Conventions 101

I'm off to CONvergence this weekend, and that got me thinking...

When I occasionally talk about self-promotion there's usually a very quick, off-hand, "Oh, and go to conventions."

Most of the time, that's excellent advice. But not all science fiction conventions are created equal, and what you get out of a convention is really dependent on what you're looking for and, potentially, what you're willing to put into it.

You have to ask yourself: what am I looking for?

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