Well we’ve been confirmed into a number of our old venues and picked up a couple of new ones such as Origins Game Fair, Nerdfets and Crypitcon Seattle. Missed out on two more Washington conventions that we are looking at for next year (RadCon and RainFurrest).

Because we haven’t heard from MisCon (again) and Crypticon Seattle is on the same weekend we dropped them from the list. We also removed the PNBA Fall show as it isn’t open to the public, only media professionals. Maybe in the future but right now our focus is on you, our public.

Please check out our updated appearances list.

Hope to meet many new people and renew old acquaintances!

We realized, belatedly, that since we have sent the Demon Ascendant manuscript for typesetting we actually had the final version of the text. There was no reason to not make the first chapter available as a preview, as always, to our fans.

Current plans are to have the print and electronic versions available in February. In the meantime we are taking preorders for the print version at a substantial discount.

This is just the first offering from TANSTAAFL Press in 2014. Don’t miss Thinking Outside the Box, CorpGov Chronicles: Book Two and Wayward School, both from Thomas Gondolfi and both available in 2014.

It’s the time of year that we look back at what has happened in 2013 and are thankful for all of the wonderful people we’ve met over the year. People that have pulled up our spirits and allowed us to soldier on in the face of the daunting uphill trek of publishing and authoring. In this case we’re talking mostly about those science fiction fans we have met at conventions, book fairs and festivals. There was one point last year where this enterprise might have just melted away had it not been for YOUR feedback, input, and encouragement.

It is because of this that we started looking at how we were going to get out amongst you this year. While Thomas Gondolfi has a good deal of expertise in electrical engineering, he doesn’t have conventions trying to invite him as a guest lecturer because of his two novels. So we once again do the vendor booth and provide talks on various topics.  This year Thomas Gondolfi will continue his seminars on “The Painful Joy of Self-Publishing”, and “How to Turn GM into $”. He will also be adding “Flirting for Fun and Profit,” a treatise on the fact that flirting isn’t generically sexual, or insincere; and how it can be used not only as a valid marketing technique but also as a way to network.

With all of these things in mind we examined the show schedule we did last year and came up with our tentative appearances for this year.  Only two of them are confirmed, Rustycon and GenCon, but we expect that number to go up significantly. We will also be doing some local appearances but none of them have been finalized.

We are looking forward to visiting with you this year. Remember it is you that keep us going so don’t be afraid to drop by and chat!