“It’s like Being in the Presence of Barbara Streisand!”
That line (from an old Disney World Animation Tour video where Robin Williams meets, and is in awe of, Tinkerbell) sums up how I felt yesterday when I was on a first novel panel with Glen Cook. Glen Cook has been writing since the late sixties, and I was a bit over-awed by his presence on a panel that was otherwise populated with relative newcomers.
I tried to be helpful and tell about my writing journey, but to be honest, I was a little preoccupied listening to advice from the man with forty-some odd books under his belt. It occurs to me that the same thing happened a few times at last year’s Dragon*Con when I first met Peter David and again at Mobicon when I met Jim Butcher. In all three case, the person to whom I was momentarily unable to speak was quite friendly… more than willing to chat… The problem was all in my head.
Which is what leads me to a question:
Has this ever happened to you?
2 comments:
Yep- I'm totally in awe of Sherrilyn Kenyon, and of most authors in general.
YES! The first time I ever met Brian Keene, I just stood there like a blubbering idiot. Then when HE asked me to sign the cd-rom of my work I'd handed him, all I could think of to write was "Stay cool, man!" o.O
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