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Some upcoming plans
Oct. 5th, 2016 11:16 amWhile I still toil away at the next three books in the Arc of Fantasy series (yes, three; each has a different set of characters to follow), I thought I'd share some upcoming plans, both for publishing and for author events.
As I've said on facebook, my next convention, for sure, will be the Tulsa Comic-Con, which runs from October 21 through the 23rd. I will be in attendance, for sure, Friday and Saturday. Sunday is the wild card day. I'm pretty sure I'll be working in the morning hours, and, if Tokyo in Tulsa taught me anything, it is that I will be dead-dog tired by Sunday afternoon. Sunday will be the up in the air day. As I also mentioned on facebook, I will be in costume at least one of those days, if not every day of the convention. I still have one more pattern to purchase and then it's time to get measurements, buy material and get sewing.
I will also have copies of all four of my publications on hand. I am still running the cosplay giveaway where Loki and Star Ocean cosplayers get a free, signed copy of my books. One per cosplayer. At conventions, said cosplayers will get to pick. Send me photos of your cosplays in the last nine months, and, depending on the cosplay, the person receives either a copy of Sigyn's Flowers (Loki) or Portal to Gaming (Star Ocean) for free, and that includes shipping.
Sometime in the next month, I will need to make a return to Michigan. Some family drama that doesn't need to be drama has occurred, and I have belongings that I need to retreive. I'm trying to plan this trip so I can at least attend one day of Youmacon, which is the first weekend in November (3-6).Right now, this is very much tentative. Youma would be a one day only attendance for me since I would need to hurry back to Tulsa in time for a day of rest and to resume work. I've got to work the details out at this point, but, if I swing it, I will announce it, and I will be in costume for at least half of the day I attend. Youma attendance will either be Friday or Saturday.
I'm also looking to attend Anime St. Louis 2017. In fact, I'm looking at registering for the artist's alley (based on what I was told in an email), ShutoCon, Otakon, Gen-Con, and Tokyo in Tulsa as well as a few conventions in Colorado.
Those are the events, for sure, that I want to attend for the rest of 2016 and into 2017. I do want to host another meet and greet at a different venue and in the later evening hours.
My current writing plans are as follows: getting Ravensrealm, New Atlantis, and The Intergalactic Chase ready for publiction. Each is in various stages of drafting. My goal is here, upon releasing The Intergalactic Chase as an ebook, making Portal to Gaming as an ebook free for download. With each subsequent release for Arc of Fantasy, starting with Ravensrealm, the price of Portal to Gaming will drop. It's currently priced at $3.99 and is available for Kindle, NOOK, and through Smashwords and Draft2Digital for all other platforms.
I had thought of participating in NaNo this year. Make a return, as it were, but I've ultimately decided against it. Right now, NaNo is great for me in terms of starting projects but not necessarily finishing them. I still have Dragon's Rain, The White Owl, and Frost Giants to complete at this point so, in the event I change my mind, any return to NaNo will be utilized for completing a particular project, not starting a new one.
Changes will be made, once again, to this journal. I liked my idea of specific days being dedicated to specific things but, well, I haven't read anything lately due to the fact I've been writing and working. I'm also trying to motivate myself into seeking secondary work and or a new job to replace my current one. I love my job, it's one of the places where I see the best in people, but it's also where I'm on the receiving end in the worst of people. It's this wonderful Catch-22 right this moment. I need to pay my bills, and I need the time to write. The time I need for writing is spent on the time trying to pay my bills.
In the meantime, I'm going to get back to writing. Books do not complete themselves.
One final thing: I am announcing my cosplays for the forseeable future. In terms of actual fandom, it's pretty much going to be Fayt Leingod from Star Ocean and America for Hetalia. In fact, for the Tulsa Comic Con, I will be dressed as Fayt in a variant costume for a fanfic idea I have running around in my head. I wll Fayt Leingod, Captain of the Dragon Brigade. Any other cosplays will be characters from my own stories.
And my silence is now broken.
Enjoy your Wednesdays, peeps!
As I've said on facebook, my next convention, for sure, will be the Tulsa Comic-Con, which runs from October 21 through the 23rd. I will be in attendance, for sure, Friday and Saturday. Sunday is the wild card day. I'm pretty sure I'll be working in the morning hours, and, if Tokyo in Tulsa taught me anything, it is that I will be dead-dog tired by Sunday afternoon. Sunday will be the up in the air day. As I also mentioned on facebook, I will be in costume at least one of those days, if not every day of the convention. I still have one more pattern to purchase and then it's time to get measurements, buy material and get sewing.
I will also have copies of all four of my publications on hand. I am still running the cosplay giveaway where Loki and Star Ocean cosplayers get a free, signed copy of my books. One per cosplayer. At conventions, said cosplayers will get to pick. Send me photos of your cosplays in the last nine months, and, depending on the cosplay, the person receives either a copy of Sigyn's Flowers (Loki) or Portal to Gaming (Star Ocean) for free, and that includes shipping.
Sometime in the next month, I will need to make a return to Michigan. Some family drama that doesn't need to be drama has occurred, and I have belongings that I need to retreive. I'm trying to plan this trip so I can at least attend one day of Youmacon, which is the first weekend in November (3-6).Right now, this is very much tentative. Youma would be a one day only attendance for me since I would need to hurry back to Tulsa in time for a day of rest and to resume work. I've got to work the details out at this point, but, if I swing it, I will announce it, and I will be in costume for at least half of the day I attend. Youma attendance will either be Friday or Saturday.
I'm also looking to attend Anime St. Louis 2017. In fact, I'm looking at registering for the artist's alley (based on what I was told in an email), ShutoCon, Otakon, Gen-Con, and Tokyo in Tulsa as well as a few conventions in Colorado.
Those are the events, for sure, that I want to attend for the rest of 2016 and into 2017. I do want to host another meet and greet at a different venue and in the later evening hours.
My current writing plans are as follows: getting Ravensrealm, New Atlantis, and The Intergalactic Chase ready for publiction. Each is in various stages of drafting. My goal is here, upon releasing The Intergalactic Chase as an ebook, making Portal to Gaming as an ebook free for download. With each subsequent release for Arc of Fantasy, starting with Ravensrealm, the price of Portal to Gaming will drop. It's currently priced at $3.99 and is available for Kindle, NOOK, and through Smashwords and Draft2Digital for all other platforms.
I had thought of participating in NaNo this year. Make a return, as it were, but I've ultimately decided against it. Right now, NaNo is great for me in terms of starting projects but not necessarily finishing them. I still have Dragon's Rain, The White Owl, and Frost Giants to complete at this point so, in the event I change my mind, any return to NaNo will be utilized for completing a particular project, not starting a new one.
Changes will be made, once again, to this journal. I liked my idea of specific days being dedicated to specific things but, well, I haven't read anything lately due to the fact I've been writing and working. I'm also trying to motivate myself into seeking secondary work and or a new job to replace my current one. I love my job, it's one of the places where I see the best in people, but it's also where I'm on the receiving end in the worst of people. It's this wonderful Catch-22 right this moment. I need to pay my bills, and I need the time to write. The time I need for writing is spent on the time trying to pay my bills.
In the meantime, I'm going to get back to writing. Books do not complete themselves.
One final thing: I am announcing my cosplays for the forseeable future. In terms of actual fandom, it's pretty much going to be Fayt Leingod from Star Ocean and America for Hetalia. In fact, for the Tulsa Comic Con, I will be dressed as Fayt in a variant costume for a fanfic idea I have running around in my head. I wll Fayt Leingod, Captain of the Dragon Brigade. Any other cosplays will be characters from my own stories.
And my silence is now broken.
Enjoy your Wednesdays, peeps!
