Social Media is frequently a replication of what goes on at the hotel bar of every SF/F con in the US: A couple of writers are blathering at each other about writing and business and life, and there's a ring of people around them geeking out that they're seeing these two jabber in real time.
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Leah McElrath
Not sure we’ve really processed the degree to which conversations have become a spectator sport.
Kind of a fascinating development on its own.
Kind of a fascinating development on its own.
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Because of course, the cats are more entertaining then writers talking shop. 😆 (no offense)
Oh, wait. You know this. You have cat in profile pic. Excellent method of keeping their attention!!
Davies won, hands down. Can't top a joke that starts with "Harrison told me this one when we did Raiders" ....
Eavesdropping has always been compelling, but it’s new to have it be happening at scale.
And it’s easy to forget how many people are listening, which can make it kind of fraught.
The important meeting was at the bar where the leads for the two largest companies went to drink after dinner. Millions of dollars were tied up in those talks. Printed copies in the morning and a vote on the bar talk.
Best I've ever seen: Alfred Bester (and I say that with all respect to Harlan Ellison, another A+ raconteur). The guy could hold an audience rapt for hours.