So far I have RisuCon, Fright Reads, the MD Renn Faire, and Stellar Con lined up, but I can always do more. Maryland venues preferred, although York, PA is only an hour away. Indoor events are probably also preferred, seeing as that time period includes all of winter.
Feel free to let me know!
:sardonically: Quiet morning, huh?
I’m spending part of it working on my Discord channel. And by working on it I mean ‘staring at the blessed thing.’ It feels like it could be useful, but I’m not sure exactly where, or how. Thoughts?
Moe Lane
PS: I want it to boost interest in my books, sell my books, and get good leads on local conventions and whatnot. So I want the Flying Koala Discord to be commerce-oriented without being annoying about it. I think this can be done.
…Sorry if that caused an involuntary flashback and/or a sudden existential terror. “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.”
Behold! Signage for the vendor table. pic.twitter.com/FFDIDpj6Xm
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) November 11, 2022
Anyway, I bought the sign last weekend. It’s actually acrylic, not glass, so I won’t have to worry about it falling over and smashing into a million potential lawsuits; and I can set it to glow or cycle through a variety of colors. A bunch of the vendors around the folks selling this had clearly gotten their own signs, so maybe it’s more attractive to people selling stuff than people buying stuff. Still, I get to have nice things, too.
You can see more at KATS. I probably should have ordered the battery pack.
Galactic Con! Located at the Howard County Fairgrounds (2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794), June 11, 2022. 10 AM to 4 PM. $10 to get in; $20 for families. Flying Koala will have a table fairly near the replica ECTO-`1, which is always nice to have as a draw.
Come by and check my table out! Or just buy my books now. That works, too.
#commissionearned
Aside from the most obvious point: the curtains are the wrong color. They are, however, what I have to work with. My wife’s already suggested not using all the straps and safety-pinning the extras, too. Which will make the final version a lot less sloppy-looking.
Even as is, it’s worth it to get the sign off of the table, honestly.
I did some pricing for them* and the cost isn’t too bad for custom-made ones. But I’m essentially doing softcovers here. Would people be interested in signed bookplates featuring one of these designs, do you think? Either as part of the Kickstarter, or as something I just sell to folks buying my books on Amazon? The answer can be no.
Continue reading TINSEL RAIN Update: I wonder… how do people feel about bookplates?Columbia, Maryland. I’ll be selling my books there. Or, if you can’t make it: buy them here now!
Or check out my Patreon.
Or, shoot, check out my Kickstarter.
My grommet-less empire grows.
Continue reading BEHOLD! The Flying Koala Banner!The theme for this week’s race is ‘Unnecessary Censorship.’ It starts at 11 PM Eastern time, as usual. The guy (beastGP) putting together my sponsored car made some temporary modifications of the logo:
Continue reading Racing tonight on the Penny Arcade circuit!11 PM Eastern time. Different car, different color scheme, same inherent coolness:
I’ve been practicing talking like a sponsor. Well, we here at Flying Koala Publishers are just thrilled to be able to help support races like these, and give something back to the racin’ community. We’re looking forward to an excitin’ time tonight; and we wish all the drivers good luck, and good racin’. Stuff like that is part of the fun.
