tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927756799939592844.post8276368475473363544..comments2023-08-17T10:12:51.015-04:00Comments on Motor City Gamewerks: Putting the Pro in ProcrastinationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039411081517222909noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927756799939592844.post-82696465323938515262010-06-20T01:12:53.667-04:002010-06-20T01:12:53.667-04:00S-Sam? Is that you? Is it really, really you? Heh,...S-Sam? Is that you? Is it really, really you? Heh, I hung out with you guys for, what, three straight days? Can you see me going anywhere in a t-shirt like that? I got some good advice from Ross, too. It's gonna be cards, handshakes, and follow-up emails.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039411081517222909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927756799939592844.post-28660083642508107482010-06-18T12:12:55.100-04:002010-06-18T12:12:55.100-04:00I think going pro is the way to go. Cards with con...I think going pro is the way to go. Cards with contact info make you look good and make it more likely they'll get back to you. Dressing well (not suit and tie, but not "Big Mothertrucker" T-shirts) seems like a good idea as well.<br /><br />Course, you've been in this industry longer than I have! ;-)Sam S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927756799939592844.post-10225528890827060402010-06-17T11:12:31.434-04:002010-06-17T11:12:31.434-04:00Bring it up in conversation or lead the conversati...Bring it up in conversation or lead the conversation to the topic anyway you can. But like said above, say cordial, professional, and enthusiastic. Also, don't forget confidence. Nothing says I'm the guy to get this done like real non-cocky confidence.<br /> <br />Make it really easy for them to look at your info later. There is a good chance that anything you give them at the con will "get lost" or even genuinely misplaced in the post-con pack up. Get cards with e-mail addresses if you can. After the con, send these peeps an e-mail with a link to you homepage, bio, resume, and writing sample.<br /><br />You've got experience, writing samples, and you are at a least a couple steps away from neckbeard status so I think you will do just fine.Levi Johnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595778951778424992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927756799939592844.post-72158508746317441892010-06-17T11:01:04.324-04:002010-06-17T11:01:04.324-04:00I'm not a pro, but from everything I've he...I'm not a pro, but from everything I've heard and read. Have samples, but don't have them right on you. Talk to them, be nice cordial, make the connection, give them your card, buy them a beer. If they ask, you have the sample there, if not, you can then get in touch with them a couple of weeks after the con and be like "Hey, I met you at the con and was just wondering if..."<br /><br />You want to separate yourself out by being cordial, nice, and professional. Enthusiastic but not, well, a geek about it. Published work is also supposedly a big plus, which you have.<br /><br />As I said, not a pro, not my own experience, just what I've been reading around the net of late.A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927756799939592844.post-71939955684996419942010-06-17T10:25:02.928-04:002010-06-17T10:25:02.928-04:00Maybe build up some pre-show buzz and plan an afte...Maybe build up some pre-show buzz and plan an after hours beer camp style social networking meetup with your peers via Twitter/Facebook.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975332040428744228noreply@blogger.com