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More Types than One

So I worked at a comic shop for a number of years during college. I saw thousands of different people with thousands of different interests. One of the more curious types of people I saw, though, were those who would only read one type of comic. We had one guy that would read anything thatContinue reading “More Types than One”

Con Kernels

All right. It’s been a week since con. I’ve had the chance to unwind a little bit and recover. Time for a debrief! What did we learn? What do we need to learn yet? Here’s some hard-won wisdom!

CON WEEKEND!

For the first time in history, Dawnsbrook Press appeared at a con! We were at Cincinnati Comic Expo, and yes, we had a blast! As we talked with other vendors and friends, the question has come up repeatedly… “How did you do?” Um… ask us in a week? We need to run a lot ofContinue reading “CON WEEKEND!”

I’m not nervous. YOU’RE nervous.

I’m not hyperventilating. Yet. One week from today, I’ll be tabling at a fairly major con, selling my own books. We’ll have Madelyn of the Sky available. Come visit us at Cincy Comic Expo! And the questions are swirling: Did we order too many books? What if we sell out? Is anyone going to payContinue reading “I’m not nervous. YOU’RE nervous.”

Seasoning Your Writing

Books need to taste different from one another. Now, I’m not talking literally. Please take your ereader out of your mouth. It’s not sanitary. If, like me, you love used books, please also prevent yourself from ingesting the pages. You don’t know where they’ve been. What I mean is that books need to feel differentContinue reading “Seasoning Your Writing”