Month: August 2021

Hello everyone and as always thanks for stopping by. Okay I took a much needed hiatus and now I’m back blogging and I couldn’t be happier. I’ll be participating in the monthly IWSG as well as revisiting topics regarding science meeting the supernatural. I’ll be posting really cool stuff under these Blasts From the Past: Did You Know Fun Facts Kibbles and Bits Weekend Follies But first, these are the co-hosts for September 2021’s Insecure Writers Support Group brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his team of epic co-hosts: Rebecca Douglas, T.PowellColtrain@JournalingWoman, Natalie Aguirre, Karen Lynn andC. Lee McKenzie. Be sure to stop by their sites and give them some love for all their hard work! September 1 question - How do you define success as a writer? Is it holding your book in your hand? Having a short story published? Making a certain amount of income from your writing? Defining success as a writer at first was all about getting my books written, edited, then formatted and uploaded and published first in softbound then on Amazon Kindle. That was an epic battle and I truly consider myself and all you fine published and self-published writers as OVERCOMERS!!! The next stage was getting my books into Barnes and Noble and Borders Books, scheduling book signings and promoting through Blog Tours (remember those!!!) with this epic blogging community. I still remember those who hosted me and the ones I helped. Then it became about creating a passive income. Sure, things have slowed to a trickle. But now that it looks like the worst is over with Covid I’m ramping up promotions starting in October for Salem’s Daughters and I have really cool stuff planned for 2022. Okay, now let’s shift gears. For the rest of this post I’m linking the upcoming ComicCons for the rest of 2021. It’s been a long 18 months of nothingness. Let’s get out and enjoy a ComiCon near you and help support our local writers, artists, creators, fans and friends! Enjoy!!! September 2021 September (date unannounced): Oz Comic Con Sydney (Sydney, Australia) September (date unannounced): Oz Comic Con Brisbane (Brisbane, Australia) September 2 - 6: Dragon Con (Atlanta, Georgia) September 3 - 5: Fan Expo Boston (Boston, Massachusetts) September 4 - 5: Comic Con Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) September 4 - 5: Helsinki Comics Festival (Helsinki, Finland) September 10 - 12: Rose City Comic Con (Portland, Oregon) September 10 - 12: Ottawa Comiccon (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) September 10 - 12: Florida Supercon (Miami Beach, Florida) September 10 - 12: Calgary Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) September 16 - 18: FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention (Salt Lake City, Utah) September 17 - 19: FanExpo Dallas (Dallas, Texas) September 25 & 26: Big Apple Comic Con (New York City, New York) September 30 - October 3: Romics (Rome, Italy) October 2021 October 1 - 3: Edmonton Expo (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) October 7 - 10: Russia Comic Con (Moscow, Russia) October 7 - 10: New York Comic Con (New York City, New York) October 9 - 10: Comic Con Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland) October 15 - 17: Dallas Fan Festival (Dallas, Texas) October 15 - 17: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois) October 15 - 17: Lakes International Comic Art Festival (Kendal, England) October 16: DC Fandome (online) October 16 & 17: Wasabi Con (Jacksonville, Florida) October 16 & 17: Motor City Comic Con (Novi, Michigan) October 22 - 24: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, Maryland) October 22 - 24: Fan Expo Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) October 22 - 24: MCM London Comic Con (London, England) October 29 & 30: Fanboy Expo (Knoxville, Tennessee) October 29 - 31: New Mexico Comic Expo (Albuquerque, New Mexico) October 29 - 31: Fan Expo Denver: Special Edition (Denver, Colorado) November 2021 November 5 - 7: Rhode Island Comic Con (Providence, Rhode Island) November 5 - 7: Supanova Brisbane (Brisbane, Australia) November 6 - 7: Giant-Size Charlotte Mini-Con (Charlotte, North Carolina) November 8 - 14: Thought Bubble (Harrogate, United Kingdom) November 13 - 14: Comic Con Liverpool (Liverpool, England) November 13 - 14: MCM Birmingham Comic Con (Birmingham, England) November 13 - 14: Supanova Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia) November 19 - 21: London Film & Comic Con (London, England) November 20 & 21: Holy Grail Multiverse (Palm Springs, California) November 20 & 21: Heroes Dutch Comic Con (Utrecht, the Netherlands) November 20 & 21: Vienna Comic Con (Vienna, Austria) November 26 - 28: Comic-Con Special Edition (San Diego, California) December 2021 December 2 - 5: Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle, Washington) December 3 - 5: L.A. Comic Con (Los Angeles, California) December 10 - 12: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) Chicago, Illinois) December 18 & 19: Comic Con Revolution: Ontario (Ontario, California) December 30 & 31: Comiket (Tokyo, Japan)

Month: August 2021

September 2021 IWSG, 2021 Remaining ComicCon Schedule and Kibbles and Bits

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