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A Relaxed Working Week
Well, I had a wonderful fortieth birthday, packing my local with people from all over the place, despite the fact that the storms had hit the night before. My fan friends were exposed to the best of our town’s musical talent, a curry was distributed, a barrel of real ale was consumed. Those from different parts of my life met, befriended, and in at least one case, copped off. The whole thing ended in a pile at my house in the early hours, and a dozen of us remaining had a groggy breakfast the next morning. I couldn’t have been more pleased.
I’m in the middle of everything at the moment, having delivered the first draft of the novel to my agent, and completed work on both my Primeval episode and the 100th Big Finish Doctor Who audio release. I’m having a gentle canter through some comics work that I can’t talk about yet, and looking forward to some nicely significant meetings in the next couple of weeks. Then I’m very much looking forward to our trip to Japan. We’ve bought Japan Rail Passes, and will be sorting out our first few hotels in advance, which we’re told is a good idea. It may be muggily warm there right now, but anything approaching a proper summer would be good, and I’m sure Worldcon, with a number of friends such as John Courtenay Grimwood, Lou Anders and John Picacio, will be beery as always, plus air conditioned.
Talking of Lou, this week I got a parcel of many copies of the new Monkeybrain Books edition of British Summertime. Always the best moment, cracking them open and having a long sniff. Lou, and someone very kind I don’t know, have been expressing themselves about the book here
Or, if you’re on this side of the pond, here.
This week I also had the pleasure of listening to an interview I did with the Doctor Who: Podshock crew, which is now available as part of their latest podcast, either here or via ITunes. It’s a great interview, very relaxed, and I do go on a bit.
And tomorrow, already if you’re in the States, the trade paperback of the collected Wisdom is in your local comic shop.
Oh, and this weekend I’m off to Belfast for MeCon, guesting alongside Iain Banks, and sharing the company of many old friends from previous Irish conventions. Iain is an expert on Irish whiskeys, so I expect to benefit from his experience. I shall, of course, share the results with you. Until then, Cheerio.
I’m in the middle of everything at the moment, having delivered the first draft of the novel to my agent, and completed work on both my Primeval episode and the 100th Big Finish Doctor Who audio release. I’m having a gentle canter through some comics work that I can’t talk about yet, and looking forward to some nicely significant meetings in the next couple of weeks. Then I’m very much looking forward to our trip to Japan. We’ve bought Japan Rail Passes, and will be sorting out our first few hotels in advance, which we’re told is a good idea. It may be muggily warm there right now, but anything approaching a proper summer would be good, and I’m sure Worldcon, with a number of friends such as John Courtenay Grimwood, Lou Anders and John Picacio, will be beery as always, plus air conditioned.
Talking of Lou, this week I got a parcel of many copies of the new Monkeybrain Books edition of British Summertime. Always the best moment, cracking them open and having a long sniff. Lou, and someone very kind I don’t know, have been expressing themselves about the book here
Or, if you’re on this side of the pond, here.
This week I also had the pleasure of listening to an interview I did with the Doctor Who: Podshock crew, which is now available as part of their latest podcast, either here or via ITunes. It’s a great interview, very relaxed, and I do go on a bit.
And tomorrow, already if you’re in the States, the trade paperback of the collected Wisdom is in your local comic shop.
Oh, and this weekend I’m off to Belfast for MeCon, guesting alongside Iain Banks, and sharing the company of many old friends from previous Irish conventions. Iain is an expert on Irish whiskeys, so I expect to benefit from his experience. I shall, of course, share the results with you. Until then, Cheerio.
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Happy 40th! I know how it feels -- I was 40 in March. Enjoyed it much more than 30, strangely. Looking forward to the Primeval episode; I thought it a promising first series but in need of some slightly better writing, so it's great news that you are on board. I have downloaded the latest Doctor Who Podshock and look forward to listening. I always listen to (and enjoy) that podcast and it makes me laugh the way it is almost all Americans talking about a British show. Hope you have a great time in Japan.
me too,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR PAUL CORNELL,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOUUH
I'm still getting used to this forty business. And a Canadian, of course. Thanks very much, both of you.
There's a lot of it around - I was 40 this year, too. Happy Birthday Paul!
My wife was also 40 and we decided that we'd celebrate by being big kids again and going to Disney in Florida this October. Woohoo!
A belated Happy Birthday wish to you! Glad all is well, and projects are proceeding apace.
Safe journeys on all your travels...
Have a chat with Mr Dodsworth as he and Jenny did Japan recently so they maybe able to give some practical advice?
Probably drop you an email when my day job stops being such a pain.
Mark P
"Iain is an expert on Irish whiskeys, so I expect to benefit from his experience. I shall, of course, share the results with you."
Sounds... messy.
Just finished listening to the Podshock interview. It was great fun and also educational for part-time fans like me -- didn't realize that you'd written the Richard E. Grant Doctor Who animation, for example, which I remember enjoying at the time.
Thanks very much, all. I will indeed have a word with James. John, I shall take photos. And yes, the Podshock interview does go back into the vaults a bit.
Just thought I'd say - picked up the trade of Wisdom yesterday and both me and the husband have read it and had the same reaction: F*** yes!
So thank you very very much for that. I just wish I'd picked it up as a series then I'd have the delicious anticipation of more to look forward to next month....
Happy Birthday, sir!
Also: is MeCon a convention dedicated entirely to you? Or me? Or you? Oh no, I have confused myself again.
BIRTHDAY!
Thanks very much, Adele, that's just what a writer loves to hear. And MeCon was so welcoming that it might as well have been. Cheers.
Hello Paul.Stood behind you in a queue at a Doctor Who convention, about 8 years ago. You've done better than I have since then.
Just read Wisdom. Its GREAT!. I love it. Did you know that there an Editor at Marvel whos listed you as his "Thing in the futrure that most excites him" in the Day at Marvel offices article in the Wizard magazine from June? Yes. I know that it took a while to get to that page, im a slow reader.
Wondering what this Exciting pitch youve got is.
Cheers for reading. I dont intend this to sound as rude as it reads.
Not rude at all! Thanks very much. That's indeed very flattering, and I missed it at the time. Cheers.
Paul Cornell announced as the writer on New Excalibur. What a good idea that was.
Mark P
Thanks, Mark. As you can see, I went to town on that in the next post. Cheers.