EverJo attending WonderCon 2025 in Anaheim

WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film convention held at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Talk about a different experience than Gallifrey One. 

All worries are now behind us. THIS IS THE RIGHT STRATEGY!!!

If you remember from our blog on Gallifrey One, we were questioning whether going to fan conventions was the right strategy to promote T4DR. Those doubts have completely washed away. 

This Con was soooo big... I mean, we've only been to two now, but this was way bigger. Gallifrey One had 3 food trucks. This one had like 15, so my math says this was at least 5 times bigger that Galley.

And I mean wow. Josie and I, learned right away that the place to be were the panels. We barely made it to the floor with all the booths and cosplayers, because there were so many panels we wanted to see. In fact, it got to the point where we had to split up because some of the panels were happening at the same time. 

At the first panel I went to, I was shy. Wasn't sure if I should go up to the mic and ask a question. So the line got too long before I could even think about going up. But it helped because I basically just listened to people talk about their project then ask the question. And that's how it's done. So on the second panel, I ran up there was like 5th in line. I threw my pitch and asked a question. Before I could even finish the question, people in the audience were asking me "What's the name of the show?" "Can you repeat that?" It kind of blew my mind.  At another panel, I asked "What do I do now? How can I get this project out there?" And they literally replied, "Do what you're doing right now." And it didn't stop there, After each panel, I made time to talk to the panelists and promote our show within the guise of asking for advice. It was truly an eye-opening experience. By the last panel, I went up to the mic, was maybe 7th in line, and when I got to the mic, the moderator said, "Hey, Everett. We're out of time, but come see us after so I can introduce you to these panelists." Josie looked at me wide eyes... "Did he just say your name?!?" 

I'm telling you guys, once I got it, I friggin got it! These big conventions are where it's at. One of the biggest advice from a panelist replying to someone's question was, "you have to have a product. It's. not enough to just have an idea." That's what we did! We didn't just have the idea for T4DR and go to Cons trying to see if anyone will help us make it. We made it ourselves, and now we're trying to build an audience. And this is how to do it! 

I'm so glad we went to WonderCon. It truly opened our eyes, and now we are more confident than ever. We can see a clear path to success. I'm so excited to go to Dallas for the Fan Expo on May 31. This is when we'll launch the rest of the season. And it's going to be epic!