RadCon 2022

After all my blogging about getting ready for this convention, possibly you want to know how it went.

It was good in a lot of ways. The big thing I was worried about was people not being masked, or ugly confrontations about masking. I’d guess about 95% of the attendees were masked. The con-goers took care of each other. That’s honestly a relief. My husband’s workplace gave him at-home COVID tests and I still plan to do that by the end of this week, just to be sure I’m not asymptomatic.

The crowd was very small. This convention attracts 1,000+ people, and I’d guess we had less than 300. Scary for the convention’s budget, but not surprising considering how many people are still worried about attending indoor events.

Our fan table, supporting SpoCon in October, was very well received. People were excited to know that we’re trying it again. Not many actual memberships were sold, but we passed out a lot of flyers. During the times I was at the table, I displayed my books. Everything sold except the book I needed for my reading. Okay, my price was ridiculously low as I’m moving out printed copies from my soon-to-be-former publisher. Still, it was cool to come home and completely refill my book bag.

The one downer was I discovered some of my program ideas from SpoCon had to been swiped and used at RadCon. This isn’t a “gee that sounds familiar” moment. My exact titles and descriptions were in their programming. It might not seem like a big deal, but if you go to these conventions, you know how many of the panels are on “gee that sounds familiar” topics. When the panels are unique and interesting, people notice. It can be a reason for members to return to a certain event.

It was jarring to see an idea I had personally devised and developed, be on someone else’s program before my own. I don’t even know who I might talk to about it.

All in all, though, I’m glad I ventured forth to RadCon!

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