Cindy, I've talked about just about everything on that list, except maybe the Bronze Safety 'Net. It's probably timely due to all the MySpace hysteria.
Oh, good point.
I appreciate this a lot. It's thinking about answers to questions that makes things start flowing, again. I just sent an e to a friend and said, "ask me something. anything. doesn't matter if it's embarassing."
Here's one: What was your absolute lowest point in fandom?
I would like to maybe write an open letter to the douchebag who was such a shit at Comic Con. That's be hilarious, short, and catharsis all wrapped up in about 800 words.
Yes. I bet you could do 1000.
What did I do with my time?
I assume you were being rhetorical, but that could be another essay.
OK, another question for Allyson:
Is there anyone (as in, specific person) in fandom who you know it behooves you to like - but who you really really really can't stand?
Deborah brought up archetypes. What are all the archetypes - not just fucktards, though obviously fucktard types are included?. Can you come up with 12 types of fan that most fandom fits into? fewer? more? Which archetype do you fit into? I'll bet you can come up with an essay on each one.
OK, why I love Roz Kaveney. A snippet:
I am still waiting to be summoned to represent my country in the name-dropping event at the 2012 Olympics and hoping that I am not by then too famous to qualify as an amateur
Damn, she rocks. I wonder if I can rope her into a few drabbles...?
Is there anyone (as in, specific person) in fandom who you know it behooves you to like - but who you really really really can't stand?
Besides Joss? heh.
The archetypes idea is hugely interesting, deb.
Nice thing about archetypes: you can rip them to tiny little shreds and it works. You can be kind, and it works.
Hell, that's what archetypes are for: personalising. It's what I'm going to be doing with Daymond's book.
Need help or input or stuff? Going out, but yelp in email.
I'm presuming you have written about the non-loving of Joss? Cause if not good for many words. Also I presume you have told tales of sex or lack thereof - no porn needed; just do some mythbusting or confirm that some stories are not myths. (I ran into several works of fiction lately that portrayed orgies routinely takeing place in higher floors of cons. I'm presuming this is an attempt to appeal to the 13 year old market rather than a realistic portrayal.) Anyway "No sex in the champaigne room" would make a good added chapter.
Anyway if the archetypes appeal start with that. After you have used up those, come back to the buffistas for more.
Another thought, Allyson: the book is divided into sections, right? How about an introduction for each part?
I was wondering about that too, Allyson. Maybe even an intro by one of the people in the essay?
