Some people like to wait until they accept a party invitation. They like to see who’s going to coming, what the theme will be and then figure out if they want to come.
Me? All I need to know is there’s a party. I figure I will have a good time. After all, aren’t each of us responsible for our own fun?
I like to think of Bouchercon as a party. And I have never had a bad time at Bouchercon.
So rather than wait, I signed up for this Bouchercon, which begins Oct. 15-18 in Indianapolis, last year during Baltimore ‘con.
All I had to hear was Bouchercon.
That one of the organizers is Jim Huang was an extra incentive for me. I also knew that Jim would assemble a terrific group of organizers and, while I don’t know everyone, those who I do know or know of are sure to make Bouchercon a success. People like Meg Born, Phil Dunlap, Kit Ehrman, Debi Watson, and Mike Bursaw, as well as a whole bunch of others deserve our thanks and respect. My apologies for leaving anyone out.
That Michael Connelly is the guest speaker and S.J. Rozan the toastmaster should be even more incentive.
But many people like to know even more information before they commit.
That would bring us to the program and the Bouchercon events. For months now, lists of special events have been up on the Web site, just ready for people to sign up.
About a week or so ago, the adult programming went up.
OK, so what more information do you need before you sign up for Bouchercon?
The panels alone suggest this will be a good Bouchercon. The worst thing I can say is how will I attend all the panels I want to? There’s not an hour that I don’t want to attend at least 3 or 4 of the posted panels.
I do know one that I have to attend:
9 to 9:55 a.m. Sunday, October 18:
ON MYSTERY: Scholarship, book reviews, reference books, magazines and bibliography. How we look at the genre we love.
I’ll be the moderator of this thoughtful group: Frankie Bailey, Al Hubin, Kate Stine, Barry Zeman.
We promise to have a lot to say and to keep you entertained.
So what’s your excuse? Time to sign up for Bouchercon. And when you come to Indianapolis, don’t forget to sign up for the 2010 event in San Francisco and the 2011 in St. Louis. I know I am going to.
