Convergence, A Time to Kill, Kingdom of Ashes Hardcover, Creatures Strange and Deadly
I've been away a little while! Sorry about that. Life gets hectic; you know how it goes. On with the show.
Convergence
I survived! Go-Go Girl and I had an absolute blast. I gotta say, though, that finding the proper pacing for a 4 day Con is tricky, even for an old horse like me. Or mayhaps it's because I'm an old horse? Regardless, much fun was had by all. I didn't treat this as much as a "work" Con as I did last year, and I'm glad for it. However, I did make use multiple "flyer" tables and put some glossies out there.
I was also able to (finally!) get a physical copy of the softcover of Kingdom of Ashes to Cole Sarar, my ever-so-busy editor. Also, Mark IV was able to get a copy of the novel into the hands of a certain horror author who was one of the many guests of honor at the Con. We'll see if anything develops...
A Time to Kill
I got my proof copy only to come to the frustrated realization that I had uploaded the wrong file to Lulu... so I got a version of the book at an earlier stage of editing, which made me make all sorts of unhappy noises. I was able to locate the correct file and uploaded it into Lulu, then hammered out 10 copies... which arrived this week. Everything looks fine, now, but it was one of those bang-your-head-against-the-wall sort of days.
Also, it seems that a few PDF copies have been purchased via DriveThru... I have regular customers! Who knew?
Kingdom of Ashes Hardcover
The proof copy arrived. All was well, save something I had to change on the spine of the book (and not the book cover, which turned out smashing). Got the change accomplished and ordered 10 copies for Gen Con... which shipped, I believe, yesterday.
I like the sheer *presence* of the hardcover. It's kind of neat to have such a sturdy artifact of my writing efforts.
Creatures Strange and Deadly
I've started plugging away at it. The hardest part so far has been settling on a visual template for displaying the vital stats for each creature. I'm trying to find a template which will be able to remain as consistent as possible throughout, but it's tricky... some creatures will be a lot more akin to animals, and others are at (or above) human intelligence and capability. I'm getting there, though.
I've picked the 30 creatures which I'm going to include, and also rounded up another 30 for a (future... 2010? 2011?) second volume. The planned beasties for this volume are:
AI
Alma
Boogie Man
Centaur
Chupacabra
Cyclops
Dire Wolf
Dragon
Eluea
Eshil
Flying Saucer
Fomorian
Ghoul
Golem
Jersey Devil
Killer Clown
Lake Serpent
Man in Black
Mind Leach
Nice Man
Roc
Sadistic Killer
Shadowkin
Slicer
Unicorn
Watcher
Wendigo
Werewolf
Will-o-wisp
Zorex
Now, a bit of an explanation... the creatures for CSaD span a great deal of settings and sources, from urban myths to "fantasy" (like the Centaur or Dragon) to creatures purely of my own design. Many of these will only be found out in the deep Maya, hiding out in Outer Realms of one sort or another. Also, there are certain types of beings that I'm reserving for actual PC uses, these being the Dreamers, Faeries, Therans, Vampyres, and Undead, among others. For this reason, these types will not be found in a CSaD book (and instead, will hopefully be presented in their own supplements in the not-too-distant future).
I've got to say, it's going to be interesting to list the vital stats of something as mild as a Will-o-wisp in the same book as an honest-to-god Dragon.
All for now!
-a-
Convergence
I survived! Go-Go Girl and I had an absolute blast. I gotta say, though, that finding the proper pacing for a 4 day Con is tricky, even for an old horse like me. Or mayhaps it's because I'm an old horse? Regardless, much fun was had by all. I didn't treat this as much as a "work" Con as I did last year, and I'm glad for it. However, I did make use multiple "flyer" tables and put some glossies out there.
I was also able to (finally!) get a physical copy of the softcover of Kingdom of Ashes to Cole Sarar, my ever-so-busy editor. Also, Mark IV was able to get a copy of the novel into the hands of a certain horror author who was one of the many guests of honor at the Con. We'll see if anything develops...
A Time to Kill
I got my proof copy only to come to the frustrated realization that I had uploaded the wrong file to Lulu... so I got a version of the book at an earlier stage of editing, which made me make all sorts of unhappy noises. I was able to locate the correct file and uploaded it into Lulu, then hammered out 10 copies... which arrived this week. Everything looks fine, now, but it was one of those bang-your-head-against-the-wall sort of days.
Also, it seems that a few PDF copies have been purchased via DriveThru... I have regular customers! Who knew?
Kingdom of Ashes Hardcover
The proof copy arrived. All was well, save something I had to change on the spine of the book (and not the book cover, which turned out smashing). Got the change accomplished and ordered 10 copies for Gen Con... which shipped, I believe, yesterday.
I like the sheer *presence* of the hardcover. It's kind of neat to have such a sturdy artifact of my writing efforts.
Creatures Strange and Deadly
I've started plugging away at it. The hardest part so far has been settling on a visual template for displaying the vital stats for each creature. I'm trying to find a template which will be able to remain as consistent as possible throughout, but it's tricky... some creatures will be a lot more akin to animals, and others are at (or above) human intelligence and capability. I'm getting there, though.
I've picked the 30 creatures which I'm going to include, and also rounded up another 30 for a (future... 2010? 2011?) second volume. The planned beasties for this volume are:
AI
Alma
Boogie Man
Centaur
Chupacabra
Cyclops
Dire Wolf
Dragon
Eluea
Eshil
Flying Saucer
Fomorian
Ghoul
Golem
Jersey Devil
Killer Clown
Lake Serpent
Man in Black
Mind Leach
Nice Man
Roc
Sadistic Killer
Shadowkin
Slicer
Unicorn
Watcher
Wendigo
Werewolf
Will-o-wisp
Zorex
Now, a bit of an explanation... the creatures for CSaD span a great deal of settings and sources, from urban myths to "fantasy" (like the Centaur or Dragon) to creatures purely of my own design. Many of these will only be found out in the deep Maya, hiding out in Outer Realms of one sort or another. Also, there are certain types of beings that I'm reserving for actual PC uses, these being the Dreamers, Faeries, Therans, Vampyres, and Undead, among others. For this reason, these types will not be found in a CSaD book (and instead, will hopefully be presented in their own supplements in the not-too-distant future).
I've got to say, it's going to be interesting to list the vital stats of something as mild as a Will-o-wisp in the same book as an honest-to-god Dragon.
All for now!
-a-