Yuerms

[ellenmillion]

Got through 15 artists at the submissions site, had to write a number of 'sorry but no' letters and got to write up contracts for some really spectacular work. I suppose it balances out, and I'm SUPER grateful to have gotten really nice letters back from some of the folks I had to reject thanking me for the critique. Makes me feel much less mean.

18 artists left to get through... Maybe tomorrow I'll finish! By the end of the week, I hope at least. I want to get back to writing pretty soon here, but this needed to get out of the way.

Sending in paperwork for a Dealer's table at Dragon*Con today. Oy. Scary. Means I'm committed, and after how horribly I was burnt (if ONLY monetarily) trying a Con last time, it's pretty nerve-wracking. I also should have done this weeks ago and hope they still have a table or three left. A six-foot table is pretty teensy for the amount of stuff I have available, but if it goes well I can get an exhibitor booth next year - at $1000 it was a much larger gamble.

Lunchtime... then orders. Maybe no art today - got LOTS of paperwork and orders and emails to do.

Comments

[curvature.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I'm nearly ready to have a crack at submitting some art to you.
I'll go see your website in the next couple of days for instructions :)

[winterswitchery.livejournal.com]

Your critiques are really good, honest. I got a lot out of what you wrote to me last year, and gave me some incentive to go a bit further with my Fitz work this year.

[celticwren.livejournal.com]

I admire how you enter all these things even if they didn't work out the last time you tried.

I entered the Balticon a few years ago, out of all my stuff I had slaved over to get done in time only one $15 print sold, the cheapest one. I am happy that at least one thing sold but I hate putting money on something that seems like such a gamble (I am a bit of a tightwad I guess). I got really depressed wandering around the "artists gallery" and seeing the bids on other works of art where mine didn't have any at all, and mine were originals.

I guess I'd rather have something like Elfwood where I get all the opinions but don't have to go through the "If my art is as great as they say then why don't they buy it?" (though I really do love PA, maybe I need to do some scantily clad ladies *heh*) Of course I know what it is like to be on the other side, loving the art but am a tightwad unless I reallyreallyreallyreallyreally can't live without it love it...Argh! Maybe this = "I hate myself"? *rolls eyes*

Darn it Aristata Publishing's Aphrodisia, see what your publicity e-mail has done! GAAA!!

*runs off to finish reading a book and then to hopefully finish a PA work*

[gossamerfaery.livejournal.com]

Good for you! Man, I cannot imagine how many submissions you must have had!! I hope the Dragon Con works out. I'm sure it can be a really amazing thing!! Thanks for all of your hard work:D XOXO