First convention and some new friends...
This past weekend I spent hawking my paperbacks at the 22nd annual Madicon, James Madison University's Science Fiction and Fantasy convention.
What started out as a nerve racking experience (Will they like me? Will they like the books? What about the typos? What about the cosplay? and so and so on) turned into a blast of a good time. It was the perfect place for my first convention experience as a vendor. I talked to so many people and enjoyed everyone's company greatly. It may have been my first con as a vendor, but it was also my first con in general in several years. I miss that atmosphere of comraderie. Geeks unite!
I had the pleasure of meeting John St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, who ran one of the craziest coolest panels I have ever witnessed. He's a great guy, very likable, and very talented.
I also discovered Jonah Knight. This is the bio from his website:
Jonah Knight performs Paranormal Modern Folk: songs about ghosts, monsters, super heroes and steampunk with a roots folk style.
In the past few years he has found a niche at SciFi conventions throughout the mid-Atlantic region due to his five supernatural and science fiction leaning albums, his unique finger-picking style, and his live performances. He had written songs for authors, tribute albums, and webcomics. His upcoming album, a collection of creepy Christmas songs, was funded 214% on kickstarter.com and will be release in the 2012 Holiday season
I ended up picking up some of his CDs and am very pleased.
I also want to give a shout out to my boothmate, jonny Lupsha (he spells it with a lower case J. Never did find out why). jonny is the opposite side of the coin in that he solely writes non-fiction. But it's not that boring non-fiction they threw at you in high school and college. No, this non-fiction is very, very cool. jonny is the owner of A Carrier of Fire publishing and has released two books:
100,000 Years of Detention is a collection of essays on subjects as diverse as ex-girlfriends, Bob Dylan, tattoos, and cold medication. His follow up, Penny Cavalier, is an in-depth study of real life superheroes. jonny spent a year researching and interviewing RLS's and ended up becoming an integral part of the final chapter in the book.
He also releases a digital magazine called the Broken Paragon that takes a close look at the world of video games and its culture, and delves deep into themes and ideas generated by the games. The last issue was almost entirely devoted to the Silent Hill franchise and I know there are several fans of those particular games who visit this blog. And he's a hell of a writer. I just flew through 100,000 Years and enjoyed it very much.
I'll be adding links to both Jonah's and jonny's respective websites to the links page. Hit them up and enjoy.
I also want to link to the Amazon store for my iFiction! pal, Everette Bell. He has been releasing a slew of audiobook versions of several of his works and has more in the pipeline. If you are a fan of the medium, don't miss out. Click here to look at the catalog.
With the convention taking most of my time I am now ready to get back to working on current projects. First draft of Episode 1 of Blood Will Run is almost done and I will start right in on Episodes 2 and 3. I also broke ground on The Pied Piper of the Undead sequel this weekend and it looks like it will come quick too.
I have had a Wattpad account for a while now but have not used it. Today I started some original work that will be available through the site for free. I will post the info once I have some things uploaded there. Look for flash fiction, song lyrics, plays, poetry and some experimental stuff as I open the vaults and share.
That's it for now. I'm heading back to the grind.
Mike
What started out as a nerve racking experience (Will they like me? Will they like the books? What about the typos? What about the cosplay? and so and so on) turned into a blast of a good time. It was the perfect place for my first convention experience as a vendor. I talked to so many people and enjoyed everyone's company greatly. It may have been my first con as a vendor, but it was also my first con in general in several years. I miss that atmosphere of comraderie. Geeks unite!
I had the pleasure of meeting John St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, who ran one of the craziest coolest panels I have ever witnessed. He's a great guy, very likable, and very talented.
I also discovered Jonah Knight. This is the bio from his website:
Jonah Knight performs Paranormal Modern Folk: songs about ghosts, monsters, super heroes and steampunk with a roots folk style.
In the past few years he has found a niche at SciFi conventions throughout the mid-Atlantic region due to his five supernatural and science fiction leaning albums, his unique finger-picking style, and his live performances. He had written songs for authors, tribute albums, and webcomics. His upcoming album, a collection of creepy Christmas songs, was funded 214% on kickstarter.com and will be release in the 2012 Holiday season
I ended up picking up some of his CDs and am very pleased.
I also want to give a shout out to my boothmate, jonny Lupsha (he spells it with a lower case J. Never did find out why). jonny is the opposite side of the coin in that he solely writes non-fiction. But it's not that boring non-fiction they threw at you in high school and college. No, this non-fiction is very, very cool. jonny is the owner of A Carrier of Fire publishing and has released two books:
100,000 Years of Detention is a collection of essays on subjects as diverse as ex-girlfriends, Bob Dylan, tattoos, and cold medication. His follow up, Penny Cavalier, is an in-depth study of real life superheroes. jonny spent a year researching and interviewing RLS's and ended up becoming an integral part of the final chapter in the book.
He also releases a digital magazine called the Broken Paragon that takes a close look at the world of video games and its culture, and delves deep into themes and ideas generated by the games. The last issue was almost entirely devoted to the Silent Hill franchise and I know there are several fans of those particular games who visit this blog. And he's a hell of a writer. I just flew through 100,000 Years and enjoyed it very much.
I'll be adding links to both Jonah's and jonny's respective websites to the links page. Hit them up and enjoy.
I also want to link to the Amazon store for my iFiction! pal, Everette Bell. He has been releasing a slew of audiobook versions of several of his works and has more in the pipeline. If you are a fan of the medium, don't miss out. Click here to look at the catalog.
With the convention taking most of my time I am now ready to get back to working on current projects. First draft of Episode 1 of Blood Will Run is almost done and I will start right in on Episodes 2 and 3. I also broke ground on The Pied Piper of the Undead sequel this weekend and it looks like it will come quick too.
I have had a Wattpad account for a while now but have not used it. Today I started some original work that will be available through the site for free. I will post the info once I have some things uploaded there. Look for flash fiction, song lyrics, plays, poetry and some experimental stuff as I open the vaults and share.
That's it for now. I'm heading back to the grind.
Mike
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