- An eyepatch can be the perfect finishing touch to that costume.... but it's just as likely to be needed for medical reasons. Often the medically required eyewear becomes the starting point of the costume.
- If you want to show your work, most editors and staff know this. Like dogs smell fear, we smell samples and pitches. If you lose your nerve, walk away quietly, maybe having thumbed through a book first. If you are gonna pretend to be injured.... and that's why you stopped in front of the Editor-in-Chief, who gave you an encouraging smile and braced himself to hear and see your awesome work (remember, he can smell it) ....keep it simple and move along. The more details you give, based on buzzwords you picked up from episodes of HOUSE (among all the quoted potential maladies, you assured said editor it wasn't Lupus.... that was the give away), the less you fool anyone.
- At SDCC a wheelchair is rarely a sign of a physical disability. It's more often the sign of amazing creativity when they are customized and tricked out to extend a costume.
- When a person comes along, spends time pondering a specific book, asks for more info on the book, then it all goes uncomfortably quiet, we ALL know where it's going. Best if said person doesn't say, "I'll come back for this." you just wasted the time of the poor schmuck trying to sell books.... lying about it doesn't make you look any better.
- If you're insecure about wearing spandex for your cosplay, in the.... um.... Gentlemans' Parts.... best to just avoid spandex entire. Don't stuff a sock down there. Everyone can tell it's a sock. You're fooling no one.
Now I know there's some crankiness in the above and previous post, but I honestly think SDCC is one of the most diverse, friendly and all encompassing places you could hope to find yourself. It's awesome.
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