Back To My Blog aka Jamie Todd Rubin + Shot Of Tequila = Genius

I have basically been unable to even look at my website since I switched laptops at the end of July. I was locked out. 403 errors if I tried to either pull up the main URL or the login URL. Today, Jamie Todd Rubin swoops in and tells me how to fix it in 30 minutes or less. One shot of tequila and that man is a genius.

And also, Better WP Security plugin was the culprit. Be very careful with that one folks. I was using it to make it harder for trolls and spammers to access my site but in the process, I wound up being unable to access it myself. The culprit were changes to the .htaccess file, which, once reset to default, made the problem go away.

But it was a frustrating and perplexing month that basically left me blogless. I was so busy with deadlines and other issues, I let it go. Until I got locked out of sffwrtcht as well. Thank goodness Jamie responded to my tweets.

Kudos to him. He also wrote a great story for Beyond The Sun, which is getting great reviews so far at Goodreads, Amazon and Functional Nerds.

Anyway. I’ll have a lot to catch up on, but first World Con. I’ll blog from there. Find my agenda here. Hope to see some of you there!

Bryan

My World Con Schedule 2013

LoneStar 3 Con Schedule – Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Thursday, August 29

Arrival: 1:30 p.m. on Southwest then scramble to get to hotel, check in, unpack, drop books at dealer room and make:

Thu 17:00 – 18:00 Autographing: Taylor Anderson, Paul Herman, Bryan T. Schmidt, Sharon Shinn (Autographing) (Participant), (Convention Center)

Friday, August 30

10 a.m. – Breakfast with Toni Weisskopf/Baen (private) 

Fri 12:00 – Fri 13:00 Panel: My Favorite Dinosaur (Science, Panel), 007B (Convention Center)

Panelists:

  • Elizabeth Bear
  • G. David Nordley
  • Spring Schoenhuth
  • Takayuki Tatsumi
  • Bryan T. Schmidt (M)

1:30-3:00 p.m. – Lunch With Lezli Robyn (private)

Afternoon free

Fri 18:00 – Fri 19:00 Panel: Do SF Stories have Fewer Happy Endings Now? (, Panel), 007A (160) (Convention Center)

Panelists:

  • Grant Carrington
  • David Nickle
  • Jessica Reisman
  • Bryan T. Schmidt (M)
  • Martha Wells

Dinner with J. Kathleen Cheney, Chris Kastensmidt and whomever is around

Saturday, August 31

 Morning Free

Signing (off-site at Viva), Sat. 12:30-2:30

Panelists:

  • Django Wexler
  • Maurice Broaddus
  • Bryan Thomas Schmidt
  • J.M. McDermott

 

Intricate Worlds (, Panel), Sat 15:00 – Sat 16:00, 007A (160) (Convention Center)

Panelists:

  • Gail Carriger
  • Amanda Downum
  • Robin Hobb
  • Bryan T. Schmidt (M)

Evening Free

Sunday, September 1

 7:30 a.m. – Breakfast with Robert Silverberg (private)

Sun 10:00 – Sun 12:00 Writers Workshop O (Writers workshop), Conference 4 (Rivercenter)

Panelists:

  • Linda King
  • Bryan T. Schmidt

2:30-3:30 – Podcast Recording: SF Signal

Beyond The Sun panelists:

  • Bryan Thomas Schmidt
  • Patrick Swenson
  • Jean Johnson
  • Jamie Todd Rubin
  • Cat Rambo
  • Alex Shvartsman
  • Maurice Broaddus

Hugo Prep/Pre-Reception/Hugo Ceremony

I leave at 9 a.m. Monday morning on Southwest. So hope to see some of you during some of these times. My books will be on sale in the Dealer’s Room at Book Universe. They’ll be signed but find me to personalize. Bar Con is a good bet when none of the above.