ClexaCon!

[catherineldf]

 ClexaCon2018. AKA Queen of Swords Press first out of town largescale tabling adventure. Have arrived and gotten set up. My pals from Blind Eye Books are set up as well and we wait for the doors to open. 

Observations so far:

• Cigarette smoke. To which I am allergic. We are grateful for room service. We will be less grateful when we see the resulting bill. Coffee has to come through room service or running the smoking gauntlet.
• My room is nonsmoking and quiet and has a bathtub. 
• Vegas: still a sobriety nightmare. My sobriety is chosen so it doesn't impact me apart from being annoying and nonstop. I feel for folks at this struggling with theirs, because nonstop. See also cigarettes.
• The Con itself. Folks are friendly and helpful thus far. Also, this is hands down the most diverse, in all senses of the term, sfnal-related convention I've ever been to, in terms of guests, vendors and attendees. Many people have brought their parents and families, which is kinda cool. Hoping that holds up well.
• Also, hoping for sales because damn, shipping was expensive and I don't want to ship back.
• Panel on Saturday. And Dealer's Room hours are looonnngggg.
• Brought a ton of other work to do. Have a ton of other work to do. And so it begins...

Comments

[marthawells]

That's one reason I like Comicpalooza in Houston, it's very diverse on all counts, including lots of families with kids of all ages, older people, people in costumes pushing baby carriages, etc. Houston as a city is about the same level of diversity as New York, so that part isn't a surprise necessarily, but the way entire families from grandmother to toddlers show up was new and cool.

I guess it helps that one day passes for adults aren't expensive and for kids they're dirt cheap.

[catherineldf]

I wish we had an equivalent. CONvergence is closest but doesn't quite stick the landing. Some of that is the space too, I think. This is a big conference center, very accessible and easy to move around in, apart from the distances involved.

[marthawells]

Yeah, Comicpalooza is in a giant convention center, lots of room, places to eat, etc.