Gail the panel today on Female Fandom was so inspirational. I'm ready to get back to my writing. I only knew about it because you left the info at your booth. Why the heck did they put you way back there?!? Don't you have more street cred than that? ;) hop

HA!

No, I am used to this. This is going to sound a little obnoxious, but it’s true, so please bear with me.

The idea is to put people who have sizeable, dedicated readerships as far back in Artist’s Alley as possible. The first time this happened, it was at Stumptown, and I thought I was being put in the boonies because I wrote superhero comics. But the organizer was very clear about it, he said, “no no no, the idea is that all the people coming to see YOU will have to walk by all the tables for the new people and that gives them a chance to be seen.”

So it’s a way to get people to go by lots of new creators and hopefully they will stop and check them out, as well. Michael, the NYCC organizer, also told my hubby the same thing about this con yesterday, both times I have been here, they put me as far back as they could, along with people like Adam Hughes and Christ Claremont, so that the back of the con is very busy and everyone gets seen on the way. If you’ll notice, the DC booth is at the far, far back, as well.

He also said it’s because we have the longest lines and being at the back allows the line to wrap behind the curtain against the wall without blocking other booths. It’s flattering, but MAN IS IT A LOT OF WALKING at the end of the day!  Every panel and publisher signing is even further…I walked eleventy miles yesterday. :)

And thank you about the female fandom panel, that thing was the funnest panel ever!