A couple of questions

[ksmith]

Publishers are attending more media-oriented cons like DragonCon and ComicCon. Do they make more business sense for a writer to attend instead of Worldcon and WFC?

No clue--just wondering.

Comments

[mcurry.livejournal.com]

I'd think the worth of those cons would be more for promoting your work to readers than for meeting editors and the like. Networking would seem to be easier at something like WFC, where there's such a high concentration of publishing professionals.

Of course, that's just my semi-informed opinion. *wry grin*

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

This past WFC was great for networking and business, and for meeting friends in a scaled-down setting. I think if you're sticking within the SF/F genre, WFC is hard to beat.

But I'm always open to something else, which is the major reason why I'm giving Bouchercon a try this year.

[mcurry.livejournal.com]

Yeah, WFC is basically a spec fic thing. I hope going to Buchercon ends up working out well for you, both fun-wise and for networking and the like.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

So do I. It's in Madison, so it was hard to pass up. But boy, the Concourse, which was the main con hotel, was full by December, and as of now, all four hotels which had con blocks are filled.

I know a few folks who will be there, but it's going to be pretty much a different ballgame. I asked to be on programming, so we'll see how that goes.