I met George R. R. Martin!

Guess who just met George R. R. Martin.

That would be... me!

(Squee!!)

I went to Book Expo America, which is this insanely HUGE book conference. (I got in free because I work at a publisher and we have a booth there.) This place is insane--there's books EVERYWHERE, and massive amounts of free stuff, and authors signing, and you can just walk up and they'll give you a book and sign it for you, totally free. It's AWESOME.

So I wandered around in a daze for a while (and got a couple of Harlequin romances signed, because I just couldn't get over how cool it was that you could do that). I also got lost like four times, as I had no clue where to go, but finally I found my way into the George R. R. Martin autograph line. I only had to wait about 20 minutes, then I was up front, meeting him!

So, he signed the book for me (they gave you an excerpt of "A Feast for Crows," a Dany chapter, though I assume now it'll actually end up in "A Dance for Dragons," collectible, woo!). He personalized, even. "Laura, enjoy the feast! George R. R. Martin." Then gave it back to me, and being a dork I blurted, "I'm like the hugest Jaime Lannister fan ever." He and the two people with him both laughed at me, and he said "Don't worry, there's lots of Jaime in the new book." I said "Awesome" or something stupid like that, and he said "But there's lots of Cersei, too." To which I responded "That's okay, as long as there's Jaime" and he laughed at me again. Then I left. (He pronounces it "Sir-Say," btw, not "Sir-See.")

So, that was neat. :)

a couple of recs

I read two good stories today:

The Philosophy of Breathing by regala_electra. (Harry Potter fandom.) Remus/Sirius, NC-17. It's Remus, after the war, believing he's been betrayed by Sirius. It's really beautifully written, one of the best versions I've read of how Remus would have dealt with that situation. Totally in character. Sad and hopeful at at the same time.

Pain by sophia_bee. (Veronica Mars fandom.) This is a Logan POV piece, post 1x18. Dark, angsty, nicely written. This is one of the best Logan characterizations I've read, and a plausible imagining of how he'd feel about the events of his life up until that point. Casts an interesting light on the Veronica/Logan relationship.

Look at me, all multi-fannish. ;)