Writing Excuses Transcripts

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Nine: Attending Cons

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/26/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-9-attending-conventions-part-i/

Key points: First of Two Parts! Conferences are for training, conventions are for fanning. Tradeshows/Expos are for industry, and media cons are exhibitions. For an aspiring writer, conventions provide inexpensive introductions and networking, while conferences provide intensive training at a cost. Details of what to do to make cons useful to you...next week.
( Cons-arned details? )
[Dan] Wait, we need a writing prompt, don't we?
[Brandon] I don't know, it's a two-part episode.
[Jordan] Give them half of the writing prompt now.
[Brandon] Oh, half the writing prompt. OK, half your writing prompt...
[Howard] The protagonist has shown up at a convention and in his pocket he has a ...
[Dan] See you next week.