Halfway to Granite Con recap!

OK, so it's not a comic update but I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing, so here's a quick recap of what happened this past Sunday, at Halfway to Granite Con! LOCATION Well, it was totally easy to get to because it was right downstairs from our hotel room... And parking was free and we got really good spots both days we were down there. Which definitely made getting our supplies in and out pretty easy. I definitely liked not having to drive anywhere to get from where I was staying to the Con! And Concord has lots of places to eat nearby. Because we didn't have much time to eat while getting set up, Dean was able to drive right down the street to get Dunkin' Donuts, so that was good. My booth was kind of tucked away in one of the corners, which I think made it a little more difficult to get people to find us, but we did get a few customers. Even though this was only our second Con, I think we're getting better at setting up our booth in a beneficial way. MERCH I'm definitely thinking price labels are going to a benefit in the future... Even though I made up a nice new price list, I guess it's still a little hard for people to tell what the prices of stuff are. But the price changes I did make seemed to pique people's interest. Once we attend our next Con in June I think it's going to be a little easier to tell. The Five Nights at Freddy's piece is still by far the most popular! I didn't sell out, but since this was only a five-hour Con, I think it's safe to say it'll probably sell out again next Con. I might have to do a new, updated FNAF picture for the future, we'll see! OVERALL It was a small, quick Con... Definitely some great artists and comic creators, but I think the majority of attendees were there just to buy older comics. Which is totally fine, I would've bought some too if I wasn't trying to just make money XD Although the table was pretty inexpensive, and I very much loved the eight-foot table, I'm not sure if it's worth the drive down, gas, food costs, etc. to warrant a trip down next year. The most fulfilling part of the trip was the other cool artists I got to meet with and make connections with in person and online. So, we probably won't make the trip again next year, but we may try to make Granite Con next September, and fortunately there will be a Con less than a mile from my house next April! So definitely looking forward to that. So next week... New comic!

6 Replies to “Halfway to Granite Con recap!”

  1. Having only just recently played The Binding of Isaac, I was surprised to recognize the painting therein.

    I’ve never seen a game involve weaponized tears, or that much poo in one place.

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      1. Worse, there’s a lot more to it than it initially suggests. By the time you start finding multiple replays and unlock paths, this thing turns into an epic-tier time sink.

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An Unexpected Life Update

(reposted from July 13 from my Patreon)

Hi all. I need to fill you guys in with some harrowing details of my life. As you may know, much of central Vermont was hit by disaster flooding. Unfortunately, my house is located directly in Central Vermont. The last few days have been horrifying, wet, dirty, and exhausting. Our entire basement was underwater. Like, our ceiling tiles were knocked off. Our first floor was hit a little bit, and now our house is covered in mold and mildew. And because our electric box was in the basement, there’s no power in our house, and there’s no way to turn it back on without an electrician. It’s such a huge, insane mess. My house was unlivable, and we had to get out.

Luckily for Dean and I (and Vienna), we were able to get out yesterday and drive north to stay with Dean’s family, who are high and dry up here in Northern Vermont. I realize I’m one of the really lucky ones who’s able to flee to a safe place, and of course, I’m worried about everyone still stuck behind.

Also, equally lucky, Dean was able to save all my computer equipment, con merchandise, etc. So I was able to take all that with me. Right now, I don’t have anything set up, but I should in the next few days. I know I’m already late sending out the mail to higher-tier patrons, and I’ll get that to you guys as soon as I’m able. Hopefully, understandably, this also means the comic will be on a bit of a hiatus until I can get everything settled a bit more. I don’t know when I’ll be able to go back home, or even if I’ll be able to go back home.

Anyway, I just wanted you guys to know what was happening. I’m OK now, just tired and overwhelmed. I hope everyone is doing well and not having to deal with this, too. Take care all, and thank you for all of your support. It means so much, and I can’t wait to start getting new art and comics up.

Update as of October 8, 2023

OK! So what’s going on currently: It’s been a few months! I know! I’m not purposely neglecting the comic or anything, I just don’t have a space where I can comfortably work for long periods of time on a computer. So comics are kind of out until I get back home. I’ve been able to get the last few wallpapers up on my Patreon because they’re only out once a month so I was able to break up the process a bit so I’m not sore all over all day.

Anyway, life/house updates. Our house has been being worked on this whole time. Unfortunately for everyone, it’s been a long process because there are hundreds if not thousands of others also affected by this mess. And there are only so many workers/contractors out there. We have made a substantial amount of progress to our house, right now we’ve gotten some funds from different places and we’ve put them into fixing and cleaning everything up. Our power has been back on for a bit, we have clean, running water (though not hot yet), and our basement is gutted out, cleaned up, sanitized, etc. Lots of things here and there have been fixed, like our roof being patched up, and other small things. We have a heating company coming in to do our heater/AC and our new hot water heater, and amazingly, they will be taking our old radiators out as well! So that’ll be really cool having all that new wall space. We’ve got a brand new fridge, and a new washer and dryer ready to be hooked up and used. The main thing right now is getting our new heating system up and running (especially because I live in Vermont), and once that’s done, we should be able to go back shortly after. I can’t give you an exact date right now, because I don’t know when it’ll be, but we’re looking at early-ish November. Which is much better than the original estimate of late December! -_- Anyway, so once we get back home, and we get things back in normal order, I can get back to doing the comic weekly again.

I know this is probably not the news you wanted to hear and believe me, I wish there was a much easier solution to all of this. But please hang in there, we will be back. Thanks for all of your support over the years, it really means a lot!

Posted by Heather
October 8, 2023 12:19 PM
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