A Broken Record (and not the good kind...)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:28:19 GMT
I don't want to always sound like I'm complaining but Saturday, generally considered the Big Day of Comic Con, was a let down. It was actually the worst days for sales yet. I take in more money at a 500 person convention than I have here with 125,000 people and it costs 10 to twenty times as much to display here. Sad to say, this will be my last Comic Con as a dealer (I think I said that ten years ago too...)
But William has had such a great time we'll probably come back next year ... Read More »
And the Good News Is...
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:08:00 GMT
Lisa's purse arrived today pretty much intact. There was no money left (they were going to take out whatever it cost to send it and we were going to tell them to keep the rest anyway but I don't think there was any left at that point - about $60-70 wasn't there). But she has her important things back in hand and all is right with the world.
Sadly, sales at Comic Con are less than desired. The less said, the better.
William is having a great time. He's so into gaming ... Read More »
California Here I Am
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:10:36 GMT
We made it to San Diego in the three days I budgeted for the trip. Three hard days. Almost 2300 miles. And one lost purse.
Lisa left her purse draped over the back of her chair when we made a stop at a Popeye's Chicken south of Denveron Sunday. We didn't realize it for almost two hours and hysterics ensued when it was missed. We called the Popeye's (after locating the franchise via the Popeye's website - who says the internet is a waste of time?). Unfortunately there was no one ... Read More »
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Publishing News
Strange Roads, a 72-page chapbook featuring three new stories by Peter Beagle, with a full-color cover and black & white interior art by Lisa Snellings-Clark. Limited to 1000 copies. $15.00
We have copies signed by Peter Beagle and Lisa Snellings-Clark in stock. (No additional charge for signed copies.) This is NOT a signed edition, but we were able to get copies signed at a convention. Get 'em while they last!
Authors & Artists ...
... who have appeared at DreamHaven include: Douglas Adams, Yoshitaka Amano, Barth Anderson, Poul Anderson, Eleanor Arnason, Clive Barker, Donna Barr, Greg Bear, John Berkey, Bruce Bethke, Steve Bissette, Robert Bloch, David Brin, Poppy Z. Brite, Terry Brooks, Steven Brust, Lois McMaster Bujold, Emma Bull, Jack Cady, Orson Scott Card, Jonathan Carroll, Raphael Carter, Chris Claremont, Nancy Collins, Walter Crane, John Crowley, Kara Dalkey, Pamela Dean, Charles de Lint, Samuel Delany, Alan DeNiro, Gordon R. Dickson, Harlan Ellison, Ru Emerson, Raymond E. Feist, John Farris, Phil Foglio, John M. Ford, Alan Dean Foster, Brian Froud, Neil Gaiman, Terry Garey, William Gibson, Roberta Gregory, Tate Hallaway, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Walter Hunt, Shelley Jackson, Phil Jennings, Peg Kerr, E.E. Knight, Ellen Kushner, Joe R. Lansdale, Kelly Link, Brian Lumley, Laurie J. Marks, George R.R. Martin, Robert McCammon, Scott McCloud, Kelly McCullough, Jack McDevitt, Dave McKean, Dennis McKiernan, China Miéville, Elizabeth Moon, Christopher Moore, Lyda Morehouse, Jody Lynn Nye, John Picacio, Nick Pollota, Tim Powers, Terry Pratchett, Alastair Reynolds, John Ringo, Spider Robinson, Joel Rosenberg, Patrick Rothfuss, P. Craig Russell, Robert Sheckley, Will Shetterly, Dave Sim, Dan Simmons, John Sladek, Art Spiegelman, Adam Stemple, Caroline Stevermer, Sheree Thomas, Jill Thompson, Charles Vess, Joan Vinge, Karl Edward Wagner, David Weber, Tad Williams, F. Paul Wilson, Gene Wolfe, Patricia Wrede, Jane Yolen, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Jim Young, and Roger Zelazny.