Time is flying by again, and I am starting to get stressed out, as always before travel. I’m home this weekend, but the weekend following I am off to Fargo for Valleycon. Get back on Monday, have a few days at home, and then I am off again for my big trip across the pond to visit the shoot, do those signings in Ireland, and then down to Morocco for more of the pilot. And so much to do before I leave…

Travel has gotten so bloody complicated these days. Even with a good travel agent, the airlines make things as difficult as possible with all these fares, rules, schedules, etc.

On other fronts, the Jets have picked up Braylon Edwards from the Browns. Not sure how I feel about that. Supposedly he’s a “big time receiver,” whatever that is, but he leads the leagues in drops. I like my big time receivers to catch the ball. Also, he punched out that little guy at a nightclub, and could very well be facing a suspension. Besides, I liked Chansi Stuckey, thought he had a lot of promise. Well, we’ll see.

Another part cast on the pilot. Our prologue trio is now complete.

Anybody who wants to buy a book from my website, this is the time to do it. I’ll be taking orders through next Thursday, then closing things down until Thanksgiving.

Back to work.

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The months never used to go by this fast.

Or the years. Gak. One more birthday and I’ll be eligible for Social Security. That’s bloody terrifying. It seems like only last week I was doing “new writer” panels at cons, scanning reviews to see if I was being mentioned as of the Young Turks of SF, and chasing after Parris (see avatar).

This should be a good month, though. The HBO pilot will start filming in just three more weeks or thereabouts. This time next month I will be in Belfast, visiting the shoot. And maybe seeing some scenery like this:

(That’s actually one of my favorites of Michael Komarck’s calendar art, fwiw. I had hoped by this time to be able to announce the publisher and artist for the 2011 calendar, but we’re still waiting on the contracts. Soon, I hope).

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… has been a pig, a roach, and a fat friend. He’s been known to hang about with highlanders, rabbits, and dwarfs.

Just sayin’

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Ever since HBO first took out an option on A GAME OF THRONES — even before we got an actual production order — I’ve been getting emails from readers who desperately wanted to be a part of the production. “I’ll do anything!” some of you have written. ((Really, don’t say stuff like that. Really. Don’t.))

Well, now’s your chance. The call has gone out for extras. Details here:

http://www.extrasni.com/news

Of course, you need to be in Northern Ireland, or get yourself to Northern Ireland. They’re shooting this mostly in Belfast and environs.

And it would help to know horses. As you can see, their biggest need right now is for experienced male riders. (I imagine they could use some female riders too, though maybe not as many. And if not, hey, that’s why they invented false beards.)

But I’m in Santa Fe, so I’m not the guy to write to about this. Inquire as above.

And good luck. Maybe I’ll be meeting some of Belfast, a month from now.

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