Tonight Dave and I went to a British Fantasy Society meeting which was basically a gathering for sci-fi and fantasy authors.
It was pretty cool. A few of the guys read aloud some short stories and we drank a lot of beer and chatted.
The moment of awkwardness came when there were two Doctor Who novelists in the room. One of them read aloud a story and then promptly got 'interviewed' by the other one. It was totally unprompted and a bit weird in what up until that point had been a pretty laid back atmosphere.
I got the impression (I don't know either of the authors involved) that the one grilling the other was jealous that the guy he was questioning was more successful than him.
But apart from that it was fun.
I still haven't seen SPN. Been busy all day sadly. Will have to watch it tomorrow.
It was pretty cool. A few of the guys read aloud some short stories and we drank a lot of beer and chatted.
The moment of awkwardness came when there were two Doctor Who novelists in the room. One of them read aloud a story and then promptly got 'interviewed' by the other one. It was totally unprompted and a bit weird in what up until that point had been a pretty laid back atmosphere.
I got the impression (I don't know either of the authors involved) that the one grilling the other was jealous that the guy he was questioning was more successful than him.
But apart from that it was fun.
I still haven't seen SPN. Been busy all day sadly. Will have to watch it tomorrow.

