My signing at Kokomo-Con is now confirmed, as I have paid my dealer's fee and reserved my table. Again, unless another event pops up in the very near future, this will be my first public appearance on behalf of Virtuous Worlds.
Well, sort of. Some of you may have seen this little video I posted on YouTube soon after my first shipment of books arrived.
John Stanifer Book Victory Dance
The view count has topped 100 now, thanks in large part to my coworkers at Ivy Tech Community College. My supervisor started passing it around the office, and today at one of our regional full-time staff meetings, they surprised me by showing this video in front of an audience of...oh, about 200 people or so. Even Chancellor Daily, who used to be the mayor of Kokomo, made a joke about it when he got up to speak afterwards (I'm still employed, so I'm guessing he wasn't offended). So now it seems I'm famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) to most of my fellow Ivy Tech employees in this region of the state (representing Kokomo, Logansport, Wabash, and Peru). It felt like the time I danced across the stage at my high school graduation!
This leads me to a preliminary announcement about my SECOND signing. The event will be sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College and will take place sometime before the end of this semester. The date has yet to be announced. However, I'm told the publicity for this signing will be boosted by the marketing folks at Ivy Tech, so I'm honored and very excited to see how it all turns out!!!
Kokomo-Con takes place on Saturday, Oct. 8. The fee to get in is $5, a very small investment in return for so much fun.
Kokomo-Con Website
Kokomo-Con Facebook Page
Check it out, and stay tuned for new developments and further information!
Showing posts with label Virtuous Worlds. Show all posts
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Level 15: VW at the Printers!
こんにちは!
That's "hello" in Japanese for all you fans of Japanese video games out there. Virtuous Worlds has finally been sent to the printers. My publisher and I are both happy with the manuscript and overall book design. Okay, "thrilled" is probably more accurate.
Here's where things go from here. Now that it's at the printers, I'll be receiving a "proof" copy in the mail sometime in the next week or two. This is a physical copy of the book that serves as a sample that I get to approve before they really start rolling the presses.
Again, those of you who live nearby or who are interested in arranging to meet to buy a copy, I will have a certain number of copies on hand that I can sell to you in person. Otherwise, you will be able to buy it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If you would like a signed copy but cannot meet me in person, get in touch with me, and we'll try to work something out.
Thanks, everyone!
John
P.S. Steve, the book won't actually appear on Amazon or B&N for a few more days, so don't panic (^v^).
That's "hello" in Japanese for all you fans of Japanese video games out there. Virtuous Worlds has finally been sent to the printers. My publisher and I are both happy with the manuscript and overall book design. Okay, "thrilled" is probably more accurate.
Here's where things go from here. Now that it's at the printers, I'll be receiving a "proof" copy in the mail sometime in the next week or two. This is a physical copy of the book that serves as a sample that I get to approve before they really start rolling the presses.
Again, those of you who live nearby or who are interested in arranging to meet to buy a copy, I will have a certain number of copies on hand that I can sell to you in person. Otherwise, you will be able to buy it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If you would like a signed copy but cannot meet me in person, get in touch with me, and we'll try to work something out.
Thanks, everyone!
John
P.S. Steve, the book won't actually appear on Amazon or B&N for a few more days, so don't panic (^v^).
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Level 10: Front Cover Revealed!
Friends, neighbors, fellow countrymen of Hyrule, I can finally reveal the front cover of Virtuous Worlds after the last few weeks of working with my publisher and a professional designer behind-the-scenes.
Virtuous Worlds Front Cover
It was tricky finding something gamers would recognize without tripping any copyright alarms. The Super Mario World font was created by "The Liquid Plumber" and downloaded through http://www.fontspace.com/. The other font, "Super Plumber Brothers," was inspired by the title screen font of Super Mario Bros. and was created by Jackster Productions.
You spied the Triforce, right? Good.
Stay tuned for the back cover, and let me know what you think!
Virtuous Worlds Front Cover
It was tricky finding something gamers would recognize without tripping any copyright alarms. The Super Mario World font was created by "The Liquid Plumber" and downloaded through http://www.fontspace.com/. The other font, "Super Plumber Brothers," was inspired by the title screen font of Super Mario Bros. and was created by Jackster Productions.
You spied the Triforce, right? Good.
Stay tuned for the back cover, and let me know what you think!
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