A month in mid-April I took a trip to New York City, my first such trip, to attend the NY Comic Con with Terry Brooks. Terry went to publicize his graphic novel Dark Wraith of Shannara and he asked me to tag along. Not willing to say no to such an invite, I went!

And I had a great time. I was there for five days, only one day of which I was at the convention. The rest of the time was running around New York, seeing sights I've only see on television or in movies, eating great food and drinking far too expensive drinks, meeting some friends I hadn't seen for a while, and visiting the Random House offices. Sadly I didn't have time to go to any of the museums, visit Ground Zero, or the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps in July if I go back with friends.

One of the highlights was visiting Del Rey. I've been with Terry now for 10 years and I've spoken to most of the people at that publisher. They invited me in to take a look around, meet the people I hadn't yet met in person, and they asked for my advice where it pertained to marketing the publicizing Terry's forthcoming book, The Gypsy Morph. Since I hope to one day be published by Del Rey, it was a real treat.

Another highlight was taking the subway to Brooklyn and then walking the Brooklyn Bridge back into lower Manhattan. Terry, his wife Judine, and I got up early one morning before it got hot, rode the subway over, and then walked the bridge back. It was great fun, but it truly gave me a sense how old the East Coast is. It was kind of spooky realizing the bridge has been around since 1875, a full 100 years before I was born. Below is one of the pictures Judine took of Terry and I:



I have more pictures too, although I'm not sure when I will get around to getting them out of my camera and up on a website. I guess when I am finished with my book...

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