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Hi friends,

This week is the culmination of something we’ve been working on for over a year.

Monica Leonelle

and I launched our first in-person conference, The Future of Publishing Mastermind in New Orleans back in February of 2023, and it unfolded live this past week.

I’ve exhibited at almost 200 shows during my career and spoken at over 100. Monica’s also done a ton of them throughout her career. This was our thesis defense of everything we learned about conventions, and how we think they could be improved.

I have a lot of feelings about how it went, and I think it’s going to take longer to unpack than just this last couple of days since it ended, but I’m so proud of our team and what we accomplished. We were about to get over 70 amazing writers, creators, publishers, and vendors into one room to talk about the challenges and opportunities present in our industry and try to chart the future together. The community was amazing and it was incredible to watch our vision come together.

I don’t think I…