Location: St. Ives Medieval Faire – St. Ives, NSW, Australia This was my 2nd time at St. Ives Medieval Faire as a vendor and this time last year, it was my first time to be a vendor at a Medieval Faire. This event did not disappoint and my fanbase has grown larger. This event is tied with Winterfest as one of…
Another weekend and another event at my bookstall. This time was Winterfest 2019 in Hawkesbury, NSW outside of Sydney, Australia. This was also my first time to have all my new banners and signs. From the results and number of people I saw make a beeline for my stall, I know they worked well. As you can see from the…
Last weekend I attended the Supanova Comic and Gaming Con in Sydney, Australia for the first time as a vendor. I’d had been before twice just to check it out, but this year with my ramp up as a fantasy author, I got myself a table shared with fellow author Natasja Rose to help cut the cost and offered my…
Fantasy Author Jon Ray will have a booth and book signing at this year’s Winterfest Sydney Medieval Fair 2019.
In a land far, far away, there was a Kingdom hidden deep within a lush valley where a fire breathing dragon turned the very rock to molten steel. It was here, at the center of the dragon’s lair, that the clans would gather each year at the changing of the season when the leaves streamed red and gold from the…
I will be attending this year’s 2019 Supanova Sydney Convention in the Indie Press Zone. I’ll be one of the authors representing the ANZ Author Collective. The Australia & New Zealand Author Collective is a group created to support both traditional and indie authors here in the southern hemisphere. I will be appearing all 3 days for book signings and to meet my…
I recently was invited by a local Sydney library to present my first showcase as a local author. As part of my own 15 minute presentation, I learn a lot of about what I still need to put together, like a Microsoft Power Point presentation. I normally don’t get that nervous in front of crowds or doing speaking engagements, however,…
I’ve attended this Australian Medieval Faire in St. Ives, New South Wales a few times before, but this was my first time to run my own booth at one. It’s quite a different experience running a booth at one of these than walking around as the general public, which up to this point is how I experienced them. To those…
Fantasy Author Jon Ray will be doing a book signing at this year’s St. Ives Medieval Faire. Look for the purple tent on merchant’s row.
My First Official Book Signing & Table A few weekends ago I had the opportunity to setup my first table and do my first official book signing at an annual event called “Ironfest” in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. (Click the link for more details) This was to be my first venture out as an author, selling his book to the…