, teaches geeks how to monetize their hobby without drawing the ire of their favorite creators. “I went to New York Comic Con, and I looked around the dealer’s room and I saw tens of thousands—if not hundreds of thousands—of dollars exchanging hands every hour, and I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a lot of potentialgoing on,'” Pinchefsky says. “So that’s what really got me thinking I should write a guide, to make sure people do what they love and yet respect IP law.
For the book, Pinchefsky interviewed dozens of writers, artists, cosplayers, convention organizers, and executives. She says that the biggest weapon any geek has in their arsenal is the supportive community of fellow fans. “The idea that there’s a solo entrepreneur making their way in the world, blazing a trail, it’s just completely false,” she says. “You will need help, and you will get help because you are surrounded by people and friends and community, and we tend to help each other.”.
Man...I remember the days when a person was just a nerd or a geek and now its just a pointless adjective