tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post5546393475367241507..comments2023-07-14T06:17:49.677-04:00Comments on The Daring Novelist: Day 16(ish) - Back from DetconThe Daring Novelisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-79006503204173126152014-07-27T21:30:36.774-04:002014-07-27T21:30:36.774-04:00Welcome to the blog, Kristen. Thanks, Eden.
Yes....Welcome to the blog, Kristen. Thanks, Eden.<br /><br />Yes. Conferences and Conventions have a way of being overwhelming. And cons (as opposed to writer conferences) are particularly so because they aren't about the publishing business (even when individual panels might be) but rather they are about the fans. They're about reading more than they are about writing.<br /><br />If you've been away from it, that can be especially valuable.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-34697661952536486582014-07-24T19:44:08.888-04:002014-07-24T19:44:08.888-04:00It's been a few years since I last went to a c...It's been a few years since I last went to a conference. I love them (Lunacon and Albacon were my staples along with the more furry-based Anthrocons), but despite the energized feeling I would have after each one, I never got much further than going "Whoa! That was intense." Notes? I had a bunch, but few made sense... (I love recorders for that reason.) It takes a lot of time to process that much information.<br /><br />That mural is gorgeous, Camille.Eden "Kymele" Mabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550337993392791643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-47155704947824933652014-07-24T13:38:18.854-04:002014-07-24T13:38:18.854-04:00Found you through ROW80 - love your Deco blog feel...Found you through ROW80 - love your Deco blog feel and looking forward to reading your con reports. Even with just our small chapter, I had the same problem at the retreat I went to this year. And I'm both shy AND an introvert, so I spent weeks afterward remembering little snippets of things I learned and enjoyed. KatBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034419526903082887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-33528156178826459422014-07-24T00:48:18.151-04:002014-07-24T00:48:18.151-04:00I'm not sure where WorldCon is next -- just th...I'm not sure where WorldCon is next -- just that it's too far away to go.<br /><br />I wonder if sf cons are even more intense than most writing conferences, because they range a lot wider in subject matter. On the one hand, the gaming and costumes and weird "future of the world" subjects do give a break from the writing focus, that just means more parts of your brain get burned up.<br /><br />I have decided, btw, that all of the rest of my update reports for ROW80 will actually be con reports.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-64879126662257636592014-07-23T23:58:04.080-04:002014-07-23T23:58:04.080-04:00My first writer's conference, I was hugely ins...My first writer's conference, I was hugely inspired to write a lengthy blog post after each 1-hour session. Alas, by the end of the day, I was too tired to write at all.<br /><br />I need to go to NASFIC! Next year worldcon is at Sasquan in Spokane, Wa, in August, right?USNessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806013779013310261noreply@blogger.com