Wow, the costumes here! What a gorgeous con! Jay and I sat in the corner of the bar last night for an hour or more, which had a big window overlooking a staircase leading down to registration and the pool. It looked like a crazed alternative-reality Victorian garden party. I cannot even begin to describe it…
But the good news is that the setting led to a discussion this morning about steampunk in general and the story I’m currently writing in particular, and that in turn led to one of those gorgeous AHA! moments, and I now know what the story is and where it’s going. (I’m only 1,000 words into it, and luckily not *all* of them are going to have to be junked…) Alas, I have to go wander around in corset and boots and pearls and braids and velvet and lace and leather now, so I won’t likely get back to writing till Monday…but, the idea rests firmly in my head.