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August 23, 2022
‘Night Moves.’
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Starting up beta edits for DUTIES.
After that, it’s a pass-through, and then it’s time to put the book together. I should start the cover soon.
Anyway, the publishing schedule for DUTIES might slip a little. But I definitely should have it for Stellar Con. Besides, I’ll have TINSEL RAIN available for Fright Reads, which is really the important thing.
Moe Lane
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The “real, official, we mean it this time” LoTR: POW Amazon trailer.
[UPDATE: Screw it, I’m leaving it that way.]
The ironic bit? This would be a pretty good TTRPG campaign. Or video game. It’s a shame they decided to make LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER a TV show.
:sigh: Yeah, I’m still gonna watch. Don’t say it, I already know.
08/23/22 Snippet, TOUR OF DUTY.
BONES!
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The answer could have been worse, I guess. Most of the crew compartments are full of bones. Bones, and dust. This entire part of the ship had its self-repair functions disconnected from the main system. Our best guess is that the bodies rotted before the air and water were evacuated, and the solid particulates left were never collected. There’s dust everywhere at this point; I almost think I can feel it crunch when I step on the floor. I try my best not to step on the floor.
Although today’s the last day that can be an option. They’re going to turn the gravity back on. I heard it from Dan, who heard it from Technician Weathers: “She said that the dust is kind of a problem now,” he said as we lay in our bunk. “Whenever we stir it up, it just suspends itself there. Getting gravity back will make decontam easier.”
“Good,” I replied lazily. “It sucks right now. Why did Weathers tell you personally? Or were you just in the room when it happened?”
“Just in the room. Me and Janusz, we’ve got a new job: watching Aldini. Along with two of the senior crew.”
“Really?” I turned on my side to look at him. “Shouldn’t he be doped to the gills?”
“Ha! That’s what I said, but no. The sedatives we got don’t work too well with his metabolism, or something. It’s either we induce a coma, or post guards. Guards are less likely to mess up his head more. Besides, he’s not doing anything. When I saw him today, Aldini was staring at the bulkhead and humming. I think they’re mostly worried he might hurt himself.”
The MINIONS: RISE OF GRU Honest Trailer.
Blessedly, my children did not want to see MINIONS: RISE OF GRU in theaters. Alas, the fact that this is an Honest Trailer means that it’s available for sale, and probably streaming soon somewhere. So at some point they’ll discover it. And then I will see this movie roughly twenty thousand times.
…Run.
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In the E-Mail: GATHERING FIVE STORMS (Dangerous Clique, Book 3).
Jim Geraghty’s latest thriller GATHERING FIVE STORMS is out, which means that he’s finally officially passed me in the novel scoreboard (four to three). Enjoy it while it lasts, Jimmy! I get a novel out a year! That edge THE WEED AGENCY bought you ain’t gonna last forever!
I’ll probably read the book itself tonight. I pre-ordered it, but this morning’s gonna be busy. THAT’S INCLUDING SCHEDULED WRITING TIME, JIMBO! How’s your wordcount today, buddy*?
Moe Lane
*In case it isn’t already obvious: Jim’s an old friend and professional colleague. I heartily recommend reading his books.
August 22, 2022
My mini-review of THE SANDMAN.
Now that I’ve watched the first season (but not the interlude?) Short version: it’s pretty f*cking awesome.
Slightly longer version: it’s pretty f*cking awesome, and I don’t give a good goddam what the weird numbers Netflix uses to do its ordering choices. Second season that sucker. Done just the way it’s being done now, too. Including this genius idea of replicating the standalone vignettes that the comic did.
Is THE SANDMAN a perfect replication of the graphic novels? Not quite. Do I care? Absolutely not. Do I want to see all the stuff with Hell and the dead? You betcha.
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New Webcomic by @bfleuter: THE BEEKEEPER’S TALE.
In the Mail: SPELLJAMMER: ADVENTURES IN SPACE.
My DM wants to run a Spelljammer game after we’re done with the current adventure. I’m down, but I’m gonna need to have a Giant Space Hamster. And no, not a Dwarf Giant Space Hamster, either. The true quill, or nothing.
In the mail. pic.twitter.com/jABwuds8dD
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) August 22, 2022
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