The view from my (new) hotel window: Kokomo, IN!

On October 12, 2018 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography1 Comment

Tomorrow! 10-5! Kokomo Event and Conference Center, booth #44! Come say hi!

Also, nice view.

CLICK WILL be at KOKOMO-CON!

On October 5, 2018 By Luther M. SilerIn Writing2 Comments

Click print cover con exclusive

I have thrown both caution and financial security to the wind– screw it, I got me a decent-paying job now, I can do that once in a while– and paid through the nose for both rush printing and rush shipping, but: barring an act of God or nature, I will have copies of CLICK available for purchase at Kokomo-Con next Saturday. I just got my booth, too– I’ll be in Booth #44, which looks like a pretty good spot, on a corner not far from the main entrance.

Remember, there are only two ways to buy CLICK right now: first, by buying it directly from me at a convention, or second, by supporting me on Patreon at the $2 a month tier (“Grond’s Chess Buddies”) or higher. Kokomo-Con was a blast last year; it’s a smaller, one-day con and probably one of my favorite convention experiences I’ve had so far. Come out and see me!

My con appearances for the rest of the year (and January!)

On August 27, 2018 By Luther M. SilerIn Writing2 Comments

Just because it’s been on my mind lately, and also because I’m not really interested in talking about school right now, here’s some information about upcoming conventions I’m going to be attending:

FIRST! I will be at the 2nd Hall of Heroes Con in Elkhart, Indiana on September 8th and 9th– just a few days from now! This will be the first con I’ve attended that was close enough to my house that I will be able to just drive to the con each day rather than having to worry about couchsurfing or getting a hotel room, so I’m pretty excited about it. I’m on the 2nd floor of the Lerner theater in booth H4, directly across from the entrance to the Crystal Ballroom. Folks who have been there in the past tell me this is a pretty primo spot, so I’m excited.

SECOND! I will be at Kokomo-Con on October 13 in Kokomo, IN. I went to this con last year and had an absolute blast, and had bought my booth for this year’s show before I even left last year’s. It’s only a one-day show but I had a tremendous time last year and I have high expectations for this year’s show. I just found out today that I’ll be at a three- day ed conference in Noblesville (just south of Kokomo) on the 10th-12th, so the logistics of getting down there just got sorta complicated and I’m gonna be tired and crabby, but still! High expectations! No word on the booth yet, but I don’t expect to be hard to find.

MAYBE! I have been to Indy Pop Con twice, and am already signed up for next summer’s show, but they just announced that they’re expanding to Fort Wayne and will be doing a two-day Pop Con on December 29-30. I will probably be doing this con, but I’m waiting for a paycheck or two from the new job before I put the money into it and I also need to be sure I want to do a first year con. I’ve found Pop Con really well-run, though, so it ought to be okay, even though it’s on really short notice and it’s probably going to be a damn disaster but what the hell let’s risk $150. Fun!

PROBABLY, I HOPE! I am signed up for ConFusion 2019, which is January 17-20, and I need to figure out if it’s really all four days, but the vendor tables are juried and the deadline isn’t until August 31 so I don’t know if I’m actually officially accepted as a vendor yet. I mean, I’ve never not been accepted for one of these things, so I have high hopes, but it’s still possible they’ll say no. A lot of authors who I’m huge fans of are regulars at this con, so I’m crossing every digit I have that I get to go.

Mark your calendars and come see me, dammit!

KOKOMO-CON: The Cosplay

On October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 By Luther M. SilerIn Geek, Photography1 Comment

I will be back at this con next year. I had a blast, sold an entire box of books, and the cosplay was magnificent. I’ll be annotating some of these tomorrow (a few of them won’t make a ton of sense out of context) but for now here’s the cosplayer pictures I took:

WELL OKAY ONE STORY: I use free Oreos at my booth as a way to catch people’s attention, right? Toward the end of the con, the guy dressed as Negan waltzed over to me, looked me straight in the eye, and said “You have Oreos. I’m taking half.”

And then he actually did it.

I laughed my ass off. This may be my single favorite con moment so far.

Anyway, the pictures:

HELLO, KOKOMO: The View from the Couch in the Living Room

On October 13, 2017 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography1 Comment

I was not expecting an actual suite. I not only got that, there’s a balcony!

Also, I’m in Booth 82. Last-minute change.

In which I tell you what to do and ask you to spend money

On October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 By Luther M. SilerIn WritingLeave a comment

WHAT TO DO: Come see me at Kokomo-Con 8 this Saturday! I should have been packing and getting ready today, but instead I played Nioh and lazed around. The con is from 10-6 at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center. Admission is just $10! I’ll be in Booth 59 on this map:

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I’ll have books. I’ll be selling them! And signing them! There will also be Oreos. It’s okay if you just come by for the Oreos.

That’s not actually the bit where I ask you to spend money, though.

GO BUY THIS: My friend Sara Kathleen is an artist and she’s made a doodle coloring book. Her doodles are really cool and she’s only asking $13 for the book. Okay, she’s in England so she’s asking for ten pounds, but hell if I know how to make my keyboard do that little L thing. Check out her website and kick her a preorder before they end on Monday. Shipping is free, even to the States!

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