[Writer Post] SoonerCon Report
Better late than never, I suppose. SoonerCon was two weeks ago, and yes, I’m just now getting around to this. Only because of crazy busy life stuff – that doesn’t end until October. Right, then. So, SoonerCon was something that I both needed and needed to be great. I was not disappointed by either criteria. […]
[Writer Post] What’s on YOUR Post-It Note?
Hello, Wednesday and blog post day. It’s been quite the week. Major Day Job deadlines have been met with time to spare. Survived SoonerCon (which was an amazing bit of fun). Took an interesting step when I got home from SoonerCon – which was to sign up for DFWCon (a writers CONFERENCE – totally different, […]
[Pen/Pencil Review][Writer Post] I Suck — As A Blogger
Because of crazy random happenstance I totally missed doing both my blogs this week. So… oops. In my best Stephen Amell/Green Arrow voice… I have FAILED. THIS. BLOG! At least this week. And… SoonerCon is in A DAY AND A HALF! Eep! But bright side? Tomorrow is my Friday at the day job — and […]
[Writer Post] New Experiences. New Challenges.
Yesterday I was asked to do something I’ve never been asked to do before. NO! Nothing like THAT! Come on! This is a family-friendly blog. Though I can’t go into detail yet (hopefully soon, but not yet), this is the culmination of one of the most surreal writing experiences of my life. I can’t wait […]
[Writer Post] Words, Conventions, Drama
It’s Wednesday. Trying to be on track. Trying to avoid convention drama – but I was the cause of some it, so that ship sailed. And for a short work week, it’s been a very stressful, chock full of STUFF week (except Monday – the holiday – that was pretty low key). But hey, I […]
[Writer Post][Conventions] Weatherford Comic Con
Sorry I’m late… stuff happens. This is the story of Weatherford Comic Con. That as last Saturday (April 2) we trekked out to have a vendor table at this first year event. For those who are unaware of this area’s geography – Weatherford is on the far west side of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (40-45 […]
[Writer Post] Changing the Narrative Pt 4 – Your Turn
Changing the Narrative continues – installment of Changing the Narrative is going to be INTERACTIVE. Hah! I’m going to make you do some work. When you have a flash of insight – or something – it needs to be pursued, right? Then I need to get back to stories. I have A LOOMING DEADLINE. Bwa […]
[Writing Post] Changing the Narrative (3) – Crowded Landscapes
A couple of weeks ago I talked about the economic value of fan-run conventions in the sea of media/pop culture events. Now I want to talk about the sheer number of events happening – especially in Dallas/Fort Worth. It’s an extremely crowded landscape. At first glance, you’d think having so many options would be a […]
[Writer Post] Changing the Narrative Part 2
Once upon a time at a convention, I saw a t-shirt on display that basically told younger fandoms to “Get Off My Lawn”. Actually, I think those words were actually said the words “Get Off My Lawn”. It may be a one off or a test case. If a test case, I hope it was […]
[Writer Post] Changing the Narrative
During ConDFW I participated in several conversations on the same topic of fan-run conventions, and much of it came down to the same thing…what could be done to bring more people in. Though it was encouraging to see new faces at ConDFW, it’s true that the numbers of attendees have not been what they were. […]