If you’re coming to the Supernatural con in Minneapolis tomorrow, come see me in the vendor’s room if you’d like to grab a copy of Family Don’t End With Blood. The book is unique for being written by the Supernatural actors themselves – Jared, Jensen, Misha, Mark, Kim, Briana, Ruth, Rachel, Rob, Matt, Jim, Gil and Osric all tell their very personal stories of how the fandom and the show have impacted their lives. In their own words. As Gil joked recently, they can now all add “author” to their bios! Most of the actors who wrote chapters will be at the con, and they are always thrilled to sign their chapters – it’s one item almost all of them love to sign since they’re (very justifiably) proud of their chapters. I’d be honored to sign it for you too at the vendor’s table – I’d love to meet you and hear your Supernatural story, to add to the powerful chapters in the book written by fans.
I’m extra excited about this con because the super talented Jodi from Eldwenne’s Fantasy has designed a special necklace inspired by the stories in Family Don’t End With Blood. This piece was commissioned to honor the powerful, courageous, inspiring chapters written by some of the women of Supernatural – Briana Buckmaster, Ruth Connell, Rachel Miner and Kim Rhodes. The blue is from the book’s iconic cover art of the Winchesters, with silver and black wrapped around to symbolize their supportive found family (including black for Baby, of course – she’s family!). And that drop of red? Just the beginning of what family means in Supernatural – and in the entire SPNFamily.
I love the little drop of blood and I love the whole wrap around family feel of the blue with the black and silver hugging it. I love that the necklace stands for the way the characters have each other’s backs, and also for the way the fandom and the cast support each other too. That’s the inspiring message you’ll take away from reading the book.
Jodi is offering $5.00 off at the con to anyone who buys a copy of the book that inspired the necklace, and I’m offering $2.00 off the book at the con if you happen to be wearing the necklace.
Here’s what Gil and Osric had to say about writing their chapters in Family Don’t End With Blood, and what Jared and Matt had to say about writing theirs.
Hope to see you tomorrow in Minneapolis or at an upcoming con!
–Lynn
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Dear Lynn,
My name is Hope and I just discovered this website! I want to tell you thank you for this book and all the articles you and others write! I’m so inspired!
I was introduced to Supernatural in Fall 2015 by a friend who loved the show and went to a convention. I was 19 years old and had no idea what Supernatural was! She invited me back to her dorm and we watched the first episode. I was hooked! I said, “Oo, let’s watch the next one!” and before I knew it, we had spent a couple hours watching episodes. I became so enthralled by it so that I borrowed someone’s Netflix just so I could binge watch it! I had just went through a mental health crisis that year…and this was finally something that felt right. Any babysitting money I got early on in college was used to go to Hot Topic and get Supernatural merch! Any time we hung out in the big common area in the dorm hall sophomore year, we played supernatural. I dressed up Cas for the campus trick-or-treat. We made valentines and decorated gingerbread houses while watching Supernatural. That same friend that introduced me, became my roommate junior year. Our room theme was Supernatural and we won that contest. You could tell we were obsessed and not afraid to show it. I kept up with Supernatural as much as I could post-college and during the pandemic, watching clips of past comic con panels. These helped pass the time and it made me laugh. I purchased the “Family Don’t end with Blood” book five-and-a-half years ago ….and it sat, unread. Just within the past two weeks, I was curious about a storyline in Supernatural. I went back on my Netflix to watch it, and I said “Wow! I forgot how amazing this show was!”. Next thing I know, I’m spending hours watching the show. One night, I picked up the book and for the next four-and-a-half hours, read it. The emotions I had, from laughing and smiling, to balling and saying “I can relate to that. That’s me.” I had heard about the Fandom back then, but was so absorbed with my own little SPN family at college that I didn’t realize how big the Fandom and the SPN Family actually was.
I haven’t told my story much…if at all, because it encompasses so much and I don’t want to scare people away or make people think I’m crazy for being obsessed with Supernatural! I haven’t been this obsessed with anything in my life.
Now, I want to get involved. I want to meet other fans and meet the people who are such a big part in sharing the stories. I want to share my whole story without feeling ashamed, guilty or feeling like an outcast, as I’ve always felt for most of my life. I’ve been writing since I was 13 years old…started out as poetry, then fanfiction about another show that amounted in the hundreds of pages. I wrote for my school newspaper for a semester. I still write fanfiction and poetry. I also love art and scrapbooking, taking pictures. I love capturing memories. I’m starting to get back to those roots and hope to draw some Fandom art and Fandom pictures.
Now more than ever, I want to share my story beyond just my home, my comfort zone…I’ve hidden behind things for so long…and now I want to get myself out there and into this SPN Family full-force.
Thank you for everything you do!
Hi Hope, I missed this comment back in October but wanted to say thank you for sharing your story. I can relate! I hope you’ve continued to reach out and interact with the SPN Family – and if you ever come to a convention, please come say hi in person! #AKF – Lynn