By Nathan Marchand
August 7, 2014
Have I ever mentioned I love conventions? Particularly the nerdy variety? They’re what I imagine Heaven will be like. Well, at least my little corner of Heaven will be like that.
Anyway, I’ll be returning to Gen-Con this month. I went there last year with some promotional materials for Children of the Wells—which were all gone by day three of the four-day con! That was back when we were only posting stories online. Now with print books available, I’ll have something tangible to share with would-be fans of our audacious saga.
(Speaking of which, we need a name for our fans, even if they are a small group. Star Trek has Trekkies/Trekkers. Doctor Who has Whovians. What could all of you be called? “Wellsians”? Nah. Sounds like a name for fans of H.G. Wells).
I’ll be taking my brother Jarod with me this year. You may remember him if you’ve followed the site for a while. He submitted the first CotW “fan art,” which we posted here. He’s a talented artist, and I’m gonna try to sell the artwork he’s done for me at my table. (And he might be available for commissions). Click here for his Deviant Art page if you’d like to commission him for anything.
I’ll be writing about my experiences at the con sometime soon. Here’s hoping for some success stories!
Finally, here’s a little book trailer I put together for the release of volume 1 (it was originally shown during my latest vlog).
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