Moe Lane's Blog, page 158
September 16, 2024
So, TRANSFORMERS ONE may actually work out.
GeekTyrant liked it, and that was frankly not a given. TRANSFORMERS ONE is a Transformers movie, and Transformers fans can be itchy-titchy on that particular subject. But they liked it, and the reviews so far are positive. I am… cautiously optimistic.
Besides: at least it’s a freaking cartoon.
This is now officially my best month with Kindle Unlimited.
A bit of a milestone, that. The best part is, the month is only half over!
…Now watch as nobody reads any of my books on Kindle Unlimited for the rest of the year. Not that my conscious brain really believes in jinxes or anything, but the part of my head that monitors my sales is frankly as superstitious as all get-out. You almost have to believe in omens, when you’re a writer. The alternative is to think too long on the vast, cruelly indifferent blind forces that rule success or failure in the publishing world. Better petty spirits than none at all, hey?
#commissionearned
Annnnd power is restored.
I spent most of the morning and afternoon reading books. Actual, physical books. By natural light. It all felt very… retro.
Power out at the house.
This was expected, mind you: we’re having electrician work done today, so everything’s been turned off. I’m using a half-charged Chromebook and a phone hotspot to type this all out. But it’s taking a bit longer than expected, so light posing until everything resolves itself.
Tweet of the Day, @elonmusk Gets To Brag About This edition.
I’ve said this before, but I don’t know if I’ve said this here. I understand why people dislike Elon Musk, and he does display all the classic signs of a mountebank or charlatan… save one: he actually produces the product. It is genuinely a big deal to go from ‘rocket go boom’ to ‘hey, our EVA suits and tethers work in orbit‘ in less than twenty years. And, to be blunt about it: pretending otherwise merely makes people look like tedious dolts.
It has been 18 years since the first Falcon flight of Falcon 1 failed pic.twitter.com/Ha6ynd8cry
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 16, 2024
September 15, 2024
‘Drake’s Drum.’
#commissionearned
09/15/2024 Snippet, THE LAST DAYS OF UNHOLY TOLEDO.
It’s turning into the last night.
Patreon!“Alas, the Fane is spelled against earthquakes,” the Monsignor said with some humor. “Also fire, flood, lightning, and acid. The Sea of Iniquity had few friends. It is a shame: setting this place on fire ourselves would at least deny the Dragon-Bitch the pleasure of doing it herself. But, yes, we are almost there. At least I know what we seek has not been discovered.”
“Oh?” asked Nat — then blinked as Maddox laughed. Or came as close to it as one could, in such a miserable place.
“That one I know,” he rumbled. “If it was known, there would be a line.”
The Monsignor gave him a hooded look. “You presume to guess our object?”
“Not aloud, where ears can hear,” the swordsman told him. “Of whatever kind. But what it is, is something that cannot be moved, or you would have, already. From there, yes, I guessed, M… good sir.” He stared at the priest. “Not all who lack magic are fools.”
The Monsignor stared right back. “The greatest fool is the one who brags about his cleverness.” He looked ready to say more, but gathered himself. “No matter. You have guessed correctly, o clever one. ‘Tis hidden by being easily overlooked, and from the incuriosity of those who might stumble across it. And here it is — oh, redemption.”
Patreon Microfiction: Death Is Cheap.
Patreon!…Look, it’s not like he’s sacrificing people, right? Death is a part of life, so it’s a part of magic, and there’s gonna be market forces at play encouraging the cost of resurrections to go down. You don’t make your pile raising one person for a thousand gold: you make it by raising fifty people for a hundred each. There’s simply more of them who can afford that fee, as long as you make sure that Death is Cheap…
