As you can probably imagine, this week has been nuts. So I’m going to keep this short.
Response to the article in Juice has been excellent! Lots of people sending messages of support. It feels great to know there are so many people behind me!
I posted my first comic and blog over at the Juice web site. If you’re looking for a more in-depth explaination as to how this wonderful opportunity fell into my lap, answers can be found there. I’ve already gotten some feedback from a local establishment who wants to put on an art show featuring my work in November! It would be perfect timing. By then I would have copies of "Theater Hopper: Year Two" back from the printer.
Which reminds me, I need to name the winner of the second week hand-made Truman doll give away!
Congratulations to Elaine Brady and Cary Gordon. These two won based on a random draw on orders submitted between Wednesday, September 13 and Tuesday, September 19. I’ll be sending your prizes in the mail this Saturday!
Our pre-order period is coming to a close next week – Friday, September 29. That means two things. 1). This is your last chance to win the last remaining hand-made Truman doll and 2.) our pre-order period is coming to a close. We’ve just about made it to the half-way point with our sales drive, so let’s not give up now! Remember, this is the money we need to take "Theater Hopper: Year Two" to the publisher!
If you don’t want to buy a copy of the book, you can help in other way. Take for example the excellent gaming site Digital Entertainment News. The advertising they purchased to the right of the comic (at a very reasonable rate, I might ad) goes toward the overall sales drive. Obviously they are very generous and should be rewarded with many clicks on their ad and multiple visits to their site!
Or what about Dustin Brants who already pre-ordered his copy of "Year Two" but donated extra money just for the heck of it! That’s a classy move in anyone’s book. Thank you, Dustin!
If nothing else, help to spread the word about Theater Hopper and our next book and you’ve done your part. If you tell five friends, they’ll tell five friends, and eventually we’ll end up with an overtly preachy movie starring Kevin Spacey and Halely Joel Osment! Good times for all!
You can get started with this good-will campaign by heading over to the Juice blogs and letting them know just how awesome you think Theater Hopper is!
In the meantime, I’m holding out hope that we’ll be seeing Jackass: Number Two sometime this weekend, but it looks like we have plans both Friday and Saturday night. All I know is that even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of the television show, watching the first Jackass movie in a packed theater on opening night was probably one of the most enjoyable community theater going experiences I’ve ever had. Everyone was hooting, hollering and groaning at the same time. I can only imagine the sequel will be more of the same and that’s exactly what I want!
If I’m not at the movies or hanging out with friends this weekend, you can bet I’ll be going gonzo on putting the finishing touches on "Theater Hopper: Year Two." I have a few more finishing touches before it goes off to the printer next Friday. Wish me luck and have a great weekend!
