Events

Upcoming Events with Lauren A.R. Masterson & Love of the Sea

You can check out the full list of events on Lauren A.R. Masterson‘s Goodreads page, and RSVP to the events via Facebook! Plenty of opportunities to grab your copy of Love of the Sea in person, and meet the creator of this underwater world!

Bad Grammar Theatre Reading
Author appearance, June 01, 2018 07:00PM 
Book Cafe, 1474 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, US 
https://www.volumesbooks.com/

I will be reading at the open mic at Bad Grammar to spread more mermaid magick with Love of the Sea!
Printers Row Lit Fest
Author appearance, June 09, 2018 10:00AM 
Outdoor Market, Printers Row, Chicago, IL, US 
https://printersrowlitfest.org/

I will be a vendor at the Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest – selling copies of Love of the Sea published by Ink Smith Publishing, and art books published by Cloud Orchid Publishing!
Do312 Rock n Roll Market
Author appearance, June 09, 2018 11:00AM 
Outdoor Market, pin 2354 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, US 
https://www.facebook.com/events/211604396100690/

I will a vendor at the Do312 Rock n Roll Market selling my novel Love of the Sea by Ink Smith Publishing Company and art book copies from Cloud Orchid Publishing!
Printers Row Lit Fest
Author appearance, June 10, 2018 10:00AM 
Outdoor Market, Printers Row, Chiago, IL, US 
https://printersrowlitfest.org/

I will be a vendor at the Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest – selling copies of Love of the Sea published by Ink Smith Publishing, and art books published by Cloud Orchid Publishing!
Gumbo Fiction Salon Reading
Author appearance, June 14, 2018 07:00PM 
Irish Pub, The Galway Arms 2442 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, US 
https://www.facebook.com/GumboFictionSalon/

I will be reading at the open mic portion of Gumbo Fiction Salon and have copies of Love of the Sea available for sale and signing!
Goddess Galaxy Special Performance
June 15, 2018 10:00PM 
Nightclub, 954 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, US 
https://www.facebook.com/BerlinNightclub/

I will be doing a special performance inspired by the joy of reading at the Goddess Galaxy show at Berlin Nightclub. My books will also be available for sale and signings!
Tamale Hut Cafe Featured Reader
Author appearance, June 23, 2018 07:00PM 
Restaurant, Tamale Hut Café 8300 W Cermak Rd, Riverside, IL, US 
https://www.facebook.com/events/207270159823370/

I will be the featured reader at the Tamale Hut Cafe Reading, and celebrating the release of my novel Love of the Sea by Ink Smith Publishing Company with a little mermaid magick! Open mic at Tamale Hut Cafe for 10 minute reading slots to all other readers. Copies of Love of the Sea will be available for sale and I will be available for signings.
Bad Grammar Theatre Reading
Author appearance, July 06, 2018 07:00PM 
Book Cafe, Volumes Book Cafe, 1474 N, Chicago, IL, US 
https://www.volumesbooks.com/

I will be reading at the open mic at Bad Grammar to spread more mermaid magick with Love of the Sea!
No Shush Salon Featured Reader
Author appearance, September 27, 2018 06:30PM 
Library, 845 Gunderson Ave, Oak Park, IL, US 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1031528163652976/

I will be the featured reader at No Shush Salon, and celebrating the release of my novel Love of the Sea by Ink Smith Publishing Company with a little mermaid magick! Open mic at No Shush Salon for 10 minute reading slots to all other readers. Copies of Love of the Sea will be available for sale and I will be available for signings. Official Sign Up Page: http://oppl.evanced.info/msignup/deta…

Book Signing At Niobrara County Library for War & Chess

If you are in the area of Niobrara County Library in Lusk, Wyoming, then make sure to stop by and meet Helen M. Pugsley and grab a copy of her debut novel War & Chess! She’ll even sign it for you. Helen will be at the library on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm!

“Come see me on your way to the county fair!” Helen said.

For more information, check out the event page on Facebook here, or you can check out the library’s webpage. Helen hopes to see you there!

Niobrara County Library
425 S Main St, Lusk, Wyoming 82225

The Journey To Wondercon, Update #3… The Final Stretch

 

It’s Monday. That means I only have tonight, tomorrow morning and evening and Wednesday to finish up what ever I have left before we go to setup at the Anaheim Convention Center. That isn’t very much time given I will also be studying for my Real Estate License Exam that I will be taking on Wednesday. I don’t know what I was thinking when I scheduled the exam for this week and not next! The combination of stress from both has negated each other I am afraid. Which has left me in a state of feeling at peace even though there is still stuff to be done and information to learn!

I took some pictures today. I thought I’d have some fun with these updates. Today was crunch time. This weekend I spent most of the time listening to the sounds of my printer dancing back and forth to the printing of book catalogs. I did about 200 catalogs and almost emptied my ink cartridges. In retrospect, using a company like uprinting.com would have cost me into the $400s+. $16 dollars For 2,500 sheets of paper (in which I didn’t even use half of that) + 76 for the ink (mainly two colors are depleted). I am tempted to print up another 100 catalogs. I noticed a spark in eBook sales after Condor 21 with our catalogs. It might be worth it.

 

I was in the process of putting them together. They are missing their final touches in this picture!

I was in the process of putting them together. They are missing their final touches in this picture!

Today however, I did more merch. I finished the feather pens that had taken me so long to finish because of my schedule. I hand dye my own ostrich feathers. Usually I make the feathers for my hats for the Renaissance Faire, but I’ve decided to make feather pens with them… considering our logo is a quill.. I thought it would be fun and relevant! I’m pretty happy with how they turned out and I hope you like them too! I will have them on Etsy after this weekend for about 7-8 dollars each. I was going to stick to red, black, and white feathers but I figured that people might want other colors.

 

 

I also put the final touches on the book bags that I have been working very hard on. I had my team of minions to help me this morning. photo 3

 

So the feather pens are done, although I could do more plain white feathers if I got enough feed back suggesting that I should. The book bags are complete. I did 55 of them. The poles are painted and the last of the signs have been printed. This is the final stretch! Now my list stands at finishing putting the giant book covers on poster board, cutting them evenly, and packing. Of course I may be doing more catalogs and feathers, but that is yet to be determined.

The advice I have received on Reddit has been wonderful! Thank you to all those who have commented, helped, and suggested what to do. I feel that this is going to be a great event. I am so excited!

 

Ink Smith Publishing at Wondercon 2014

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We are pleased to FINALLY announce that we will be at WonderCon this April 2014. There had been a slight delay on confirming our location, but we can officially say that we will be there.

WonderCon is put on by the same company that hosts the giant San Diego Comic Con.

We will have a table in the Small Press section. We will also have our catalog of books available for purchase on site and our mobile store! We will also have freebies and your chance to enter an exclusive WonderCon Giveaway!

I am sure we will have more information as the event date nears.

The official dates are:

April 18th-20th 2014. 

I plan on dressing up a bit, and having fun at this great event!

So come by, dress up, have fun, and hang out with Ink Smith Publishing at the 2014 WonderCon in Anaheim California!

The link below is for the official WonderCon website.
http://www.comic-con.org/wca