Day 36 of the Reopening Epic aka Thursday July 2, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This weekend we should be in Canada at the convention, but we are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I should be getting ready for Shoreleave but I am not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conventions for us are a large part of our year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are an additional source of income for the family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are our social life where we can get together with friends and family and be among our people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They give us feedback. Writing is a very isolated profession. You sit down and write a story then hope that others enjoy it as much as you do. Conventions give you a chance to find out what you wrote meant to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have a number of friends who make a majority of their income at conventions. This has been a rough time for them and there is no really end or rather restart in sight. They are muddling along but it is getting dire for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have other friends who earn their living performing. Right now they are wondering when they will be able to do so again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The arts have been hit very hard in all this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Producing entertainment has come to a halt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musicians are working on new music but cannot produce it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, we are finding ways to get our work out there. But it does not make up for the income we are losing because of the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I miss the convention portion of our lives a lot for many reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am grateful for virtual convention gatherings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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