Half-Price Sale in Polychrome Heroics
This week, the poetry of Polychrome Heroics is on sale for half price from Monday, November 18 through Sunday, November 24. This series is superhero fantasy. It features themes of heroism, coming of age, diversity, identity kink, family of choice, friendship, and cultural engineering. Sale prices range from $10 to $834, so hopefully there will be something for everyone.
Prices on open epics are locked at the time of opening; however, if anyone wants to donate to open epics and buy poetry, spending $100 will get you the quarter-price rate on the new poems, regardless of the rate on the open epic(s) you support. There are three open epics at present, so I'd rather not open another until at least one of these finishes. " The Simple Act of Caring" belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. POOL It needs $29 to be complete. " Babes in the Pineywoods" belong to the the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It needs $182 to be complete.
We are repeating the special discount for purchases of $100 or more, in which you get poetry at 25% of its original price instead of 50%. (Note that this increases the amount of poetry you get, rather than reducing the amount of money spent; the point is to get this stuff off of my desk. Yes, I can afford it.) That size of donation also makes you a k-fan which comes with some other perks, like a year-end collection of a poetic series. If several folks want to bundle their orders to make the $100 threshold and have one person send it all, that's okay; you'll get the discount and I'll list all your names as donors, but you'll have to decide amongst you who gets the k-fan credit. If you host a pool, please close it the day before the sale closes, so you have time to collect funds and turn them in on time.
Some of the poems are in sequence of related action, so in places there are prerequisites before a poem can be published. They can be sponsored at any time, just might have to wait for publication until something else gets posted first. Those are marked accordingly. I have also made lists of poems which unlock sequels, and poems which have prerequisites.
Linkback perk: The following poems have verses left to reveal. Boost the signal for this half-price sale and tell me which poem you want to extend.
" Qui Gatta Ci Cova"
" Pumpkin Spice Prosperity"
" Delight in Another"
" A Sense of Weather Changes"
" Ouroboros Insects"
" The Loving Embrace of Night"
" Generations of Cooks Past"
" Homefree and Clear "
" One Bite at a Time"
" Stars and Diamonds"
" Mishpocha"
" Changing Your Nature"
" Besa"
About characters and storylines: The storylines feature multiple characters, so if you want poems about ONE specific character, look closely. The thumbnail descriptions here give some indication who features in each poem. The storyline pages are adding precise, complete information about which characters appear in each poem. If you need more than what's already visible, you can ask me.
About timing: If you want maximum choice, shop early. We usually send a batch of things to my father near the end of a sale, and those poems will be posted as I have time.
About pools: Yes, you can combine your funds with other prompters to get the quarter-price rate. Yes, you can combine your funds with other prompters to buy a bigger poem. Yes, you can offer to match donations by other people. However, the wordsmith is not also a math whiz! After several attempts to find a way that I can work with pools and matches, I have concluded that this is over my head. (I did figure out how to avoid generating fractional pennies, though: all initial prices are now whole dollars, which means they cut evenly into halves and quarters.) So if you want to host a pool or a match, make a post for that in your blog or other venue, then comment here with what you're doing and include a link to wherever the discussion will be. You figure out the poems, you collect the funds, and when stuff is fully funded, you send me the money and the list of what it's for. Then I'll post the goodies. Please close the pool in time to collect donations by the end of the sale, so I can start posting pool poems no later than the day after the sale.
Before placing your order, please check this sale page to see what is still unsold! I will try to update the page as things sell, and it's likely to be the case that some poems will be marked SOLD before appearing in posts. People often buy things in batches, which means that selling gets ahead of posting. Also sometimes people ask for the same thing at the same time, so that not all overlaps are preventable. If you have alternate instructions in case you request something that has just sold, please include that in your message; otherwise I'll email you back and ask what you want to do.
Currently available are the following poems. Some are in series chronological order, and others are just kind of stuck wherever, because sequencing Polychrome Heroics is like trying to sequence a dozen different comic book titles from the same publisher. See the thread pages for the Big One and Shiv.
Poems that unlock sequels: "Help Others to Grow Up," "The Sound of Anguish," "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement," "Renewed Shall Be Blade That Was Broken," "Life Is a Crazy Ride," "Between Fields of Knowledge and Experience"
Poems that have prerequisites: "The Sound of Anguish," "A Heaviness of Heart," "Technique, Timing, and Leverage," "Life Is a Crazy Ride," "Between Fields of Knowledge and Experience," "Shopping for College"
FOR SALE
34 poems, $12,372 ÷ 2 = $6186
prices from $10 to $834
THE BIG ONE (4 poems, was $1406, sale price $703)
"A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement"
Story Date: Afternoon of Saturday, May 28, 2016 in Cowlick Ecovillage, Washington
Summary: Sightline is assigned to survey Cowlick Ecovillage.
1051 lines, was $1051, sale price $525.50
Double price for research.
"Technique, Timing, and Leverage"
Story Date: Friday, June 3, 2016
Summary: Sightline and Nylah defend Cowlick Ecovillage from interlopers.
193 lines, was $97, sale price $48.50
Available for posting after "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" has been sponsored and posted.
"With You Wherever You Go"
Story Date: June 2016
Summary: Artists depict Jesus among the aid workers responding to the earthquake.
57 lines, was $20, sale price $10
"When You're Lost, You Question Everything"
Story Date: Monday, June 27, 2016
Summary: Bluescreen moves into Mercedes wanting to set up as a supervillain, but the city is not what he expects.
476 lines, was $238, sale price $119
FINN FAMILY (2 poems, was $219, sale price $109.50)
"To Form a New Idea"
Story Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Summary: Halley's everyday speech is more than many people can handle.
146 lines, was $73, sale price $36.50
"Rigor, Innovation, Accessibility, and Accountability"
Story Date: Monday, September 12, 2016
Summary: Aida and her think tank explore ways to improve the Maldives.
292 lines, was $146, sale price $73
MARIONETTES (3 poems, was $657, sale price $328.50)
"Help Others to Grow Up"
Story Date: July, 2014
Summary: A worn-down Mobster and a superbaby find comfort in each other.
781 lines, was $391, sale price $195.50
"The Sound of Anguish"
Story Date: Saturday, August 2, 2014
Summary: Hector Jefferson supports a bereaved friend.
194 lines, was $97, sale price $48.50
Available for posting after "Help Others to Grow Up" has been sponsored and published.
"A Heaviness of Heart"
Story Date: Saturday, August 2, 2014
Summary: Frettoloso finds out that Boss Chiefari was murdered.
337 lines, was $169, sale price $84.50
Available for posting after "Help Others to Grow Up" and "The Sound of Anguish" have been sponsored and published.
RUTLEDGE (3 poems, was $459, sale price $229.50)
"What You Choose to Build With"
Story Date: Afternoon of Saturday, July 14, 2007
Summary: Kevin talks with Skiddoo about his college problems, substance misuse, family drama, and other issues.
368 lines, was $184, sale price $92
"Like I Could Throw Off Sparks"
Story Date: Evening of Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Immediately follows "Why People Hold onto Memories."
Summary: Oscar tells Labib about an opportunity to learn fireworks and fire safety. Labib is twitchy but willing to listen.
289 lines, was $145, sale price $72.50 SOLD to janetmiles
"A Beautiful Paradox"
Story Date: Friday, June 5, 2015
Summary: Johan loses his temper
259 lines, was $130, sale price $65
SHIV (12 poems, was $6324, sale price $3162)
"The First Swath Cut by the Scythe"
Summary: Tolli teaches Shiv how to use a scythe.
426 lines, was $213, sale price $106.50
"A Marvel of Mechanical Skill"
Story Date: Monday, October 20, 2014
Summary: Tolli and Simon take Shiv to the Museum of Metallurgy. Shiv is reluctant. Tolli and Simon know what they're doing.
780 lines, was $390, sale price $195
"Not a Destination, But a Process"
Summary: Liberty meets Dr. G.
227 lines, was $114, sale price $57 POOL
"Yankee Doodle Dinner"
Story Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Summary: Shiv and Alicia make macaroni and cheese, but it doesn't stop there.
571 lines, was $286, sale price $143
"The Release of Human Potentialities"
Story Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Summary: Dr. G invites Shiv to choose some new Montessori materials.
1136 lines, was $1136, sale price $568
Double price for research.
"The Philosophy of the Sandwich"
Story Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Summary: Shiv and friends enjoy a neurospicy cooking class at Hanson Hall.
861 lines, was $861, sale price $430.50
Double price for research.
"The Strange Transformations of the Moth"
Story Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Summary: Shiv attends an art session about moths and mothmen. He has Very Interesting Ideas on this topic.
247 lines, was $124, sale price $62
"Renewed Shall Be Blade That Was Broken"
Story Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Summary: Arthur takes Shiv to the Weber Fine Arts Building and introduces him to some of the professors.
1018 lines, was $1010, sale price $505 POOL
Double price for research.
"Life Is a Crazy Ride"
Story Date: Afternoon of Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Summary: Shiv calls Dr. G to talk about family and college.
556 lines, was $278, sale price $139 POOL
Available for posting after "Renewed Shall Be Blade That Was Broken" has been sponsored and published.
"Between Fields of Knowledge and Experience"
Story Date: Morning of Friday, July 8, 2016
Summary: Shiv talks with Heron about how to organize college ideas, because the whole idea of college is just overwhelming and unexpected.
618 lines, was $309, sale price $154.50
Available for posting after "Renewed Shall Be Blade That Was Broken" and "Life Is a Crazy Ride" have been sponsored and published.
"So Monumental and Still"
Story Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Summary: Shiv takes part in a still life art session at Hanson Hall.
648 lines, was $324, sale price $162
"Shopping for College"
Story Date: Monday, August 15, 2016
Summary: Shiv accepts an invitation to go shopping with the Atwoods, and finds more than he expected.
1279 lines, was $1279, sale price $639.50
Double price for research.
Available for posting after "Renewed Shall Be Blade That Was Broken," "Life Is a Crazy Ride," and "Between Fields of Knowledge and Experience" have been sponsored and published.
OTHER POLYCHROME POEMS (8 poems, was $3056, sale price $1528)
"Red Shoes"
Story Date: 1830
Summary: A Chipewyan woman goes to rescue her daughter from a mission school.
327 lines, was $327, sale price $163.50
Double price for research.
"What's Given by Nature"
Story Date: 2010-2015
Summary: Damaris Eiffel is a harpy striving to appreciate her body and find a place in the world.
260 lines, was $130, sale price $65
"The Man Who Missed the Mammoths"
Story Date: 2014
Summary: Darin Waskewitch connects with friends who have higher-than-average Neanderthal heritage.
210 lines, was $105, sale price $52.50
"Some Still Go Wandering"
Story Date: Saturday, August 9, 2014 - Monday, August 11, 2014
Summary: Aria Thompson and three of her cousins go on a quest together.
1668 lines, was $1668, sale price $834 POOL
Double price for research.
"Far Stronger Links"
Story Date: Friday, September 4, 2015
Summary: A coworker's loss inspires support at work.
515 lines, was $258, sale price $129
"The Wall in the Room We Shared"
Story Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015
Ferd and Wil escape from a wretched foster home.
516 lines, was $258, sale price $129
"Aim a Little Above It"
Nagi deals with a young man who tries to rob her.
260 lines, was $130, sale price $65
"Formidable Tasks of Adaptation"
Story Date: Sunday, March 20, 2016
Summary: Denim has had enough of her parents' shit.
359 lines, was $180, sale price $90
SCHRODINGER'S HEROES CROSSOVERS (2 poems, was $251, sale price $125.50)
"And Everything Collapses"
Summary: Chris and Kay respond to an incursion alert at the Tef to find what amounts to a lifeboat full of young refugees.
This poem is an AU of Schrodinger's Heroes and Polychrome Heroics.
360 lines, was $180, sale price $90
"Invisible Because It Is So Normal"
Summary: Juan Carlos and friends deal with rowdy people in Waxahachie.
141 lines, was $71, sale price $35.50