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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
I'm pretty sure that's not what you meant to say.  |
lol. No, it wasn't. I've since fixed the typo. Dang, I hate doing retarded typoes like that. ^_^;;
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Originally Posted by Joebill
I have seen a number of authors at the local sf convention.
A few old time authors came by, we kinda expected them to wear suit and tie part of the time.
But most of the new young authors dressed casually and sold books in the merchant room.
One guy never seemed to sell much, he wore an expensive, well it looked like it cost around $200 dollars, suit and he sold few books.
Most who go to that convention wear jeans. Nice, clean, untorn jeans would have been good for him, but with that suit, he seemed out of place. More a bank president than an author.
So paying attention to what is worn by the other authors and the convention members is always a good idea.
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I have gone in everything from a polo and dress jeans to a tshirt and shorts depending on the expected clientèle. For most SF and Comic cons, casual dress is almost a requirement if you expect to sell anything. Why? Well, if they see you in a suit and tie, they'll think you're either too upbrow for their tastes, or your book is too expensive, or worse yet, too "fancy" to read. IE, to much Cabernet, and not enough Porterhouse.
You can also send the false impression that you're "above" your readers, and not "one of them". Case in point that wasn't a SF con, but rather a Linux con. One guy out of the entire group of vendors was there in a booth wearing a full suit. Hardly anyone stopped by despite having an awesome product. All the others dressed casual and people mobbed them.