Potential audiences.

I had a quick chat with ac1d6urn yesterday, and, as usual, the topic became stuck in my brain, and now my poor flist has to hear about it.

One of the most common mistakes a new writer often makes is in assuming that everyone will want to read his or her story. (It reminds me of one of the other major problems, which is the Inability to Narrow the Story Down to One Genre. "It's an action/adventure/romantic thriller/espionage/fantasy set in a Victorian world!" Yeah, just try to shelve that in a bookstore, and you'll see what I mean.) In reality, of course, nobody's story will appeal to everybody. For everyone who loves Mercedes Lackey, there's someone who deplores quick angsty fantasy books and adores long, intricately plotted books like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norris. You get the picture.

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Lumos schedule

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Now I'm worried about two things, of course. First, that I won't be able to remember anything when I get there. Anyone who's chatted with me will testify to this. I can't remember the names of anything, so when I talk to people, the only thing I'll be able to do is say, hmm, I know the name, but I can't remember a single fic/art. Funny thing is, if I'm told the plot, I can remember it, no problem. It's just the names of things.

Second problem...er...can't remember what it was. No, wait! It's that I'll be a crazy fangurl and people will jump off hotel balconies to get away from me.