Oh yes. All writers need a spouse with a great day job, or to be independently wealthy. Or have a lovely benefactor. Or love a "minimalist" lifestyle. :)
Ah, the fantasy.
I've considered trying out some cons. Mostly the issue is finding someone to take the kids (almost 5 and almost 21 months) during the time. My husband and I actually went to one about five years ago, but I'm not sure if it was our type of con. Mostly the panels and everything were based around what was popular at the time, so there were things like "How to Write Like J.R.R. Tolkein", and a retrospective on Douglas Adams, who had just past away maybe about a year before, put together by people who hadn't read any Adams for a very, very long time. Everyone could discuss Robert Jordan, but if we mentioned Asimov, or Heinlein, or Delany, or LeGuin, or any number of fine writers, we got weird looks. There were also very large belly dancing Klingons. Oh, and a Buffy singalong. Not that this was all bad, but it just wasn't exactly our thing.
But, from what I gather, cons tend to have different foci, and I suspect there might be some that I would really enjoy.
Do you have any that you particularly enjoy, or know of any that friends of yours have liked? I have heard a lot of good things about WisCon.
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Date: 2007-01-16 02:59 am (UTC)Ah, the fantasy.
I've considered trying out some cons. Mostly the issue is finding someone to take the kids (almost 5 and almost 21 months) during the time. My husband and I actually went to one about five years ago, but I'm not sure if it was our type of con. Mostly the panels and everything were based around what was popular at the time, so there were things like "How to Write Like J.R.R. Tolkein", and a retrospective on Douglas Adams, who had just past away maybe about a year before, put together by people who hadn't read any Adams for a very, very long time. Everyone could discuss Robert Jordan, but if we mentioned Asimov, or Heinlein, or Delany, or LeGuin, or any number of fine writers, we got weird looks. There were also very large belly dancing Klingons. Oh, and a Buffy singalong. Not that this was all bad, but it just wasn't exactly our thing.
But, from what I gather, cons tend to have different foci, and I suspect there might be some that I would really enjoy.
Do you have any that you particularly enjoy, or know of any that friends of yours have liked? I have heard a lot of good things about WisCon.