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desperance) wrote2009-09-01 07:22 pm
desperance) wrote2009-09-01 07:22 pm
Quandary! (All wisdom is contained in LJ/DW...)
Unbudgetable generosity on the part of friends known and unknown raises the possibility of my being a late entrant at World Fantasy Con in San Jose.
Of course there are reasons to go, the chance of meeting some of my f-list in the too-too-solid being high among 'em. As it happens, there are also reasons not to go, and one of those is the opportunity to meet my current editor, who will be in Newcastle rather than San Jose that weekend.
With neither editor nor agent there, the benefits of networking are reduced; technically I am now exactly too late (it closed today) to get onto the programme, so benefits of exposure are much reduced. Which basically leaves hanging around with lovely people, which (as you may know) I am very happy to do, 'specially if there's a bar involved. But it's a long way to go to avoid meeting my editor...
Seriously, I don't know. I am torn. This way, that way - it's not pretty, the state of me tonight.
I am open to advices, urgings and other contributions from the floor; let it never be said that I was one of those people who posted about their difficulties then snarled when people tried to be responsive. Not me. I love being told what I should do, 'specially when I genuinely do not know.
Of course there are reasons to go, the chance of meeting some of my f-list in the too-too-solid being high among 'em. As it happens, there are also reasons not to go, and one of those is the opportunity to meet my current editor, who will be in Newcastle rather than San Jose that weekend.
With neither editor nor agent there, the benefits of networking are reduced; technically I am now exactly too late (it closed today) to get onto the programme, so benefits of exposure are much reduced. Which basically leaves hanging around with lovely people, which (as you may know) I am very happy to do, 'specially if there's a bar involved. But it's a long way to go to avoid meeting my editor...
Seriously, I don't know. I am torn. This way, that way - it's not pretty, the state of me tonight.
I am open to advices, urgings and other contributions from the floor; let it never be said that I was one of those people who posted about their difficulties then snarled when people tried to be responsive. Not me. I love being told what I should do, 'specially when I genuinely do not know.