#Norwescon

[artifice-micky]

Messmer ain't built for this convention shit. They're going back to the Land of Shadow.

#elden ring cosplay #elden ring messmer #messmer the impaler #elden ring dlc #elden ring #cosplay #norwescon

[kamakru]

"Rune in the Dark

Excited to unveil my newest gouache painting! I found the perfect frame for it, matted and framed it up ready to go to the NorWesCon art show April 7-9th!

I'll also be at SakuraCon, on the main floor booth #1027 if anyone wants to grab a giclee print of this

#norwescon #sakuracon #owls #painting #gouache #glowing rune #runes #owl art #fantasy art #owls on tree #original art #traditional art

[natalieleif]

Guess who's at NORWESCON in SEATTLE?? Come say hi and get some sick zombie merch!

#norwescon #convention #take all of us

[solarwindscosplay]

I went to @norwescon this last weekend and had an absolute blast. I cosplayed everyday and only got a photo of my first one. Oops. So I present to you, me as @wearewatcher's Ryan Bergara carrying around The Professor. Jellybeans were given out in exchange for cool history facts.

#solarwindscosplay #norwescon #My face #watcher #puppet history #the professor #Ryan bergara

[ericlvargas]

All set up at the art show for the Norwescon! If you're attending come swing by and check out the show!

#norwescon #art show

[oberonsson]

douglasherring07

Lacey Lonning 1 – Norwescon 44 – April 16, 2022

#irishsensei

#irishsensei #norwescon #masquerade #norwescon44 #belly dance #belly dancer #bellydancer

[wonderlesch]

Can’t Miss March 2024 Events

Marching into March! Get your calendars ready. This Can't Miss March 2024 Events blog post shares so many amazing things to do in March. Brew fests, check. Music festivals, check. Sci-fi Conventions, check. Start planning your March getaway now!

Hello and welcome Can’t Miss 2024 Events travel destination guide. In this blog post I share Horror Realm Con to start the month of March off with a jump or two. Explore Gulf Coast Beer and Bacon Festival. You read the right, Beer and Bacon! Yes, please. Looking to have an awesome time in March? Read on for an intro to the Awesome Con adventure. It has awesome in its name, of course its going to…

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#A Few of my Favorite Things #Amazing Travel #Amazing Travel Adventures #Awesome Con #Can&039;t Miss March 2024 Events #Gilf Coast Beer and Bacon Festival #Horror Realm Con #MidSouthCon #New Blog Post #Norwescon #Phoenix Lights #Reggae Rise Up #South by Southwest #Texas Furry Fiesta #Things to do in March #Travel Adventures #Travel Destination Guide #Trip Planning #Wild West Brewfest Katy

[himluv]

Goals Summary 2023 – Wks #13/14

These past couple of weeks feel like a whirlwind, and I'm standing in the eye of the storm. So much happening, but I feel static...

Well. We’re still Airbnb-ing it, which makes the deep dive, detailed sort of planning and goals assessment… Difficult.  I’m doing my best y’all.  Last (?) Week Write 10k Send Newsletter Record Podcast Survive this crazy week How’d I Do? Write 10k Lol. No. Send Newsletter Yes! It even went out on time! Record Podcast No? But also yes. You see, we had to push it back a week due to a…

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#books #goals #horror fiction #norwescon #novels #podcasts #reading #speculative fiction #workworkwork #writing #writing conferences

[allthisandtea]

A selection of photos from Norwescon this weekend, including two resplendent rapscallions 😉 (Complete vaccination required, and masks required in all active con spaces.)

#seriously look at those handsome scoundrels #Norwescon 2023

[nanowrimo]

When Is a Small Press a Good Fit?

When it comes to publishing, many writers will think about big publishers first. However, there are a lot of different publishing options out there to explore. NaNo participant and author, Clara Ward, talks about their experience publishing with a small press and gives you questions to consider while you think through your publishing options!

NaNoWriMo inspired me to write. Signing with a small press gave me the support I needed to publish a book I love. 

I’d published books before—starting with NaNoWriMo sponsor deals in the early days of online publishing—but I never had the right skill set to promote those books. As a result, they never truly found their audience. 

In November of 2020, I poured my heart into a genre-blurring near-future tale of sailing across the Pacific and building a neurodiverse, queer, and possibly magical chosen family. In 2021, I titled it Be the Sea and asked myself: What am I going to do with that?

1. Are you looking for fame or family?

Small presses are as varied as the people who form them. If you read widely, you may already have a treasured book on your shelf from your publisher-to-be. Try asking NaNoWriMo friends who share your interests if they’ve discovered any surprising or emerging sources for great reads. (At the very least, you may find books you’ll love in unexpected places!)

Admittedly, a small press doesn’t have a fortune to spend on paving your path to fame. But I have never felt as seen as when my soon-to-be publisher, E.D.E. Bell at Atthis Arts, wrote back, “I’m really in love with what you are doing and would like to talk about it.” 

2. Do you have the bandwidth for working with others?

Even with the most supportive small press, you may have to push outside your comfort zone. I know authors who love the absolute control and freedom of self-publishing. For a time, I felt very comfortable just posting my NaNoWriMo fanfiction novels on Archive of Our Own. At most, I had one or two beta readers to offer feedback on those works. Whereas E.D.E. told me in one of our earliest conversations that in addition to our three rounds of editing we’d need “a good number of betas” to cover the range of topics we were working on together.

I was delighted! I knew what I’d written was ambitious, and I welcomed all the feedback I could get. But it turns out, each extra person in a process adds new challenges and delays. I had to stretch my empathy as well as my publishing timeline because, to quote E.D.E. again: “It’s a lot of emotion (as well as brain cycles) to go through...” Outside perspectives will only improve your writing if you are willing to work with them, to truly listen and learn.

3. Can you handle the two-way commitment?

No form of publishing is easy. The myth that authors write while others handle business and promotion is not true at the top, and certainly not with small presses. In my experience, working with Atthis Arts was like joining a team or chosen family. Beyond certain paid tasks, such as editing and sensitivity reading, I discovered a community of authors who freely offered coaching before my first public reading, social media boosting, tips for author webpages, and an extra pair of eyes on letters requesting bookshop readings or other events. While not all small presses work the same way, this supportive culture proved to be an excellent fit for me. Naturally, I wanted to give back whenever possible.

Small presses can only succeed with community. This month, as I promote the launch of Be the Sea at bookshops in Mountain View, Davis, and Sacramento, I will be introducing many Californians to my Michigan-based small publisher, Atthis Arts. When I stand up as a panelist at Norwescon in Washington state or at various science, library, or Pride events later in the year, I’ll be promoting more than Be the Sea by Clara Ward. I’ll give back by sharing my appreciation for small presses, the supportive and inclusive practices they can normalize, and the opportunities they open up for future writers and readers. 

Clara Ward lives in Silicon Valley on the border between reality and speculative fiction. Their latest novel, Be the Sea, features a near-future ocean voyage, chosen family, and sea creature perspectives, while delving into our oceans, our selves, and how all futures intertwine. Their short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Decoded Pride, Small Wonders, and as a postcard from Thinking Ink Press. When not using words to teach or tell stories, Clara uses wood, fiber, and glass to make practical or completely impractical objects. More of their words along with crafted creations can be found at: https://clarawardauthor.wordpress.com

Photo by Hümâ H. Yardım on Unsplash

#nanowrimo #now what #writing #publishing #small press publishing #by nano guest #clara ward

[artifice-micky]

Messmer ain't built for this convention shit. They're going back to the Land of Shadow.

#elden ring cosplay #elden ring messmer #messmer the impaler #elden ring dlc #elden ring #cosplay #norwescon

[dedalvs]

Have you ever gone to a fan convention? Or would you consider going to one? I'm sure Dragon Con in Atlanta would love to have you as a guest!

I've been to many, many conventions, but DragonCon isn't one of them, and I'm fairly certain they don't want me as a guest there. I've put in to be a guest a few times and they've never shown interest (I received a polite apology once). I doubt I'll ever be at DragonCon.

These are some of the conventions I've been to as a guest:

AMA-CON

AnaCon

BayCon

ChiCon

ClexaCon

San Diego Comic-Con

ConBust

ConDor

Con of Thrones

GeekyCon

Ice and Fire Con

IwaCon

Life Is Beautiful

Life, The Universe, and Everything

MalCon

MidAmeriCon

NorWesCon

New York Comic-Con

Renovation

SalukiCon

San Diego Comic Fest

Sasquan

Space City Con

WhimsyCon

WonderCon

WorldCon 75

WyrdCon

Y'allWest

#DragonCon

[underwaterbatbitch]

Norwescon 07 026 by klaufi on flickr

dated april 7 2007

#mall goth #my web finds #pink #2000s #2007 #nostalgia #flickr #throwback #goth convention #nurse dress #pinstripe #pinstrpe dress #on your birthday queue woke up

[magicofthepen]

this is probably quite a long shot, but if any of y’all (aka anyone who follows me) are also at Norwescon this weekend, feel free to let me know!

#it’s a small general sff convention so i doubt it #but just in case 👀 #ramblings

[ericlvargas]

#ericlvargas #timelapse #mecha design #mecha #norwescon #Youtube

[oberonsson]

douglasherring07

Lacey Lonning 2 – Norwescon 44 – April 16, 2022

#irishsensei

#irishsensei #norwescon #norwescon44 #masquerade #bellydancer