World Fantasy Convention 2007

badducky · Jul 28, 2007

edit: nevermind, problem solved.

Toothpaste · Jul 28, 2007

Well can I continue this thread? I was debating going, but I was also debating becoming a member. Does anyone have thoughts, have they been to the convention, are they a member, benefits etc?

badducky · Jul 28, 2007

My real life writer friends found out I wasn't planning on going and looked at me like I was some kind of hideous alien.

Thus, I'm trying to make arrangements.

Toothpaste · Jul 28, 2007

Are you a member?

dclary · Jul 28, 2007

badducky said:
edit: nevermind, problem solved.

Worst. Snorlax Thread. Ever.

Shweta · Jul 29, 2007

Argh, I want to go to World Fantasy. I also want to go to Wiscon, Minicon, and 4th Street next year.

These things are not happening, at least not all of them. :sob:

Anthony Ravenscroft · Jul 29, 2007

Is Fourth Street still happening? I figured they were dead, & that's why Minicon got Harlan Ellison in 2006 (& still managed to only draw a few hundred attendees -- sad, really).

But look me up at CONvergence & maybe ValleyCon. Heck, I oughta just sponsor a WNet/AWrite room party.

Shweta · Jul 29, 2007

I think part of why Minicon is cool is that it's tiny, and literature-oriented. They often have excellent GOHs; they had Charles Vess and Charles DeLint this year.

Fourth Street died but is being re-started as of next year.

Sharon Mock · Jul 29, 2007

I'll be at World Fantasy -- all I need to do at this point is book plane tickets. Which I should probably do soon...

The bad thing is, I can really only justify one east-of-the-Rockies con a year. So I'm thinking next year it should be Fourth Street Fantasy. But I'd really like to go to Wiscon sometime.

Anybody want to publish a novel and obligate me to go to more conventions?

dragonjax · Jul 29, 2007

I'm going. And I'm utterly terrified, because I don't know anyone. EEK.

rugcat · Jul 29, 2007

Yeah, but you have books. You don't have to worry about meeting people; lots of people will want to meet you.

dragonjax · Jul 30, 2007

Rugcat, I don't know how much of a presence I have in the fantasy field. That's one of the reasons why I'm going. Because HELL'S BELLES was published as "paranormal romance," I have been doing a lot in the romance community, but unfortunately did very little elsewhere. So I have a feeling a lot of people at the conference will be like, "You do what again?"

:scared:

So I'm terrified. Won't stop me from going. But if you're there, and you see a short woman (like, five-foot-nothing) with short brown hair looking like she may barf on your feet, that's probably me.

rugcat · Jul 30, 2007

Lots of crossover these days. Half of the urban fantasy these days could easily be termed paranormal romance, and vice-versa. How it's marketed depends mostly on your publisher.

I think the real distinction comes in whether there are more pages devoted to the sex than the plot.

dragonjax · Jul 30, 2007

And when you write about a succubus who's slumming as an exotic dancer, the distinction blurs even more...

JCT · Jul 30, 2007

I'm going. My book wont be out by then but I can schmooze and go to the dealer's room.

Toothpaste · Jul 30, 2007

But are you guys members? From what I understand you can't participate in the signing on Friday if you aren't. Is it worth joining?

Redhedd · Jul 30, 2007

I'll be there. It's definitely worth joining because a) you can go into the dealers' room, art show, and panels where you can meet cool people, b) you get a bag full of free books, and c) you get a name tag with your name on it, so that you will start getting free name recognition.

This is also going to be a really terrific WFC to go to since it's so close to NYC, and I hear that there will be more than the usual number of agent/editor types there.

And, for those of you who write paranormal romance, there are several urban fantasy/paranormal mystery people who are attending, including Charlaine Harris and Lilith Saintcrow. If you have books out or about to be out, you can bring flyers/bookmarks/giveaways to put out on the freebie table too.

dragonjax · Jul 30, 2007

Redhedd, does registering make me a member?

badducky · Jul 30, 2007

dragonjax said:
Redhedd, does registering make me a member?

Also, I hear registration fills up. Is this true, or are they just making me use my credit card instead of waiting for payday?

dragonjax · Jul 30, 2007

Just got email from Darrell at WFC. Here's the deal: registering for the conference makes you a member. This is separate from registering for the hotel, which is indeed filling up.

Okay, happy-dance squee for me, because my second book launches on November 6, and this conference is literally just before it.

Redhedd · Jul 30, 2007

You want to purchase a WFC membership. Definitely not the same as registering at the hotel--especially since there are a number of hotels being used. Yes, it's $150, but remember, it's tax deductible!

dragonjax · Jul 30, 2007

Redhedd, the thing that confused me was I wasn't clear that by registering for the conference, that made me a member of the WFC. I get it now. Yay!

Toothpaste, you should go. You know you wanna.

Come on. PLEEEEZE go!

I'll buy your book if you go.

(Heck, I'll buy it anyway. Damn, there goes my leverage...)

Toothpaste · Jul 30, 2007

Oh I so totally want to go, and dragonjax if I do it'll be with Circe! You know you love her! I just wanted to know how to become a member and stuff. Good info, thanks guys. I guess I should get cracking with actually doing it now!

Sharon Mock · Jul 30, 2007

There is a limited number of memberships, but I don't think it's that limited. On the other hand, several of the hotels have already sold out, so I'd move on that quickly.

I don't know whether to be excited or terrified. The anthology containing my (so far) one published story is due out at WFC. The publisher will be there. I think the editor will be there too. I'm going to be obligated to introduce myself.

Sometimes being an X-treme introvert just doesn't pay, I'm tellin' ya.

badducky · Jul 31, 2007

Here's a question for people who are going: How are you getting there.

Expedia tells me there's no discount airfare to Saratoga Springs. Anybody thinking of a car pool buddy from a different airport?

I admit I sing along to the radio, but only if I like the music.

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