Diversicon
I went to a little, tiny con over the weekend. For the most part, I had a good time.
Several times, I felt way out of my league. Clearly, I had not read nearly as much SF/F as these people, nor had I watched as wide a variety of movies. I spent a lot of time sitting and listening, because I had nothing to add to the conversation.
I am way, way more versed in horror. When topics involving horror movies came up, I finally felt like I could contribute. I even brought up tidbits that other people didn't know. Friday night, there was a good conversation about Frankenstein, the novel and the Universal movie, and that was something I felt comfortable with.
Oh, and Poe. He was a postmortem guest of honor, and I could talk intelligently (er, somewhat) about his work.
I think I should try a horror convention next.
Several times, I felt way out of my league. Clearly, I had not read nearly as much SF/F as these people, nor had I watched as wide a variety of movies. I spent a lot of time sitting and listening, because I had nothing to add to the conversation.
I am way, way more versed in horror. When topics involving horror movies came up, I finally felt like I could contribute. I even brought up tidbits that other people didn't know. Friday night, there was a good conversation about Frankenstein, the novel and the Universal movie, and that was something I felt comfortable with.
Oh, and Poe. He was a postmortem guest of honor, and I could talk intelligently (er, somewhat) about his work.
I think I should try a horror convention next.