Steel City Con Report

Last weekend I was a guest at the Steel City Con in Monroeville, PA. The coordinator, Dominic Alessandria, and his staff put on a very impressive event. There were scores of booths selling all sorts of collectibles, comics, old movie posters, and original artwork. I was, I think, the only author there.

My table was right across from Adam West, the original Batman, and a replica of the show's Batmobile--the biggest draws at the con. So I got a lot of traffic past my table. Unfortunately, this wasn't the right crowd for a fantasy novelist. I signed a few copies of Shadow's Son, but not a lot. Still, it was a cool experience. Lots of toys and people in costumes.

The highlight for me was meeting Melissa from "My World...in words and pages," who has been very supportive of my book in her blog. She lives near Pittsburgh and made the drive out, which was completely awesome.

My next convention is the Pittsburgh ComiCon (April 15-17).

March Update

Hey folks,

It feels like I haven't touched base in a while.

The manuscript for Shadow's Lure (book 2 of the Shadow Saga) has passed the copyedit phase and should be in the final production phase, which is the actual printing. I've been told that we're shooting for a mid-June release. I have some plans for the time around release, but I'll wait until closer to June to reveal just what they are.

The manuscript for Shadow's Master, book 3, is progressing well. I figure I'm about halfway through the first draft. Lots of ideas flowing (good ones, I hope).

As far as conventions, my strategy this year is to hit a lot of local ones, rather than one big con. This weekend I'm headed to Pittsbugh for the Steel City Con (with special guest Adam West). And next month I'll be attending the Pittsburgh ComiCon. My website (www.jonsprunk.com) has the full list. Hope to see some of you.

Steel City Con

Hey folks,

I'll be a guest at the Steel City Con in Monroeville, PA (March 4-6). This will be my first time at this con, so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Dragon*Con Rawr!

This weekend is Dragon*Con in sunny Atlanta, GA. I'm so excited I might need to pack some adult diapers. This year will feature a surprise guest: my father! Yeah, the old man decided to accompany me down into the lion's den of uber-fandom.

We'll be flying in Friday morning. I have a book signing at the Pyr Books booth that day at 2pm. In the evening I'm on the Pyr authors panel discussion.

I'll hold another signing Saturday at 2pm. We fly out on Sunday afternoon. All unscheduled time shall be spent either sleeping or at the bar drinking on Lou Anders's tab.

If you're at the convention, swing by the Pyr booth and say hello.