All through the con, I attended various pannel discussions. Many times there were ten different things going on at one time, so much of what I wanted to see was just not available. Here are some of what I attended:<\/p>\n
Self Promotion and Publicity — How authors have promoted their books.<\/p>\n
The books of Ben Bova — the Guest of Honor.<\/p>\n
Writers and Families — how to make the trade-offs while supporting a writing career and supporting a family.<\/p>\n
In the evening, there was a large Meet the Pro’s party, where all the authors at the convention were available for autograph signing. I was on the list of authors, but the fun of the event was wandering around the several ballrooms, finding old faces and shaking hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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