Edgar Cantero's Blog, page 13

Sky Cyberdungeons

Second pilot finished this year. Good Edgar. A little too compulsive and overkeen to impress his muses, but good Edgar nonetheless.

My second book

As we continue to work on the upcoming Meddling Kids –or, as I descibe it to friends, the one with Michelle Rodriguez, Weimaraners, and amphibian monsters–, I realize that for many of my readers this will be my second book. Only it won't.

As many of you know, The Supernatural Enhancements was only my English debut; previous to that, I had authored two novels in Catalan. In fact, my second book came out five years ago this week. Whereas my first, Dormir amb Winona Ryder, received awards and con...

El señor proyectitos

Look at me, I'm Mister Projects.

Western civilization, everyone

"Why are all those people bald? Do they have cancer?"
"If only."Hay gente que se ha sentido muy ofendida por este chiste de la portada de El Jueves de esta semana. Hasta el punto de agredir físicamente a una de las responsables. Seguramente odiarían verlo difundido por ahí. Mucho.

Some people were really upset to see this cartoon on the cover of this week's El Jueves magazine. Enough to physically attack a woman responsible. They would really hate it if it spread everywhere. They would.

It's at a very exciting stage

Yeah, well, uh, answering the question of what I'm doing right now—I am editing something. Yes. You all know what editing looks like.


Yes, it's very much like that gif. The main difference is we use computers instead of typewriters and red pens because we are 6,000 km. apart, but the rest is an accurate portrayal. Including the author working on the roof, or naked. Both have happened. I can't speak for my editor on that bit, but who am I to judge him.

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The FOSS

So.  February.  Fertilizer is happening, cogs are moving.  Announcements will soon be made.  But that's not postworthy news.  This is a writer's blog and the important update is, I'm writing.


I don't stress myself with daily goals or weekly quotas, but I do obsess about producing at least one big thing every year.  "Big" is a flexible adjective for size, but it should be something that stood alone in a library.  "Producing" means writing a finished, non-apolo...

Tomboy (o "Mirad qué serio me pongo por una chorrada")

Recientemente ha surgido una polémica en Internet (ya, lo nunca visto, ¿eh?) con la que me he sentido identificado. Alguien llamó la atención sobre una tarjeta de Trivial con esta pregunta: "En Juego de Tronos, ¿cómo se llama la hija marimacho de Ned y Catelyn Stark?". Evidentemente, marimacho es un epíteto fuera de lugar en una tarjeta de Trivial. El distribuidor del juego, Hasbro, ya se ha disculpado y lo atribuye a una mala traducción del inglés tomboy. Modestia aparte, lo intuía.

Tengo alg...

Star Diaries

A veces en El Jueves nos ponen retos. Por ejemplo: "Ahora que van a estrenar la nueva película de Star Wars, ¿podríais hacer algo explicando un poco toda la saga? ¿Las seis pelis en, digamos, cuatro páginas?"

Y nuestra respuesta fue: ¿Capaces? Podemos contarlas siete veces.





Star Diaries: un previously on Star Wars a través de los diarios íntimos de Luke, Anakin, Obi Wan, Boba Fett, incluso un puto ewok. De la mano (no amputada) de Jordi March y el cerebro (artificial) de un servidor, esta seman...

I was in Toronto and all I got was this awesome experience that will take another lifetime to trump

So I attended the 36th International Festival of Authors and I had a great time. This coming from a person who is reluctant to travel, fears meeting new people and often doubts whether this writing business is serious.

But ooh, it's become serious. Man, I'm so gonna write the shit out of my motifs now.

Thank you all.

I'm going to Canada!

I have been invited to attend the 36th International Festival of Authors in Toronto this fall. From October 30th to November 1st I will be doing readings, signing books and promenading around the Harbourfront Center with glittery eyes like I've never been there, because I've never been there. Or anywhere in Toronto. Or Canada.

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