How to Go to a Worldcon
20/8/06 23:30![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madrobinsRelax. Take a deep breath. If you've never been to a Worldcon before and are going to this weekend's LA Con, think of it as a reunion for a large, fitfully quarrelsome, frequently entertaining family most of whom you've never met before. Have fun. Remember to eat, sleep, and bathe (if it sounds astonishing that this has to be said, you've never been to a Worldcon before. It's like an immersion in Disneyland, and for some people all the rules seem not to apply. But they do, boy howdy, they do).
Beyond that, check out Making Light's "Worldcongoing" post;![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sartorias's "Is this your first Con?", for writers; and (if you're going to your first Worldcon and throwing a party--or just want some insight into how it's done) "How to throw a large room party at a science fiction convention", also on Making Light.
Talk to people. Listen. Buy books (hey, buy my books). Say hi if we meet (but remember I'm a little shy when not on stage). Enjoy.
Beyond that, check out Making Light's "Worldcongoing" post;
sartorias's "Is this your first Con?", for writers; and (if you're going to your first Worldcon and throwing a party--or just want some insight into how it's done) "How to throw a large room party at a science fiction convention", also on Making Light.Talk to people. Listen. Buy books (hey, buy my books). Say hi if we meet (but remember I'm a little shy when not on stage). Enjoy.