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April 12, 2021
HAHAHAHA DISNEY MUST HAVE BOUGHT ‘KILLING IN THE NAME’ FOR MOON KNIGHT HAHAHAHA
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Moe Lane
PS: Alternatively, the Mad Gene Media studio just used the Rage Against The Machine song without permission. One wonders what RATM plans to do about it, though. I mean: isn’t property supposed to be theft, or something?
Ooh, they’re adapting STARLIGHT. Nice.
:narrowed eyes: They had better not [expletive deleted] it up: “Joe Cornish, known for writing and directing Attack the Block as well as writing the first Ant-Man, has signed on to write and direct the adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic Starlight for 20th Century Studios.”
For those who are unfamiliar: STARLIGHT is Millar’s take on the old Buck Rogers / ERB / Flash Gordon space adventure serials and comics; his hero is named Duke MacQueen, who had all sorts of adventures on an alien world… and went home to his true love. Only now it’s decades later, and his love has passed, his children have grown apart, and he’s old.
All of which sounds very horrible and depressing, and it is – right before a desperate plea for help comes from said alien planet, and MacQueen immediately goes back into heroic-jawed, ass-kicking heroic mode. Because, really: who wants to read six issues’ worth of whining? – And you want to watch out for the old heroes, too. After all: they’re old. I’m not the first person to point out the implications of that.
In other words, I like this comic. So they better not [expletive deleted] it up.
My Helen’s Page book listings (I write books. Buy them!)
They’re now all submitted, and all but one approved: and I don’t think that last one will have any problems being approved, either. I’m giving Helen’s Page a three-month shot, and I’ve definitely sold some books there already. Hopefully I’ll be able to sell some more. You gotta hustle, in the self-publishing business.
04/12/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Chapter 22 to 24, and my wife had so many notes about the geography of Monmouth County, and its roads. I suspect I shall need to commission a map. Actually, I know I will, but I was allowing myself the delusion that I would not.
Today I learned how to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
11 year old me is amazed at my brainpower. 51 year old me is amazed at how complicated the instructions are. Every me in between is wondering why the sudden interest*.
Moe Lane
*My kids are using them as fidgeting devices.
April 11, 2021
If I write the book this summer, do I really need to do NaNoWriMo?
I mean, the point of NaNoWriMo is to write the book*. If I’ve already written it while I’m waiting for people to get back to me with edits for other books, do I really need to do it again? I mean, I’ve already got at least three books on the publishing schedule for this month. That takes up time.
Of course, the counter-point is: if I write during NaNoWriMo, then I have two books. That’s a consideration.
Moe Lane
PS: The book I am thinking of writing early will not be set in the Fermi Resolution.
*I understand that this is not the point of NaNoWriMo, for other people. For me, the point of NaNoWriMo is to write the blipping book.
Tweet of the Day, I Have A Curious Sympathy Towards This Man edition.
No doubt I will stop being so, if and when I ever hear the rest of the details of this case. There’s always an unfortunate detail. But for this one moment in time I will chuckle indulgently. You have to respect this kind of professional dedication.
Via @JoePCunningham.
"Man Charged With Driving Stolen Car Appears for Zoom Hearing From Inside Another Stolen Car" [@loweringthebar] https://t.co/li2hr1VMWh
— Walter Olson (@walterolson) April 12, 2021
04/11/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Chapter 21 and Part 2 are now reviewed. I’m almost caught up with my alpha reader, so I can dial it back a little. Or possibly do five chapters tomorrow and wait for the rest. Either way, the goal is to be ready to get the manuscript ready for beta readers by the end of the week. Huzzah!
