Quick quick notes during travel:

• Badass / Hardcore panel went very well.  I told the opening of the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, to illustrate the idea of a hero being removed from a context in which they’re well suited.  Then I continued with the rest of the panel.  First question from the audience: “Can you finish telling us the Green Knight story?”  Bless you, audience.  Never change.
• We burned through all our copies of Three Parts Dead at the Tor booth signing in record time.  Thanks to all of you who stood in line!
• Hocus Pocus panel: once I got over being wildly intimidated by the other panelists, I had a great time.  Packed, standing room only audience.  (My wife almost couldn’t get in!)  Great answers from the panelists.  Nobody tried to overwhelm anyone else, and we all approached the subject from very different angles, which made for a panel that felt more like a building conversation over time.
• Another wild line after the Hocus Pocus panel, for signings.  There were some serious established authors on the panel, so anyone wanting a signed copy of Three Parts Dead had to wait through a long line to get to the front; thanks so much to those of you who did.  Above and beyond the call of duty, folks.  Thank you.
• Wonderful conversations and hangouts with Alyssa Rosenberg, Diana Pho, Steve Sunu, and of course my awesome wife, who came down from Boston to see me.  I’m a lucky dude.
• I am now the proud owner of a Fire Ferrets t-shirt.  And three Judge Dredd books.  And the Halo Jones collection.  (You’re welcome, 2000 AD booth.)  And a bunch of other books I can’t wait to start.  Basically, I’m done with ‘fun’ money for the rest of the month.
• More great reviews for Three Parts Dead, from No More Grumpy Bookseller (“Three Parts Dead is intriguing and suspenseful. The plotting is smart and the pacing is spot on. What’s more, this is the kind of cross genre release that’ll appeal to lots of readers across the board.”) and by the Book Smugglers at Kirkus (“[The depiction of female characters in Three Parts Dead] is, seriously, a thing of beauty and for all that, Three Parts Dead is now a favourite read of 2012.” – One of my favorite lines in any of the reviews so far.)!
• Coulson lives!