The following entry was originally posted at the Clockwork Phoenix 5 Kickstarter:

Howdy, Clockwork Phoenix 5 backers!

Wow! We had a surge in pledges yesterday, mostly due to a batch of new people learning about the exclusive chapbooks we’re offering. (My thanks to Elizabeth McClellan, Alexandra Erin and Cat Valente herself for that!)

It made ( Read more... )

My friend Michael M. Jones interviewed me for an impressive roundup article about how crowdfunding is changing the sf/f/h publishing landscape. The article, “Defying the Traditional Model: Crowdfunding in science fiction and fantasy,” appeared last week at Publishers Weekly, and contains quotes from a number of luminaries: Ellen Datlow, John Joseph ( Read more... )

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Last year this time I was ill and bedridden. This year, I’m simply inconvenienced thanks to a kaput computer. I consider this a step up.

In fact I was so sick at this time in 2012 that my year-end summary didn’t turn up until mid-January. At least 2013 lets me be a bit more on the ball.

My 2013 writing, editing and publishing adventures amounted ( Read more... )

The special signed edition that was the top reward in the Clockwork Phoenix 4 Kickstarter is continuing its travels.

Clockwork Phoenix 4 contributor Yukimi Ogawa writes, “I went to the shrine to wish for its safe journey, and got a traffic safety amulet. I put it between my story’s pages…”


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As of this writing the Kickstarter for Mythic Delirium has 90 minutes to go. This is the last chance to get rewards like Anita’s jewelry pins and Paula’s special art prints, and the last remaining Cherie Priest signed and numbered chapbook. #SFWApro

Thanks so much to all of you who’ve made this campaign a huge success!

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There’s about a day left before the Mythic Delirium Kickstarter comes to a close.

Once again, I must thank the amazing support of our backers and of this incredibly generous community. As of this writing we’re almost $100 past our stretch goal to fund a print anthology gathering the contents of the entire first year of the new digital-age Mythic ( Read more... )

Here it is with Camille Alexa in Montreal, just prior to heading out for Tokyo.


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Cross-posted from Mythic Delirium Kickstarter update #11:

Unsurprisingly, it took no time at all to find someone interested in seeing me get blowed up real good. Enjoy, folks!

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#SFWApro

Originally published at DESCENT INTO LIGHT. You can comment here or there.

Cross-posted from Mythic Delirium Kickstarter update #9:

Hi, folks! Anita and I are back from ReaderCon in Boston and have recovered enough from a productive and exhausting trip to pick the Kickstarter ball back up again. I’m grateful to all of you folks who’ve backed us so far for your faith and your patience, and I’m amazed and delighted at how ( Read more... )