Someone late last week asked if I’d be getting to any conventions this year (other than my work-related convention in November in Hartford, CT). It turns out that, despite having a new house, I do have the money to hit a couple of upcoming cons.
Not pictured: me! He escapes getting his picture taken again!
The first con is actually coming up soon, Killercon in Las Vegas in September (www.killercon.org). I’ll be getting in there on Thursday the 17th and staying though Sunday evening. There are quite a few people I know going, so it’ll be great to catch up and maybe even talk to some new folks about doing art for them (attention new folks: I am ready to do art for you).
I’m also tentatively making plans to be at VisionCon in Springfield, Missouri in January (www.visioncon.net). I was there last year and had a fantastic time, and I’m so far planning on getting back there for even more fun. For me it was kind of funny last year, I went to work on a project with author Mike Oliveri, and the whole event ended up being one of the big highlights of this year.
Having really only been to a handful of cons (Necon, Hypericon, one night of Horrorfind and the aforementioned VisionCon) I’m still practically a newbie, but so far they are a lot of fun. Meeting friends, making new ones, talking shop with publishers, you just can’t beat it.
Next stop: new business cards, or at least adding to them. I kind of like the current ones, and they tend to turn heads for some reason when folks grab one.
