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Fur Fright
15 years ago
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Back from the convention. Phew. The travel has been a real kick in the butt.
Things really picked up on Saturday - the panels well. When I talked to people who had attended,t ehy all said it was good. My strategy was the shotgun approach - I was the only one doing writing panels, so I tried to make them very general, and address a little in every topic, hoping everyone would get at least something useful. Anytime anyone talked to me about the book or the panels, I was so very excited and bouncy.
But Sunday? Sunday was a real shot in the arm to my ego.
The few people who had bought the book on Saturday, most of who were from the panel, came by and said "I read the first four chapters and it's GREAT!" Then I sold six in an hour. By the end I was bursting at the seams. All told I moved twelve copies. It was slightly frustrating that many who passed by the table would say, "I'd be interested in this book, but it has breasts in it." Although a few of those who did buy it said "Thank you for writing something straight!" However, another author there (Ben Goodridge) told me to not care about the books I don't sell. Every sale is a success. Every sale is a success because that's one more person who has your book, has your name, that means your name is getting out there.
One girl came up to me and told me that she had borrowed her friend's copy and had read twelve chapters. How beautiful the book was and that she loved it, but he was leaving and she was out of money. I just could not let her leave not reading the end, so I bought her a copy myself.
People who had attended the panels snagged me at several points and we talked at length, usually at least an hour about their stuff. It was great - it just felt good to talk to people, to talk about things, to be productive. I didn't talk to a lot of people beyond that, but the interactions I did have felt good.
Beyond that, I had a decent time. I played several boardgames that I enjoyed (although not the ones I had brought to play!). I definitely want to attend a con next year - either Rainfurrest (because I want to meet some folks on the West coast, and because the writing track is apparently really great) or AC. Honestly, the only incentive I would have to going to FC would be to see one person; otherwise I wasn't impressed with the panel schedules. Not to mention that AC and RF are practically a year away; I'm likely to have something else finished by then.
I at least have a new project idea to do.
Things really picked up on Saturday - the panels well. When I talked to people who had attended,t ehy all said it was good. My strategy was the shotgun approach - I was the only one doing writing panels, so I tried to make them very general, and address a little in every topic, hoping everyone would get at least something useful. Anytime anyone talked to me about the book or the panels, I was so very excited and bouncy.
But Sunday? Sunday was a real shot in the arm to my ego.
The few people who had bought the book on Saturday, most of who were from the panel, came by and said "I read the first four chapters and it's GREAT!" Then I sold six in an hour. By the end I was bursting at the seams. All told I moved twelve copies. It was slightly frustrating that many who passed by the table would say, "I'd be interested in this book, but it has breasts in it." Although a few of those who did buy it said "Thank you for writing something straight!" However, another author there (Ben Goodridge) told me to not care about the books I don't sell. Every sale is a success. Every sale is a success because that's one more person who has your book, has your name, that means your name is getting out there.
One girl came up to me and told me that she had borrowed her friend's copy and had read twelve chapters. How beautiful the book was and that she loved it, but he was leaving and she was out of money. I just could not let her leave not reading the end, so I bought her a copy myself.
People who had attended the panels snagged me at several points and we talked at length, usually at least an hour about their stuff. It was great - it just felt good to talk to people, to talk about things, to be productive. I didn't talk to a lot of people beyond that, but the interactions I did have felt good.
Beyond that, I had a decent time. I played several boardgames that I enjoyed (although not the ones I had brought to play!). I definitely want to attend a con next year - either Rainfurrest (because I want to meet some folks on the West coast, and because the writing track is apparently really great) or AC. Honestly, the only incentive I would have to going to FC would be to see one person; otherwise I wasn't impressed with the panel schedules. Not to mention that AC and RF are practically a year away; I'm likely to have something else finished by then.
I at least have a new project idea to do.
Fuck these people.
Although one guy bought it purely because I care about hcaracters and conflict and despite his own personal interests he read it anyways because a good author a good story is more important. And I love him for that. I also need to hunt him down and harass him for his opinion.