Sam, the shy, but very friendly owner of Pixel Moon Studios, kindly took time out of her day to tell us all about how she got into making things like nerdy plushies & unicorn headdresses for conventions. Having earned a bachelor's degree in fine art & being a nerd at heart, Sam decided to put her talents to work making the kind of unique & fun things that she always wanted to see at conventions.

One person in the latter group was Erica Muse of Scarlet Muse Cosplay. On this day of the convention, she was decked out in her Darth Rey costume & was quite gleefully taking every chance she had to talk to each of her fans, as well as potential fans, who came by her table. 

As I was walking the floor at All-Con, I came across a table that intrigued me from the shear uniqueness of its appearance. Sitting at the table were two authors, Jeannie Ruth & Diane Lindmark, with a collection of very colorful books & a whole host of hand-crafted hats.

Many of you are familiar with friend of the show BCharlotteD from our previous article about her. Well, we decided that she needed a proper interview as soon as we could get one set up.

So far this year, we have had the chance to speak with several independent authors from across the various genres and get their perspectives on what it's like to be an author in today's digital world. Each has had their own tactics to get their work in front of new readers, both online & in person. However, Blaise Ramsay was the first that we have talked to who went all the way into the deep end of the pool & setup her own publishing company in order to release her books. 

One of these exceptional photographers is Brian Holm, aka Photo Persuasion. Brian has been doing cosplay photography for the better part of a decade &, when you see his images, it shows.

Don't expect to see princesses & talking mice at her table. While her style may be influenced by Disney, the images that grab her attention are pulled from Stranger Things, Rick & Morty, Marvel, & the Walking Dead.

If you are a fan of Star Trek or enjoy books that use pop culture to spread a message, then I highly recommend that you go check out Kevin's books right now!

All-Con 2018 was so much fun! For our first time attending, we had a wonderful time meeting so many new people.