom!
It’s true! Adrian’s 10% taller and broader – with a whole lot more head than any man (or indeed three men) could possibly need. And the eyes of a child, which as you know Dave can produce for anyone who looks suitably squeamish…
I did not know that. I…wish I didn’t.
David Devereux has a big hairy twin
That frightens me more than I could possibly put into words. Thanks for enabling my paranoia, Tom!
It’s true! Adrian’s 10% taller and broader – with a whole lot more head than any man (or indeed three men) could possibly need. And the eyes of a child, which as you know Dave can produce for anyone who looks suitably squeamish…
I did not know that. I…wish I didn’t.
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Sorry, my Russian’s not so good these days!
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Sorry, my Russian’s not so good these days!