I have so much to read. I have so much to write. I have so many people that mean so much to me. I have so much to do.

But I have -so much- time.

Enter the cliche… where does it all go?

The books for ConFusion might not arrive on time. In the circumstance that they do not, I’m thinking of modifying an older idea. I have a bunch of badge ribbons that ask, “WHO IS THE SQUIRREL KING?” They’ve been the most popular ribbons of the three. I could give those that have read the book a ribbon, and a couple of USB jump drives with a .pdf copy of the whole novel. Then, I could print up twenty or so flyers that ask the same thing, and hang them in various locations around the con, with a picture of the Remembrance gem in the background (thanks again !). Underneath the question could be smaller print with a line of text directing them to people who have the ribbon. If they ask the question, they get a ribbon and a jump drive. Now, in the case that these people get asked the question (since they now have a ribbon), they can find people who have jump drives.

It’s an attempt at viral marketing that will rely upon sci-fi fantasy geeks to talk to a stranger. Luckily, being a con atmosphere, I think that it’s far more likely to happen. I think I’ve talked about this sort of thing before here. What do you think?