We had actually not even planned to sell at InConJunction. When we saw that three other conventions were going to be lined up in the three previous weeks, we figured that four cons in a row would simply be too much. We'd just be panelists and otherwise hang out ( Read more... )

This weekend at InConJunction I was on a panel called "Legit Uses of AI for Writers and Artists." I was really concerned that such a controversial topic had a real potential to become acrimonious, especially when people such as Dean Wesley Smith have publicly condemned AI (in the sense of Large Language Model machine learning systems) as theft, ( Read more... )

InConJunction is central Indiana's original science fiction convention, and has been around for over forty years. For us it's a hometown convention, which means no hotel costs and minimum travel costs -- which is a real plus for a vendor ( Read more... )

Given the change of hotel, some of the glitches are to be expected. But I'd really failed to anticipate the logistical issues of getting merchandise in and out of the dealers' room -- and how much time and energy they would consume ( Read more... )

This weekend we're at InConJunction, the Circle City's original science fiction convention. This year it's left the Marriot on the East side for the Wyndham by the airport. It's less convenient for us, given that we're now driving all the way across town -- but given the problems I had with allergies every time I went into the vendor hall last year ( Read more... )

It was good to see a number of old friends I don't see anywhere else, since they don't go to anime or comic cons -- and to see a couple of friends I know only online, going back to the old SFF.net days ( Read more... )

This weekend we're at a convention, but it doesn't involve travel and hotel stays. In fact, InConJunction is just down the street from us, over at the Indianapolis Marriott East. It's the original Indianapolis science fiction convention, and has remained firmly a fan-run event over the four decades of its existence. It's put on by the local science ( Read more... )

InConJunction was our first convention since the COVID-19 closures, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I decided to be happy if we at least broke even ( Read more... )

After over eighteen months without a single convention, we're finally back in the dealers' room again, eagerly awaiting the opening of those big doors and the flood of customers eager to buy our wares. Considering that we haven't done a single convention in all this time, maybe it's just as well that we be getting back into the swing of things with ( Read more... )

It's a small convention, local, and the booths are priced appropriately, so we did as well as can be expected. Still, it was tiring, and we've got another event this weekend. So I don't regret going, but I'd really prefer if it weren't part of a string of back-to-back events that require a different load of merchandise.