"So where's the bit where Harry sits down and meditates? "

Strangely, there is a series of stories regarding yoga and murder mysteries. The Matt Bolster series.

I am not making this up.

One thing to remember...Jim and Fred go way back. So while Jim wasn't writing with a game in mind, I'm guessing (key word there...please don't assume I know Fred or Jim's mind, I'vemet Fred in person once and see Jim infrequently and fleetingly) Fred runs mechanisms by Jim enough...even pre-DresdenRPG ... that some of that percolates through. And Jim's a gamer in his own right.
I've noticed that gamers tend to devise rules for their fantasy that lend themselves to being able to play them in a tabletop game. Brust. Sanderson.* Jim. This doesn't detract, mind, from the "author wrote it as a story, not a game" argument, but rather augments it. All the solid authors write for the story, not the game potential (RPG-inspired tie ins excepted, of course).

*Hell, Mistborn and Stormlight series have magic rules that scream video RPG, let alone tabletop.

Ack, sorry. My bad on not checking this thread. There's a yearly fee.

New President is Michael Burnstein, old hand at these things.
I barely use FB. I had to join for another group.

WOW, so you had to buy a badge to get into the con, AND you had to purchase tickets to get into venues?

Hmmmmm ... I'm going to have to rething this going to conventions thing.

Writing classes are usually an extra fee. Most panels aren't.

Thanks to Creation Cons, a lot of major guests will charge for an autograph. I don't think Jim normally does...I could be wrong...but he was very specifically brought in for this con by Murder By The Book (who had the tables next to him)...and they're a small mom & pop store that fiances bringing authors into Houston with the one requirement that to get a sig, you need to buy a book of the author's from them. They never charge for you to see the author talk at their store, so this is how they recoup their money. In this case, the "store" was the table at the con.

They sold out of the large stacks and stacks of comic hardbacks for the Dresden by Saturday afternoon, btw.

Well loved store in Houston

That's due to RL time and not lack of interest in the boards. I used to work help desk and would habg out on the boards, now I have to break away from analyzing metrics for helps desk to check in
(Luckily, if something needs a mod attention, we get emails.)

I'll be at the Mana Punk booth (and likely several of Jim's things if I can break away). I hear we're off the artist alley in the main building (Marriot), to the right of the entrance, if anyone wants to say hi

I don't like Christina for Lea.  I still think Milla Jovovich would make an outstanding Lea.

Jessica Rabbit.

So, a certain lawyer from Angel should do it.