Long Past Due, My Write-up on Vending at Crypticon
Maybe there hasn’t been enough fanfare after returning home triumphant and nearly sold out of the 50 books we brought to Crypticon, maybe I’m still sleep deprived, maybe it all still feels like a dream. I know somewhere deep inside that I should be jumping up and down at the success of the weekend, but I think I’m still in shock.
For a long time I felt like the person who was doing too much and not really getting anything done (or anything of quality) and, two books later (and with great reviews coming in from purchasers of the books), I guess I can start letting go of that idea of myself.
Three paragraphs in and I haven’t really touched on Crypticon. This is the third time I have been to the event but my first year behind the table. Each year it grows and improves. A year ago I was wandering the halls of the con with my twin, passing out postcards advertising When the Dead (which I hadn’t finished yet) and talking to anyone who would listen about my ideas for the genre.
At the When the Dead Books booth we had copies of When the Dead and The Spread: A Zombie Short Story Collection, bookmarks advertising both and bracelets, plus several items of my design (banner, signs). I was very happy to be assigned to table right next to Permuted Press. I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for some of the authors (Eloise, Tim, Peter, Thom, Craig) and it was great to make better connections (and some new ones) with them.
Sharing our table was the wonderful and intrepid owner of Evil Girlfriend Media, Katie Cord. She happens to also be an author in the zombie genre, a design client and a good friend of mine. I greatly enjoyed tabling with her and look forward to doing so in the future.
I got the books out for review with The Scream Sirens, The Horror Honeys and WatchPlayRead. WatchPlayRead has just posted their review of The Spread.
On Saturday many attendees took advantage of our “buy both get a zombie wound” deal. Becky was busy behind the booth doing makeup as I sold our books. And we even made someone’s night by doing a raffle for a full zombie makeover. The winner? Ticket number 589965, Natalya!
I’m most excited to give back to the fans who stopped by the booth and liked the Facebook page by writing zombie short stories that feature them as the main character and giving the e-book away for free.
Saturday night we danced foreverrrrrrrrrrr at the Biohazard party. I love dancing, especially in my Zombie Black Swan costume.
Oh yeah, THIS:
and so much more.
Until the next convention…
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