YVONNE NAVARRO MESSAGE BOARD Yvonne Navarro has authored many novels including AFTERAGE, THAT'S NOT MY NAME and BUFFY: TEMPTED CHAMPIONS. Her latest, MIRROR ME, will be coming from Overlook Press in 2004. send a post Yvonne Navarro website More Horror World message boards

376 Wed August 29 2001 - 01:00:28
Fullname: Alan (alias zootsuitz) Osburn
Email: zootsuitbones@hotmail.com
Comments: I'm not really into reading but I love your pics & was wondering if you'd do me the honor of drawing me a pic of a leopard as I'm into tattoos & can't seem to find a good one of a leopard as of yet. If it's too much trouble I'll let ya slide & understand your a very busy woman who probally doesn't have time for something so simple but....... thanks anyways.

Mekare -- thanks for your praise. AfterAge should soon be coming out in limited edition form from The Overlook Connection Press (www.overlookconnection.com). The edition includes an introduction by Brian Hodge, the original short-short story upon which the novel was based, the novel, an afterword by me, and the Prologue to a sequel-in-progress.

I've just finished up the first draft of Buffy: Tempted Champions and am now working on a couple of stories I've promised. After that, it's back to Mirror Me, which is at page 370 and nearing completion. I also plan to post a big chunk of Mirror Me on the web site in downloadable PDF format to give everyone an idea of what they're getting into. There are other projects going on, but we'll stop here for now lest you all get bored.

Nice to hear Ellen Datlow noticed "Divine Justice." If you folks haven't checked out SKULL FULL OF SPURS by Dark Highways Press, you should. It's a great book.

Yvonne will be signing books in Los Angeles on 5 August 2001. For details, go to this url http://westwood.fortunecity.com/chanel/338/index/signingevent.html.

Hope to see you there!

Not Yvonne. The room was packed with only a few chairs open and you should have seen the room collectively drop their jaws as Yvonne stood up with a Kali stick in her hand and said, "I think one of the most important things about writing fight scenes is authenticity. And really, you can't do it very well if you've never been hit. So line up right here. It'll be over quickly."

Even Michael Slade paled a little until everyone else started laughing, then suddenly happier, he joined in.

Von did us proud.

It was good seeing you at WHC this year. You smelled nice (as always) and we actually got to SEE you during the con this time around! Very much enjoyed the panel, and wish I could have made the reading.

There was a Buffyfest panel which was pretty well-attended and where, of course, the biggest question was "How is she going to come back?" Even if we knew the answer (we don't), we couldn't spill the beans. But it was loads of fun to see the fan support and hear the speculation.

A big highlight for me was being included on the fight scene panel, which included Denise Bruchman, Michael Slade, and Stephen Baxter (who has practiced martial arts for 30 years). After an hour and a half, it was still going strong and we had to run folks out so the next panel could start. I didn't even get a chance to give my greatest gift to the audience: I'd brought my Kali sticks and as I told everyone, "If you really want to know how your character feels in a fight scene, line on up and I'll smack each one of you with this weapon." Alas, no takers. ::grin::

The time change kind of made me a sleepyhead too early each evening, though I did manage to stay up until 2 o'clock or later a couple of times. There were lots of marvelous friends and authors there, including Alexa deMonterice, Rain Graves, the artist GAK, Sephera Giron, Tina Jens, Brian Hopkins, and way too many to mention. The Stoker banquet was fabulous and it was excellent to be sitting at the Lone Wolf table when Brian picked up the Stoker for First Novel. Look for pictures on Darke Palace soon.