My First Retail Display

Proof of Retail Placement

So a few weeks ago I bit the bullet and asked my FLGS if they'd be interested in selling some of my gaming zines. I went in for a meeting with a bunch of copies printed, and walked out with some cash. Last week I heard that they put the display out, so I went in to take a photo to brag about it.

So here I am, sharing the photo I took of the zines I made being sold by my local game store and bragging about it. I'm reaching out to other local retailers, so we'll see what happens with those inquiries.

"Local Designer T.W.Wombat" has a nice ring to it.

If you're local to Worcester, MA, you can run over to That's Entertainment on Park Ave. to pick up a physical copy of some of my titles. After that, download a PDF from the links below. If I've moved away from Pay What You Will pricing when you get there, email me with what you bought, and I'll send you a code to get the PDF for free.

Huge thanks to Sorana and the That's Entertainment crew for taking a chance on my oddball titles.

I feel like this is a huge step for me. I didn't think I'd sell things retail at someone else's shop, and definitely not so soon. It just took the courage to ask and the ability to sound reasonably intelligent in a one-on-one meeting. Sometimes asking for something will make it happen. Who knew?

Links for the PDFs at my itch shop:
Historia Obscura
Tabula Mortis
Bolthaven Folio #1: Forge & Fate
Bolthaven Folio #2: Bard Bands
Bolthaven Folio #3: Settle Down
Bolthaven Folio #4: On Our Honour

Quick Update: I spent almost 5 hours today fitting text into my trifold layout and learning how to wrap text around images. Now I've got a full draft of The Tomb Tappers completed for my Appendix N Jam 2026 entry. Tomorrow I'll revise it, change the cover art slightly, tweak the layout, check the links iin the credits, export it to PDF, make a thumbnail for it, upload it to itch, and submit it. And then I'll post about it in here.

Things are happening at a pretty swift clip. This will be my second released title in July. I feel pretty good about that, but I'll save that for a different post.