You Still Write Dangerous, But I'll Be Your Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Anytime
A couple of days ago, the one and only Mr. Matt Wallace made a case for the coolness that will be the Murky Depths and Variant Frequencies cross-over/release of "Saint Darwin's Spirituals." I highly recommend you check out the post, for a couple of reasons. 1) It's the epitome of why I love this guy (which honestly has nothing to do with the nice things he said about my stories). 2) He tap-dances with the one and only Warren Ellis in the comments section, and comes out leading (which in my opinion, is worth reading just on its own merits). 3) Matt says the simultaneous distribution of podcast/print on the same day is a first. 4) Finally, he spills what I was pretty sure was some kind of mirage -- that Murky Depths #4 will have a cover by Vincent Chong inspired by "Saint Darwin's Spirituals." Chong's done covers for John Scalzi and Richard K. Morgan and I am absolutely flattered and humbled he dug my story. So much so, when I first found out, I didn't post anything, because I was pretty sure Terry Martin, the editor of Murky Depths, and Vincent Chong would change their minds and come up with something else to illustrate. So far, I'm still taking it on faith because I haven't actually seen the cover, because the editors are really big teases. But you gotta have faith, right? Even if you hated Eli Stone.
And although I haven't seen the cover yet, I *have* heard a preview of VF's production of "Saint Darwin's Spirituals" and it is awesome. It's got a killer soundtrack by steampunk band Abney Park, which is cool in and of itself, but it also has some amazing voice talents that really make me geek-out, including Rick and Anne Stringer, Maia Whitaker, Dani Cutler, and Ali Groves. All very cool people I've heard on VF, Escape Pod, and other places, and I'm thrilled that they took the time to work on my little story. (It's really interesting to note that pretty much all the characters in this story are female -- something I hadn't really noticed until hearing the preview.) Rick Stringer and the rest of the VF team really put a ton of work into this production, and it shows. I can't wait for you guys to hear it.
And although I haven't seen the cover yet, I *have* heard a preview of VF's production of "Saint Darwin's Spirituals" and it is awesome. It's got a killer soundtrack by steampunk band Abney Park, which is cool in and of itself, but it also has some amazing voice talents that really make me geek-out, including Rick and Anne Stringer, Maia Whitaker, Dani Cutler, and Ali Groves. All very cool people I've heard on VF, Escape Pod, and other places, and I'm thrilled that they took the time to work on my little story. (It's really interesting to note that pretty much all the characters in this story are female -- something I hadn't really noticed until hearing the preview.) Rick Stringer and the rest of the VF team really put a ton of work into this production, and it shows. I can't wait for you guys to hear it.