by James Young | Apr 17, 2022 | Con(vention) Life, Usurper's War, Writing Business
Greetings everyone! Quick note to catch everyone up on some recent happenings in Kansas (Knights! Squires! Guards!) and upcoming shows. Sure it’s not technically a “comic convention in Kansas,” but “Kansas” is in the name!: The Plains,...
by jamesyoung | Jul 8, 2020 | Admin, Con(vention) Life, Promotions and Interviews, Sales!, Writing Business
This Saturday, I will be presenting on Writer’s Research for the St. Louis Writer’s Guild. You can join for free via Zoom. I’m basically going to talk about how to do historical research and also chase down various things about writing. ...
by jamesyoung | May 26, 2020 | Con(vention) Life, Promotions and Interviews, Sales!
So a thing about the Con(vention) business is you gradually develop a family. One of the really good folks in the fam, Dorothy Grant (spouse of the indomitable Peter), took up the writing gig a relatively short time ago. Her latest book is out now on Amazon, and...
by jamesyoung | Mar 31, 2020 | Con(vention) Life, Sales!
Just popping in here briefly to inform everyone of another postponement. Soonercon, originally scheduled for June, is now postponing to June 25-27, 2021. As I’ve been doing to help ease the pain for most conventions, I’ve merely asked to have my vendor...
by jamesyoung | Mar 15, 2020 | Con(vention) Life, Sales!
So the original version of this event was announcing my location and attendance at Planet Comic Con 2020, 20-22 March at Bartle Hall in Kansas City. As usual, I was going to be in attendance with Anita C. Young with her artwork and books. Well, as you can see if you...
by jamesyoung | Jan 31, 2020 | Air Warfare, Con(vention) Life, Random Confession
Man. It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating the imminent release of Those In Peril and preparing to go to Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium in Utah. Next thing I know, 2019 is in the rearview mirror, the Phases of Mars series is complete,...