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la_marquise) wrote2010-03-25 01:59 pm
la_marquise) wrote2010-03-25 01:59 pm
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Vanity of vanities
A while back, Mary Robinette Kowal published a very sound piece on the sfwa website on the value of good presentation for writers at conventions.
My morning so far has included the following:
leg waxing
hair dyeing (purple, by request of the marquis)
underarm shaving
much exercising (which is a daily thing)
face scrubbing
careful selection of clothing (two dresses, both just above the knee, the longer of my two mini-skirts, my posh frock just-in-case, tops, underwear, nightwear, outer wear) make-up and jewellery for wearing at the con.
All of which is part of my normal pre-con ritual. The professional writer bit? Ummm... remembering to take a couple of copies of LWG in case.
It's official. I'm vain.
My morning so far has included the following:
leg waxing
hair dyeing (purple, by request of the marquis)
underarm shaving
much exercising (which is a daily thing)
face scrubbing
careful selection of clothing (two dresses, both just above the knee, the longer of my two mini-skirts, my posh frock just-in-case, tops, underwear, nightwear, outer wear) make-up and jewellery for wearing at the con.
All of which is part of my normal pre-con ritual. The professional writer bit? Ummm... remembering to take a couple of copies of LWG in case.
It's official. I'm vain.