Submissions and FanX

The last few days have been awesome.  I have spent some time down at Salt Lake City FanX and really just had an awesome experience.  Why you might ask?  Well for starters lets look as some of the great guests I was able to walk up and chat with.

Over the few days that I was there I got to have conversations with several authors, some of them well known, others still on the up and coming list.  Examples of the more well known are David Farland, Tracy Hickman, and Dan Wells.  All of these guys are great to talk to if you ever get a chance.

During my conversations I discovered that Dan Wells had one of his novels picked up for a movie deal.  David Farland discussed some free literature for writers available on his website (http://mystorydoctor.com/).  While with Tracy Hickman the conversation focused more around the lack of a Killer Breakfast at the event.  (If you ever get a chance to go to a Killer Breakfast, do it!)

Other examples of great people that I got a chat with included the Utah Horror Writers Association, a group which I hope to become affiliated with in the near future.  Johnny Worthen, who's book Eleanor is on the long ballot for the Bram Stoker Award and who I believe only owns tye-dye shirts. Plus a few others that because of the late hour that I'm writing this I can't remember.

Plus I totally got to geek out and get my pic taken with Matt Smith, Billie Piper, and Karen Gillian.  They are awesome and I think I just let my geek flag fly there.

Okay, now that I'm done gloating and being a good fanboy it's time to discuss business.  Over at the fear project website (http://davidwellingtonsfearproject.com/)  they have posted the submissions for the contest.  This is the first impression of the authors who will be competing and you may find yourself a favorite right off.  But keep watch, the prompt will be going up on Friday, then the challenge begins!

Ready for the Fear Project

There comes a time where I just get absolutely sick of waiting.  It was like this while waiting for the birth of my children.  I hit a point where I want nothing more than to move onto the next step, to begin the next stage of life.  That is where I am right now.

As of February 6th I'll be embarking on a new project, the chance to try to out write thirteen other contestants in a reality show style contest.  I have no idea of what to think having even been selected.  I figured that I would put in for the chance and take the rejection knowing that at least I had tried.  But instead I was contacted by the person running the contest, Author David Wellington.

Now, I'm not a small man by any means, I'm six feet tall and weigh well over two hundred pounds.  I have a beard and consider myself manly enough.  Yet when I got that e-mail saying that I was going to be one of the contestants I wanted to squeal like a little girl.  I have no shame in saying this, but now it has left me waiting for this to start.

One of these days, I will learn patience.  One of these days I'll not wish for some kind of instant gratification of my efforts.  I'll actually find more productive ways to occupy my time than to sit here waiting.  But that will probably have to be tomorrow.  For now, bring on the Fear Project.

Twitter: @TravColeman

For more information on the fear project check out this site.
www.davidwellingtonsfearproject.com