Breaking Three Writing Rules
By October K Santerelli Building a positive relationship with your writing can make all the difference in helping someone with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Condition/Disorder (ASC/D). I’m no stranger to the "rules" authors post...
Four Super-Easy Lessons for Writing Humor
By Kevin Pettway Writing humor into your book can make an already difficult task even harder. Like running one of those races where you have to jump over the little gate-thingies only instead of shoes you’re wearing hot dogs on your feet? I don’t know sports. That...
Five Ways to Climb out of the Anthology Slush Pile and Shine
by Kelly Lynn Colby After hitting send on your short story, that little piece of hard work gets tossed into the virtual slush pile along with a plethora of other stories from writers eager to see their name in print—and maybe even cash that check. We do need to eat....
2023 is the Year of the Kraken
Guest Blog by Rosemary Williams Okay, well maybe not officially, but by the time JordanCon is done this year, it will be! We shall release a horde of tiny, adorable krakens in the form of crocheted octopuses! (Octopi? Octopodes?) Some of you may have noticed these...
The Schedule is Live, and It Has a New Look!
As you look through this year’s schedule, I’m sure you’ll notice it looks different from previous years. That’s because this year we’re using a nifty piece of scheduling software called Sched. Sched has a lot of cool features, but we know it’s something many of...
Meet Our 2023 Toastmaster!
Halito! Hello! When Jennifer Liang asked me to be Toastmaster for 2023 I said yes almost instantly. Attending JordanCon caused many new beginnings for me. I can't imagine the last decade of my life without the connections and opportunities stirred by the winds in...
The Charity Auction Website is Live!
JordanConners! It is my pleasure to announce that the 2023 JordanCon Charity Auction is live online. As we have in years before, we’re using 32Auction.com. The direct link is here. We will be adding additional items to the Auction as we receive donation submissions. ...
Badge Ribbon F.A.Q.
FAQ about designing and buying custom badge ribbons for JordanCon. Ribbon hoarder and Toast Master Deana Whitney shares her advice from years of creating custom ribbons.
Traditions: What have we been doing the past 15 years!?
As a new JordanCon Member, you will notice 3 things as you move through the convention space: ribbons, tiaras, and kilts. These are our traditions. I am sure you have already heard talk of ribbons in the group so let’s get started with those. Ribbons: Ribbons are...
