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December 1, 2020
Got the artwork back for REVISIONARY.
Got it, paid for it, now I have no excuse to get going and start the proofreading process on the stories. It’s one of those things that’s a royal pain in the ass, but I can’t afford paying anybody for a project this small. On the bright side: hopefully the editing will be relatively lighter when I combine REVISIONARY and ANAGNORISIS and another four illustrated stories into an actual full collection.
At any rate, here’s a little art! Ben Fleuter’s the artist: I’ve worked with him before, and he has a good horror aesthetic. I’m interested to see how this looks on a cover.
SM Stirling’s first two chapters of DAGGERS IN DARKNESS are up at his site.
Found here. DAGGERS IN DARKNESS is part of Steve’s THE BLACK CHAMBER alt-history spy-adventure series, and I shall not lie; every time I pick up the latest one part of the thrill for me is seeing whether this is going to be the book that sends the whole thing spiraling right into full-bore dystopia. It doesn’t have to, mind you. The references could just be in-jokes. But I never know.
But, hey, they’re also fun adventure fiction books so no worries, right?
(ahem) Moe Lane
November 30, 2020
First look at Ryan Reynold’s THE ADAM PROJECT.
This looks interesting:
Finished our first week on The Adam Project. In addition to taking these two photos, @netflix will be happy to know we also shot some of the film. Happy to be back in the sturdy arms of my friend, life coach and director, @ShawnLevyDirect. pic.twitter.com/9fb3Qalf0J
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) November 29, 2020
According to this, Reynolds is playing a guy who has to go back in time to save the universe, and he’s enlisted his thirteen year old self to help him. Which makes perfect sense to me: I’d do the same thing. I still remember the passwords I came up with to convince myself it was really me: hell, I prepped my own dad when I was fifteen to make sure he’d be on-board if this situation ever came up… what? Chance favors the prepared.
Anyway: this looks like it’s gonna be fun. And full of people from the MCU, which is nice. Glad they’re all getting work.
BEHOLD! The McRib returns.
I asked, idly, if they had the McRib, expecting a ‘no.’ But apparently they are available a couple of days early. REJOICE! …Rejoice.
Tweet of the Day, So The Bio Folks Are Kinda Gibbering Over This edition.
Okay, so when it comes to biology: ‘This, I know, from nothing.’ But the people who do seem to know something about bio are all standing around blinking and going “…Dude,” so I’m going to assume that there’s something here. Even if it doesn’t pan out the way the aforementioned gibberers are assuming.
Via @kennethhite.
AlphaFold: Google claims ability to model protein folding accurately. https://t.co/9hEIw6be4T. If true this is an earthquake class event.
— John Gordon (@jgordonshare) November 30, 2020
Couldn’t figure out today what was off…
…until I realized: I’m done with NaNoWriMo. No need to grind out 2K words today. I could do comparatively easier stuff like revise the remaining short stories (and add more flying monkeys* to one of them). It’s kind of soothing, really**.
Moe Lane
*Metaphorically speaking; it’s my editor’s shorthand for “put more of the same in there.” It’s not meant to be literal. Although, I wonder…
**I also got the preliminary sketches back for the artwork for the REVISIONARY chapbook. I liked them! Hopefully so will everybody else.
The November Patreon stuff is up!
This month there’s the following:
Chapter 1 of TINSEL RAIN: Well, I spent the whole dang month working on the new book for NaNoWriMo, and the first chapter makes all right thematic sense on its own.The Elmerite Order, Part 3: The Sciencite Paradigm: It’s like the Technocracy, only they’re not jerks! Or, when they are, at least they’re not taking stabs at the patch on the universe. The ones that are don’t really count.
Patreon!November 29, 2020
It’s Cyber Monday on Amazon!
Feel free to use this link to get all your stuff. Every little bit helps. Heck, order FROZEN DREAMS and give it as gifts to all your friends!
