Michael O’Connell ➡️ PAX West

Men writing (stats for) women.

We took the lightrail to the airport, and it was packed to the gills with people going to the Ms game. When we hit St. Louis, there was one bar open in the airport, and people were standing around watching the game. It was the bottom of the 15th.

I am heading to Stonemaier Design Day in St. Louis. Should be a lot of fun!

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I’m lucky. My main problem has simply been brain goblins. I’m (finally) getting better though.

I try to support my FLGSs and my local stores, but, often, I need very particular things.

JoAnn’s still exists online, right?
I print at FedEx Office, and I do sometimes buy supplies from home stores and craft stores. But I also order a lot of stuff online.

I’ll keep an eye out. It looks like more of a UK type thing. I’m guessing there is a premium here.

Oh, wow. Looks like they are super expensive…

Like coasters for drinks?

None. Or a lot less.

I know what it is. I don’t know what value it provides.

I have no idea what value they provide. Is it like a business card so, after the convention, you can say “oh, yeah, I remember that person”?

Congratulations!

Did they share with you the numbers they projected vs. what they were hoping for? I know so little about how comics and graphic novels work these days.

How do they determine whether a product has justified its release window?

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So, with the Kickstarter employees on strike, we won't be getting any help in visibility from them. Please share the Kickstarter with your friends, online and off.

Everything has to be rented now. All of our tools must be “services.”

If you let someone own a pickup truck, they will think they are not a sl@ve.

I would tell people, “Prove it to me: Stop working.”

I ran a Marketing Analytics team for a few years. One problem is that measuring effectiveness of marketing “campaigns” doesn’t include the experience. That’s someone else’s problem. Nearly everything is meant to be a trap. Almost nothing is meant to be an experience you might want to repeat.

Everything is marketing, all of the time. I think there is a notion that, if they get you to panic, you will either really pay attention OR you will accidentally click the wrong thing and take yourself to a place that makes them money.

I’ll be demoing (and signing) at the Meeple Source/Stonemaier booth each day.

David and I will both be at PAX Unplugged?

I signed a copy of Finspan for a friend while out at lunch yesterday. I guess this is just a thing I do now.

it’s live people!!!!!!! do your worst!!!

S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond Volume 2 of S.E. Ransdell's illustrated erotic horror and dark tales from the other side- of the veil, of sanity, and of revenge.

Oh. My. Goodness. You’re all so amazing. You deserve great stories and beautiful illustrations. You really do. Thank you for an incredible first day. Let’s keep that momentum!

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91 years.
All of them Good.

S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond Volume 2 of S.E. Ransdell's illustrated erotic horror and dark tales from the other side- of the veil, of sanity, and of revenge.

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Playing Vantage by @stonemaiergames.com with friends.

I don’t know what carebear means.

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The creator and her/their creation.
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If your book isn’t in Costco, you’re indie.