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I had the opportunity to attend the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo this last weekend. It was a great, if exhausting, weekend. I went with my buddy Tim who works for Houchen Bindery, and runs their comic binding department (check these guys out - bound comics are awesome). So I spent most of the weekend working the Houchen booth, but I did have an opportunity to talk to and get to know a lot of people who are making comics.
I hesitate to use the word networking, because it leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, but that’s really what I was doing. I spoke with probably twenty people, and there are three or four whom I think I may have further contact with down the line. In what capacity, I’m not really sure. But that’s the point for me - I get to talk to these people who have similar interests, goals, and talents, and that’s fantastic in and of itself. But, there may come a time down the line when I am able to help them with something, or they are able to help me, or both!
That’s really the fun part for me - getting the opportunity to meet new people and maybe even help them. I guess that’s networking. It’s still a little hard for me. I tend to be a touch on the shy side. I would definitely call myself an introvert. But I have found that I definitely enjoy the process of talking to people now that I feel a little more confident.
I’ll keep working on it. Hopefully opportunities will reveal themselves because of some these new connections. But if not, at least I will have had the opportunity to talk to these new folks. Yeah!
Winter is upon us, my friends. Get out the coats and the scarves. It’s going to get cold.
So the holidays are upon us. Lots of fun, lots of food, and lots of stuff going on. I find that it is a real challenge to stay focused on writing. I try to keep up my lists and goals. So far this year I’ve been moderately successful. Hopefully I can at least keep it that way as we approach the end of the year.
Happy holidays to everybody! Keep writing!