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13 years ago
So I never posted a wrap up or post con journal for FE, and now it seems kind of too long after the fact... but here goes.
FE was fun. I keep trying to make a judgment about my experience that is more definitive or meaningful, but "fun" keeps being it.
It was kind of weird because it was really small compared to our other staple cons (AC obviously but also MFF) so you kind of had to make your own fun, but that is usually the best part of most cons. We got to hang out with some cool people, tharakaos, blackshirtboy, cudney, and the always chill soba. We went St. Patty's Day drinking with the first three and had Japanese with Soba (lol irony) that was surprisingly cheap and good considering how close it was to the hotel. This is, of course, a direct contrast to MFF where the hotel is largely in expressway wasteland.
Business wise I feel like it's not fair to compare this con to other cons because I limited myself to one day in the alley (the shortest, deadest day) and intentionally booked very few commissions. I feel like next year I would be better off doing the dealer's den, but that locks me in for three days, so I'm still on the fence about it.
I have 1 commission left to finish, and then I'm gonna try a new business model, commission wise. The way I've been taking commissions in the past is kind of crap and (unintentionally) unfair, so hopefully this will rectify some of that. I have my new TOS written up, and I'm going through and re-evaluating my prices now. I'm thinking about introducing traditional art as an option for people who want to get that from me without having to have the stars align and be at the same con; we'll see.
I also am working on finishing that comic which I think people are liking. Back to that now.
FE was fun. I keep trying to make a judgment about my experience that is more definitive or meaningful, but "fun" keeps being it.
It was kind of weird because it was really small compared to our other staple cons (AC obviously but also MFF) so you kind of had to make your own fun, but that is usually the best part of most cons. We got to hang out with some cool people, tharakaos, blackshirtboy, cudney, and the always chill soba. We went St. Patty's Day drinking with the first three and had Japanese with Soba (lol irony) that was surprisingly cheap and good considering how close it was to the hotel. This is, of course, a direct contrast to MFF where the hotel is largely in expressway wasteland.
Business wise I feel like it's not fair to compare this con to other cons because I limited myself to one day in the alley (the shortest, deadest day) and intentionally booked very few commissions. I feel like next year I would be better off doing the dealer's den, but that locks me in for three days, so I'm still on the fence about it.
I have 1 commission left to finish, and then I'm gonna try a new business model, commission wise. The way I've been taking commissions in the past is kind of crap and (unintentionally) unfair, so hopefully this will rectify some of that. I have my new TOS written up, and I'm going through and re-evaluating my prices now. I'm thinking about introducing traditional art as an option for people who want to get that from me without having to have the stars align and be at the same con; we'll see.
I also am working on finishing that comic which I think people are liking. Back to that now.
See you in a couple of months, actually. Jeez, it's creeping up pretty quickly!
It was lots of fun meeting you, as was the challenge of trying to come up with a good, unusual commission! ^.^
Consequently, so glad I had a table cuz I met what will be a couple of GREAT friends who were my neighbors this year. So I know I had a lot of fun! You can also share a table with someone, that way they can watch the table and sell yer stuff while you go off and have fun. (and hopefully vise versa, in my case I'd love to be able to go to a couple panels! XD)