I'm sorry to hear you had such a difficult time! And I know exactly what you mean about wanting the Buffy angst to be soothed - I heard Joss himself talk shortly after the series ended at San Diego Comic-Con, and my reaction to his comments was the same as yours at Jane's; not what I needed to hear, so it almost made things worse. That may actually be part of why I felt easier committing to this Writercon instead of the earlier one - then, the wound was too raw. Talking about it online was about all that I could do.

But even though I'm not new to conventions in general, this one's making me a bit nervous. I "know" a few people online, that doesn't always give you much of a clue how you'll react to each other in person, so that part... yeah, a bit tension-making. Weirdly enough, the panels are actually the least thing I'm stressed about.