Romance (Con) is Dead...
Added 2025-11-11 14:39:37 +0000 UTCAnd Harry Potter killed it.
This is the random drama that kept me on the edge of my seat for the entirety of the summer. And then I made two thirds of a video about it, thought: this is so daft, who else would even be interested in this? Oh well, maybe it can be a Patron video.
And then finished it today because...well, I like it when things are complete, and also because I have no new material for you because scifi things have stalled a bit.
I expect that all will become clear soon, but right now I just have a bunch of unconnected events that I have to make into something sensible.
And then Caroline or Bren will wreck it, but that's all right as long as I know what's SUPPOSED to be happening XD
I am trying to prevent problems for Future Jill, who would not appreciate being stuck with a mystery plot to resolve that actually just makes no sense.
Thank you as always for supporting the channel, please enjoy this Niche Tea about Harry Potter, fandom conventions, and Threads. It gets increasingly ridiculous and it's great.
Dramione video 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/oh-drama-ione-131145656
Dramione book review: https://www.patreon.com/posts/i-read-dramione-134090829
Comments
WorldCon has all manner of drama, but on a global scale, complete with "puppy" incidents, Strange Religion interference, and convention arrangements that I couldn't be paid enough to volunteer to work on. All hail LA Con V.
Shlom
2025-11-19 17:57:32 +0000 UTCPeople are weird. Illogical, unreasonable, endlessly fascinating, always wrathful, and delightfully weird. Also stupid, but you can't have everything.
Jeff Titterington
2025-11-15 08:43:53 +0000 UTCWhat!! There's a Turtle!! A turtle!! Why are we only hearing about this now?? I have so, so many questions.
Graham William Kidd
2025-11-14 11:56:36 +0000 UTCOne time during the Cold war a Soviet (Russian) ballet company was visiting Dublin. When my parents arrived they found anti Soviet protesters distributing leaflets and demanding people boycott the ballet (I forget why, there were lots of valid reasons). So my dad talked to them about the best way to get their message heard. The next day the protestors were still distributing leaflets but also telling everyone "enjoy the show". I miss that quality of protestors.
Fenrir Wolfganger
2025-11-14 01:11:41 +0000 UTCThe difference being that this time it's a lot fewer "outraged" people (I gather), just with louder voices.
Crochet4Joy
2025-11-13 15:59:33 +0000 UTCThe last time fan outrage was this big, Conan Doyle had killed of Sherlock
chromicacid
2025-11-13 01:53:17 +0000 UTC"How dare you give your community what they want when it's not what *I* want" - class A narcissist behaviour.
Ekij
2025-11-12 19:07:24 +0000 UTCI read, though could not confirm it, that authors scheduled to appear at Romance Con were receiving threats of the same treatment Julie Soto had received if they didn’t cancel their appearances. I didn’t put it in the video because I have no evidence to support it, but it would not surprise me. Authors in particular are exquisitely sensitive to cancellation, whether they’re independent or traditionally published, in part because it’s so easy to get a hate mob started, and in part because traditional publishing has a track record of being…unsupportive in these instances, shall we say.
Jill Bearup
2025-11-12 17:19:12 +0000 UTCTrying to harness this fanfic-community as your audience seems to be like making riding a feral bull. To have success in this genre you try to appeal to this niche audience, this very very emotional niche audience. And because they are so emotional they will support you as an author if they love you. But they will just as easily hate you with the same furore. So, what's the lesson here... be careful what audience you are trying to please? As the bystander that I am (HP never appealed to me, so I stoically accepted that you couldn't escape HP merch for decades) I am just surprised how a few "strangers on the internet" can cause 200 authors to cancel their attendance at a con. ...oh, and you just admitted that you _CAN_ be bullied into writing a book soooooooo... SciFi-book when? :-D
Abraxas
2025-11-12 16:46:36 +0000 UTCits no use using a hare to keep the tortoise from being lost, the tortoise is too quick
SpicyMcHàggi
2025-11-12 13:22:42 +0000 UTCSo conventions need to learn the lesson that the big businesses are finally learning... The best way to deal with "cancel culture" is to ignore it. The vast majority of their customers don't actually give a sh*t about what a handful of screaming Karens think.
ShdwWolf
2025-11-11 21:08:45 +0000 UTCMy take, which let's face it nobody asked me, is that you should like what you like. If you have the books … you have them. If you don't have them … you don't have to buy them, or you can get them from a used book shop! Or I'm a major fan of digital content … yo ho! What am I doing on an author's Patreon? Because most publishers are evil scum (notably excluded Baen, you're cool), but I believe in supporting authors directly when possible so they get paid and I have more books to read. It's that simple.
Have another taco
2025-11-11 20:56:42 +0000 UTCThe neighbours will NEVER KNOW
Jill Bearup
2025-11-11 20:11:48 +0000 UTCYou only put this on Patreon because it features you almost losing the turtle you are babysitting and the pet owners may or may not watch your channel but they aren't patrons- don't try to deny it.
Jonathan Campbell
2025-11-11 19:49:24 +0000 UTCHey, this was fine. I don't read fanfic or go to conventions or ... well, really do anything interesting... but GOSSIP, now! I always find your videos interesting, Jill!
Ann Brookens
2025-11-11 16:35:03 +0000 UTCI am somehow reminded of the old joke: what’s the difference between a church organist and a terrorist? You can negotiate with terrorists.
Jill Bearup
2025-11-11 15:41:03 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, people who cancel other will never be appeased. Their only value is to cancel people, and the valid reasons/people to cancel, soon, either dry out or get out of reach of randos on the internet, which mean, anything is game and they will not stop and they will not negotiate. Because if they do, they will loose their reason to exist.
Ana (Lariaenl)
2025-11-11 15:12:34 +0000 UTCJanellea, are we old? 😂😂😂
Jill Bearup
2025-11-11 15:02:38 +0000 UTCOMG!!! I used to listen to the Leaky Caldron when I was in grad school!!
Janellea Macbeth
2025-11-11 14:56:12 +0000 UTC
