Moe Lane's Blog, page 547

So, obviously, back from Balticon.

I didn’t quite make back the table fee, which was a disappointment. Even if I had, the parking fee (while reasonable for four days) would have been a bridge too far, as it were. I don’t think I’m really able to justify total convention fees above a hundred bucks at the moment*.

On the bright side: Galactic Con is in two weeks, and I’m pretty sure I can hustle enough to pay for the table. After that? We’ll see. Retail’s tougher than it looks.

Moe Lane

*It’s a shame, though. I did sell a bunch of TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION. People seemed receptive to the idea of ‘buy this book of short stories to see whether you like the concept,’ especially at a ten buck price point. I’m going to work with that in the future. I’m also going to have links to the artists’ websites on the table, which I should have been doing all along.

#commissionearned

The Election(?) of 1948 [The Day After Ragnarok]

I need to accept the fact that THE DAY AFTER RAGNAROK is a dead game line. Which is a shame: this was going to be one heck of an addition to my GAZETEER OF THE POISONED LANDS pitch. I have thought about this one, let me tell you.

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The ‘E-11: Standard Issues’ Star Wars Fan Film.

This is pretty good as a meta-parody. I liked that one bit in the middle where I automatically fumbled for the mouse. They got me on that one.

Via Geeks Are Sexy.

Last day at Balticon.

Had a small mini-worry about COVID, but I tested negative. Which is nice: trying to figure out how to break down the site under the circumstances would have been a massive pain.

As to the convention: well, if I have a good day today I might make back the table fee. But not the table fee and the parking. The gas I’m not even gonna bring up. I think my future here for the next year or so is going to be the smaller venues, where the site fees will be lower (and I can hope to get more sales). Also, I’m definitely gonna need to write more books…

Speaking of: TINSEL RAIN! Buy it! Review it! Give a copy to a friend!

#commissionearned

Moe Lane

PS: I should note that Balticon puts on a very good, very organized convention. I think they’ve done a great job. I’m just not getting the sales I wanted, which isn’t actually their fault.

Patreon Microfiction: Drift Along, Little Dogies.

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I still don’t believe, deep in my bones, that it should be “Drift Along, Little Dogies.” I mean, I looked it up, and everything. But still.

Patreon!

Book of the Week: TINSEL RAIN.

I’m trying to proof the print version of TINSEL RAIN this weekend, but it’s going slow because I gotta keep one eye on the book and the other on potential customers. But that’s all right: I just need a few hours of uninterrupted time. And maybe another full night’s sleep; it’s barely 9 PM and I’m yawning.

Back at Balticon!

…After a Chrome update that required far too many security checks for a machine that I just got told won’t be supported after next month. I mean, why does Google care now? – I don’t mind that the Chromebook won’t be supported, you understand. It’s an older model and I didn’t pay much for it to begin with. But if they have little care for its further existence then they shouldn’t be too upset if it’s a little insecure.

:pause:

Never mind me. I had ten hours’ sleep last night, and it seems to be affecting me in odd ways.

Moe Lane

PS: Come on by and buy my books at Balticon! Or anywhere else!

I’m here at Balticon!

All set up and ready to sell books!

BEHOLD! #balticon, I am here. pic.twitter.com/lapw7v5Vvv

— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) May 27, 2022

Gotta say: the bigger ones apparently make it easier to set up. Which is really nice. Now if I can only figure out the food situation…

Tweet of the Day, Why The HELL Was I Not Notified Of This? edition.

This was literally the only reason I wasn’t planning to see the new Top Gun flick. The only reason. Now it’s back on the rotation…

Of note: @erichschwartzel reports that Chinese firm Tencent backed out of co-financing TOP GUN: MAVERICK amid concerns over how the film would play with the CCP. Which probably helps explain why the Taiwanese/Japanese flags wound up back on Mav’s jacket. https://t.co/NH7GZ47QpL

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) May 27, 2022

Via @presjpolk.

TINSEL RAIN is now available for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited!

At long last. Paperback will likely get approved next week, after I go over proofs.

Tinsel Rain returns us to the post-apocalyptic world of Cin City, glittering tinsel crown of the Kingdom of New California. When an old not-quite-friend of Shamus Tom Vargas is found dead, Tom gets pulled into a case of murder, magic, and mystery! Sinister archmages! Bodies in alleys! An actual high-speed car ride! And as many bad jokes as the author could cram in! Truly, you deserve to read this book!

#commissionearned