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July 9, 2021
Summer colds suuuuuuuck.
There’s no fever and I can smell and taste things, so it isn’t COVID – or else it’s the form of COVID that is indistinguishable from a summer cold. Either way, I have ordered comfort food for the family and Premiere Accessed BLACK WIDOW. Fine, Disney, you win this one.
July 8, 2021
Early night tonight.
Summer colds are back, folks! Youngest had it for a day, and now me and the eldest kid have it. It’s not COVID, because no fever and I can smell/taste stuff, and I kind of wish it was: I’m vaccinated, so no hospital stay would be likely – and I wouldn’t mind the extra immune boost.
But more fluids and bed rest are now agenda items.
07/08/21 Update, July 2021 Patreon Pledge Drive.
https://www.patreon.com/MoeLaneNo love as of yet, but we’ve just started. Do check out the filk I just put up there, by the way. I’ve had it rattling in my head for a few days; I think it came out all right.
The ‘MARVEL STUDIOS’ WHAT IF…?’ trailer.
Well, alternate history is my favorite genre. And they’re teasing some fun ones in this, like Spider-Man as the Sorcerer Supreme, and Marvel Zombies. Should be neato.
What If…? drops August 11th.
The ‘Steve Jackson Games’ GURPS 2021 PDF Challenge’ Kickstarter.
The Steve Jackson Games’ GURPS 2021 PDF Challenge is a good deal, as long as enough people sign up to hit all the stretch goals. Which is almost certainly going to happen; so it’s a good deal. There aren’t going to be any physical books here, either.
July 7, 2021
So they’re making an ADDAMS FAMILY 2.
I was surprised at this news, because I decided that the first one looked horrible. Apparently audiences were more forgiving than I was, because the first ADDAMS FAMILY animated film grossed 203 million on a 25 million dollar budget. When that happens, the studios can more or less ignore the critical response to a film. Which they are doing here.
Well. I guess that’s me told.
07/07/21 Snippet, THE DEFENSE OF WINDERMERE CASTLE.
Yeah, really need that new title.
Patreon!The difficulty with having intelligent associates is that they are intelligent. If Carlotta had been safely back in Court, she might have managed to be gone for a full half hour before anyone had realized that she was leading the relief… expedition? Raid? Forlorn hope? As it was, the other two noticed far too soon how she kept saying ‘we’ when referring to the adventure. Things became briefly tiresome after that.
But only briefly. “Colonel, Reverend,” she said to them both, trying not to sound too waspish, “these are not the days of our grandmamas, or even mamas. The task must be done by the hand best suited for it. Am I not the best arcanist in the castle?”
“Yes,” said Davies, and he looked quite loath to do so.
“And we will need the best for this journey. I honestly will be more of use doing this. By now my superior arcane talents are not needed inside these walls, gentlemen. Any of my assistants and colleagues can do whatever magical activities that might still need performing.”
Twitter’s throttling my personal website again. Yay.
Before you ask: there aren’t many places I CAN put out stuff about my books. Particularly on a budget that is effectively nonexistent. Just how it works, folks.
The reluctantly necessary July 2021 Patreon Pledge Drive.
https://www.patreon.com/MoeLaneGonna be honest, here: I don’t exactly like doing these. It feels kind of like I’m nagging, even though obviously my Patreon provides good value for money. But! I am aiming for $200/month, which will help a bit with getting more products out the door and will unlock a new tier of weekly pulp SF fiction.
As is my wont, new backers earn instant gratification in the form of a new Bold Marauder installment for every day we get a new backer! And we’re about to get to some of the good bits, too.
