Last week I reviewed my experiences as a vendor in the Artist Alley at DenFur 2024, so take a look at that post first if you haven’t already. This week, I’ll be talking about my vending experience in the Artist Alley at Tails & Tornadoes Fur Con 2024, which took place in Tulsa, OK overContinue reading “Vending Back-to-Back Weekends Part 2: TTFC”
Author Archives: J. S. Allen
Vending Back-to-Back Weekends Part 1: DenFur
I have often wondered what life would be like relying on my writing alone and just how much effort it would be compared to the reward gained. This August had got a little taste of that, having vended at two conventions on two consecutive weekends: DenFur (Denver, CO, August 23rd-25th) and Tails & Tornadoes FurContinue reading “Vending Back-to-Back Weekends Part 1: DenFur”
Plans for September
Apologies for another late posting, but the latter half of August has been a whirlwind of activity, as expected. Between vending at two back-to-back conventions (the subjects of an upcoming blog post or two), staying briefly at a mountain lodge, and all the days of travel in between, there had been little to no timeContinue reading “Plans for September”
Plans for August
July has been a long, fairly quiet month. Unfortunately the first week was a bit hectic, and it never truly recovered, though progress was made throughout, particularly on the Knights of Aralia as hoped. Christmas in July was perhaps the biggest highlight, despite the modest returns (see my recap here). Nevertheless, I applied to vendContinue reading “Plans for August”
Recap: Christmas in July
. This past weekend, July 19th and 20th, I attended the first annual Christmas in July Vendor Fair in Grandview, MO. And as usual when I make an appearance somewhere, it’s nice to take a moment to reflect on lessons learned which can be applied to future endeavors.
Reminder: Christmas in July This Weekend!
Just a quick reminder to everybody that I’ll be at the first annual Christmas in July vendor fair in Grandview, MO this weekend. All info is on the flyer, including the vendor list (I’m listed under my publisher’s name). Hope to aee some of you there!
French Literary Terms
Several years ago I made a post on Latin literary terms. But we also borrow heavily from other languages when referring to particular phenomena or techniques, especially French. So, what better way to mark this Bastille Day than to list a few of the more common ones collected from various sources?
Happy Independence Day!
Happy 248th birthday to the United States of America! So close to that 250 mark, and yet so far! Have a safe, fun 4th of July, all, and I’ll see you with my first substantial post of this month next week!
Summer E-Book Sale!
Forgot to mention it before, but Bluedrake Books is running a 50% off sale for the month of July on all its e-books. That means, if you purchase direct from me, my publisher, or select retailers, you can get any or all of my titles for half off this month only! Sounds like a greatContinue reading “Summer E-Book Sale!”
Plans for July
June was a busy month, though with what at times I couldn’t say. It started off with my setup Carry Nation Days and ended in a mad dash to prepare things for the upcoming month of July, which was mostly successful. July will be a grand month, I can just feel it. Once again KnightsContinue reading “Plans for July”