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☆ Book Tok drives demand for immersive fantasy events among younger users
  + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +12 min
Sometimes events are simply fantasy themed, without reference to specific books or fantasy worlds. Dreams shattered.”She attributes the growing demand for fantasy events to the commercial success of fantasy romance books, especially among Millennial women. The past year has also seen a spike in the popularity of “romantasy,” or romance fantasy books. “You know, work dredges on for a lot of people,” said Brittany Proctor, a Michigan-based entrepreneur who’s been hosting fantasy balls in the Midwest since 2022. In fact, Proctor is considering scaling back some of her events due to the sheer number of these fantasy balls that have been cropping up in recent years.
Persons: San Diego Comic Con, Con, Harry Potter, ”, Katherine Stinson, Eric Atticus, Stinson, Dana John, “, she’s, Alexander Chernev, Matt Harris, Sarah J, Maas, Patti McConville, Juliette Sureau, Sureau, Sophie Valfroy, “ romantasy ”, “ They’re, ” Juliette Sureau, Shaun Wada, Ariana Smoak Holly Simone, Tok, Simone, Shawn Strider, ” Stinson, Brittany Proctor, who’s, ” Maja Djikic, you’re, ” Djikic, Proctor, “ I’ve, I’m Organizations: New, New York CNN, Social, Allied, Research, Disney, Universal, San Diego Comic, TikTok, CNN, Stinson, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, Barnes, Noble Booksellers, Times, Google, “, University of Toronto Locations: New York, Canada, Houston, Houston , Texas, Texas, New York City, USA, TikTok, Columbia , South Carolina, London, Los Angeles, Michigan, ”, Bahamas
☆ Marty Krofft, co-creator of hit kids’ TV shows, dies of kidney failure at 86
  + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Sharif Paget | Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Marty Krofft, co-producer of iconic children’s television shows including “H.R. He along with his brother, Sid Krofft, are notorious for their work creating hit children’s television shows that spanned several generations in the 1970s. The duo was already well-known for their puppet shows when NBC asked them to produce a Saturday morning children’s series. Eventually, Marty Krofft would be referred to as the “King of Saturday Mornings.”Marty Krofft and his brother are known for creating hit children's TV shows in the 1970s. Marty Krofft is survived by brothers, Harry Krofft and Sid Krofft; his daughters Deanna Krofft-Pope, Kristina and Kendra Krofft; five grand-children; and a great-grandchild.
Persons: CNN — Marty Krofft, “, Pufnstuf, ”, Krofft, Harlan Boll, Sid Krofft, Sid, Marty Krofft, ” Marty Krofft, ” “ Sigmund, ” “, Shrinker, Richard Nixon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, “ Donny, Marie, Brady, “ Barbara Mandrell, Mandrell, Julie, Harry Krofft, Deanna Krofft, Kristina, Kendra Krofft Organizations: CNN, NBC, Universal Pictures, CBS, Sands, ABC, Saturn, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Locations: “, California, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta
☆ An army veteran made $1.8 million in a year self-publishing on Amazon. Here's how he turned his hobby into a career in less than 5 years.
  + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Minda Zetlin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
But then a member of the Facebook group LitRPG Books posted a review to the group and tagged Krout. Group members took an interest in the book, and he made $5,000 in book sales in the month after it was published. So those earnings from the book sales got his full attention. By the end of 2017, he'd made more than $82,000 on Amazon book sales alone, plus more income from audio-book sales and non-Amazon revenue streams such as Patreon. AdvertisementTo keep that interaction going over Facebook, Krout joined other Facebook groups beyond the LitRPG group.
Persons: —, Dakota Krout, Krout, Brandon Sanderson, Mark Dawson's, Michael E, Gerber, Dragon Con, he'd, Danielle, I'm, Dakota, John Grisham, They've, superfans, you've Organizations: Service, Army, Business, Facebook, Harvard, Dragon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mountaindale Press, Dakota, Moutaindale Locations: Kansas
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