It's almost a reality, only need to hear from someone who knows what's going on at the Library of Congress to tell me why I can't get a copyright...

"What?"  you ask?

The book, the premiere release from Tiny Pagans Press -- "Legend of the Faie Presents: Arden and Tye's Tale"

It was supposed to only take filling out some online forms and paying a small fee, but it's been drawn out for almost a month now, playing phone tag, trying to get answers and the all important number needed to allow ISBN to work for me.

I'm beginning to really dislike this...

In other news, I have a new project to work on, trying to raise capital to put on a Mythological-themed Music Festival Next Year. We tried Kickstarter, but failed to get sufficient donors, so we'll regroup and try again. Anyone know where I can get my hands on $40,000? That pays for the ten musical acts, the site, and insurance... I don't care if it doesn't turn a profit, but it would be nice to break even...

Hi again, everyone!

Been busy with putting irons into the fire of late, working on publishing a children's book ("Legend of the Faie Presents: Arden and Tye's Tale") from Tiny Pagans Press and looking at an April release, attending Jeff Mach's Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire, running Darla and Ray to Pittsburgh to attend the Eastern Psychological Association conference, and now trying to get "Mythmusica" off the ground.

And what is "Mythmusica", you may ask? Well. the answer is both simple and complicated...

What do you get when one combines a day-long concert of music by the likes of "Blackmore's Night", "Terra Serpentis", "Skinny White Chick", "Jenna Greene", "Tiffany Apan", "Project Wendigo", and others, along with Burlesque performances, and vendors who sell the hand-made "Oh, shiny" that we all love so much, all themed to the 'mythic', and mixed together for an audience of thousands, and plop it down in Sayreville, New Jersey?

You get a massive plan that will cost tens of thousands of dollars, run by two excited but naive entrepreneurs who may have bitten off more than they can chew, but who are determined to succeed by going to the Kickstarter website and starting a campaign to raise the necessary moolah!

Sound interesting? I think so, and yes, I AM crazy enough to try to do this!

So why am I blogging about it here? Because I want to try to make Mythmusica one of the premiere entertainment venues of the year, make it successful, and am REALLY hoping some of you might want to help make it happen.

If so, please go to www.kickstarter.com/projects/1542582757/... and pledge a donation -- there are some suggested amounts, and 'rewards' that go along with each one.

November 4th, 2011 -- We are off to FaerieCon at the Marriott Hunt Valley near Baltimore!  The car is packed, everyone is in their seat, and the drive goes quite smoothly, except for a brief argument with the GPS, which wants us to take the tollway, even though we know we don't have to. Three hours and fifty-five minutes on the road, and we pull into the hotel parking lot.

A quick stop to check into our room and don our costumes for the day, and we go to register for the con  -- actually, we have had tickets waiting for us since last March, so it merely a matter of checking in and getting our event tags and wristbands. Then it's a quick run to the exhibitors room to see Priscilla Hernandez (who is an Enchanted Folk member!) perform her 'quiet' set, followed by a very late pizza lunch at the Hunt Valley Cafe. Back to the exhibitors to peruse the many fine objets de art, catch up with old friends who are vending, and stop to visit and arrange something very special with Enchanted Folk member Susan Schroder -- It's a surprise and a very big honor for me, and I won't tell what happened until Susan is Ready to reveal it! Check out her blog posts, she might let the cat out of the bag...

Friday evening arrived very quickly, and with it an arranged meet-up with the many members of the Facebook Group, Facebook Faeries. Some 17 members of that group stopped by my vigil in the lobby of the hotel, we introduced ourselves, schmoozed a bit, then ran off to don costumery and garb for the Good Faeries Ball.

Perennial Co-Hosts Mark Lewis and Billy Scudder introduced Adam Hurst, Treguenda, and Delhi 2 Dublin during the Good Faeries Ball, and each performed magnificently.  Even though I pooped out physically before the final act finished, I still experienced the 'waves' of the floor and swinging chandeliers as the good faeries attending made the entire ballroom (and several other floors) shake with their dancing and enthusiasm.

The next morning came all too soon, but I made our way out to march with the Green Men of the B. O. G. to bless the booths while Darla and Ray sought breakfast Afterward we met up for lunch and onto several of the days programs. Dawn Hunt of Cucina Aurora (purveyors of fine herbal oils for cooking) presented a workshop on "Faerie's Favorite Foods: Cooking with and for the Fae", which was extremely interesting, while Brian Froud, Helena Nelson Reed, Charles Vess, and Linda Ravenscroft sat on a panel entitled "Imaging the Unseen World". The Costume contest was very well attended, and was won by two fine Fae dressed up as Characters from the Jim Henson Movie (with design by Brian Froud) "Labyrynth". More perusal of the vendors, then back to the Hunt Valley cafe for dinner before heading to the Lobby for the Enchanted Folk Merry Meet.  Alas, only a handful of Enchanted Folk gathered, but we still had fun catching up, talking with Billy Scudder, and watching the Folk dressed for the Bad Faeries Ball gather...

Entertainment for the Bad Faeries Ball included Adam Hurst, Priscilla Hernandez, and Qntal.  The music for the evening was a bit more subdued and etherial than the previous evening, but still managed to evoke an amazingly lively crowd. Unfortunately, I felt my physical age gaining on me, and once more pooped out before the evening's festivities reached a climax.

Sunday Morning allowed an extra hour of sleep due to the time change to Standard Time from Daylight Savings Time, but i was still up early enough to catch an early Morning showing of "Labyrynth" on the hotel's information channel.  Afterwards, out to breakfast, check out of the hotel room and pack up the car, then catch the presentations of artwork by both Priscilla Hernandez and Brian and Wendy Froud.  A quick run through the dealers to say good-byes to all our friends and we were on the road homeward, the magic of FaerieCon still evoking as we listened to newly-purchased CD's, shared our favorite memories, and started making plans for next year...

It's Meet-Up Time again!  This year's FaerieCon Merry-Meet Meetup will occur on SATURDAY. November 5th, at 6:30 PM in th Hotel Lobby! Look for me -- I'll be holding a Merry-Meet Meet-Up sign for Enchanted Folk!

...generally good, but has its ups and downs. I've been pursuing interests other than the Fae for several months, but found myself missing the camraderie that Enchanted Folk offered so freely in the past. I miss the posted banter, making new friends, even the attempts at getting members to attend Merry Meets. I've moved to New Jersey for the nonce, just a mere fourteen miles from New York City, and have been lucky enough to make a trip into the city and see some of the sights. Otherwise, I've been helping my roommates at the apartment with their college studies (Still acting like a teacher even after retiring from that profession nearly 35 years ago to start a career that offered much better pay) and spending time trying to make my Avocation as a Children's Book Publisher take off. C'est la Vie, as the saying goes...