Since making the decision not to attend this year, I have been dreaming about it on a regular basis. No Convention has infected me like Necon has.
Postmortem Productions pays for itself. 2008 was NOT a good year for us business-wise, Partly due to the economic woes felt by everyone, partly due to the time constraints of my FTJ. Regardless of the "why's," usually I count myself lucky to break even financially at Necon. When I come close to taking in what it cost me to be there, I'm ecstatic. Last year wasn't it, and other venues didn't make up any of the difference either. This isn't "financial woes," we're still solid, but there isn't the money in the Postmortem Budget to cover good times for their own sake this year.
One good aspect of this is next year, Dark Lords willing, I'll be there, ....with a ton of new stuff.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, August 11, 2008
Necon Rundown...
Rundown, lowdown, I know not from whence I doth speaketh...
LAST MONTH I attended the infamous Camp Necon, my 3rd year so far...
One of these years, I hope to an rate Air conditioned room. I was also fortunate enough to rate, for the second year in a row (thank you) a spill-over room, what the other residence and I affectionately took to calling the NoseBleed Section. These were rooms that were on Campus, in the second quad, and would have been great rooms had Camp Necon actually taken place on campus. A vast improvement over last years NoseBleed Section, which I won't even get into. (Although remind me to tell you about the Raining Daddy Long-Legs, it's an amusing story...)
In addition to a better room, this year went better than last year. I left feeling I hadn't alienated or creeped out more people than in years past., (by "creeped out" ...it's a Horror-Writers Convention, so that would be "creeped out" in a not-so-good way.) I like to think I even mended a few mis-steps from last year. I had a GREAT time, drank less
On a professional level, it's a mixed bag. Sales were down from previous years, due to a plethora of reasons, but I'll go with "the economy". Otherwise, it was worth it, as always. I got plenty of opportunity to talk with, and share ideas with both Jill Bauman and Steve Gilberts. Two of my favorite artists in the genre, who are both very generous with information on techniques. Once again, I left a better artist than when I arrived, which is priceless. Also Jill expressed interest in Postmortem Productions make some T-shirts of her art. How does it get better than that?? It don't.
LAST MONTH I attended the infamous Camp Necon, my 3rd year so far...
One of these years, I hope to an rate Air conditioned room. I was also fortunate enough to rate, for the second year in a row (thank you) a spill-over room, what the other residence and I affectionately took to calling the NoseBleed Section. These were rooms that were on Campus, in the second quad, and would have been great rooms had Camp Necon actually taken place on campus. A vast improvement over last years NoseBleed Section, which I won't even get into. (Although remind me to tell you about the Raining Daddy Long-Legs, it's an amusing story...)
In addition to a better room, this year went better than last year. I left feeling I hadn't alienated or creeped out more people than in years past., (by "creeped out" ...it's a Horror-Writers Convention, so that would be "creeped out" in a not-so-good way.) I like to think I even mended a few mis-steps from last year. I had a GREAT time, drank less
On a professional level, it's a mixed bag. Sales were down from previous years, due to a plethora of reasons, but I'll go with "the economy". Otherwise, it was worth it, as always. I got plenty of opportunity to talk with, and share ideas with both Jill Bauman and Steve Gilberts. Two of my favorite artists in the genre, who are both very generous with information on techniques. Once again, I left a better artist than when I arrived, which is priceless. Also Jill expressed interest in Postmortem Productions make some T-shirts of her art. How does it get better than that?? It don't.
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