Joseph Devon's Blog, page 17
May 26, 2011
New Short Story
One of the great things about being an author is that I can do whatever the hell I want to and claim that I'm doing it for research. This is a legally recognized stance in 47 countries. If you were walking down the street and I ran up and kicked you in the balls, I could claim I was doing research on what it was like to run up to people and kick them in the balls for a story I'm doing and you'd find me fascinating.
Along these lines, when some fans of mine from Twitter asked me to play...
May 24, 2011
Free Probability Angels offer to get your friends on board!
Tired of discussing Matthew and Epp with your stuffed animals? Sick of dropping phrases like, "Pfft…you're such a Kyo," into conversations and getting only blank stares? Are all those lawsuits from tripping kids on their skateboards trying to make them grow starting to pile up?
Well now you can get everyone you know hooked on Matthew and Epp for free and people will stop thinking you're crazy!
Now until Memorial Day, May 30th, you can download free versions of Probability Angels at...
May 19, 2011
You Miss Me?
The launch of a new book as an independent publisher is a hell of a lot more work than I expected. I'm an author. I'm supposed to be drunk somewhere, instead I work at my desk all day. This has backfired horribly.
Still, I get to share my thoughts and words with great readers like you and the past week running around (digitally) announcing the launch of Persistent Illusions has been too much fun. And some crazy people have already finished the thing. It's 500 pages! Stop reading so fast...
April 27, 2011
Persistent Illusions is On Sale
Not much to say.
It's on Smashwords in a bunch of formats here.
It's got its own page on the website like a real live book here.
I'll be updating as more formats are available. Paperback should be up by the end of the day.
Go. Buy. Read.
And try to take it slow, will you? That's got to last you till the next one…
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April 26, 2011
In 1 Day: It's All Relative
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Aaaand Jack Davies brings us on home with the final piece. I'm not even going to say anything here. I mean the entire story is contained in this picture. I probably don't even need to release the book this image makes things so obvious. But, for those of you who need some of the blanks filled in…
Book Two: Persistent Illusions IS COMING OUT TOMORROW! Drop by for details.
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April 25, 2011
In 2 Days: It's Open Season
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Jack Davies brings us this piece. I don't know that this needs any explaining. I do feel obligated to point out that these works are only inspired by my books. Which is to say that this never actually appears anywhere in Persistent Illusions. Jack and I were just kicking ideas around on email when this came up and it clicked instantly for both of us, but it's not in the book. And frankly that's probably a mistake on my part as I love this image.
Oh...
April 24, 2011
In 3 Days: Your Call Will Be Answered in the Order it was Recieved
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Victoria Spurling again with this split screen. Communication and information exchange has always been one of my favorite aspects of Matthew and Epp's world. But when you throw in a zombie uprising, well, everything must adapt. Here we have Matthew trying to get through to newcomer Pintar and learning that, even in the afterlife, hold music sucks. Come on back tomorrow for a new painting.
Book Two: Persistent Illusions is coming in 3 days.
Bring your...
April 21, 2011
In 6(ish) Days: Your Safety Is Job Number One
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Jack Davies brings us this shot. Which is…woah. Who are the Guardathings? What is that sign written with? What's up with the icy blue background? Possibly there are some answers to come in Persistent Illusions. Possibly. I mean I only wrote the thing, what do I know?
Oh, and no more art until Monday, hence the "6(ish)" title of this post. You might be here on Sunday and this will still be up.
Book Two: Persistent Illusions is coming in 6(ish) days.
Bring...
April 20, 2011
In 7 Days: Long Time. No See.
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Ben Peng brings us this picture from . This guy looks a little worse for wear and tear. The suit, broad shoulders and mirrored sunglasses are a dead giveaway, but something about his ensemble is new. Hmmmm….
Come on back tomorrow for a new painting.
Book Two: Persistent Illusions is coming in 7 days.
Bring your friends on board, use the buttons all over this site to share, and get everyone you know hooked on Book One: Probability Angels.
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April 19, 2011
In 8 Days: Matthew is Back in Training
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Last year's winner of the Joseph Devon Fan Art Contest, Victoria Spurling, gives us this painting. Here we visit with Matthew trying to get back into his groove after the whole zombie uprising thing has settled down to a manageable level. As Victoria said, "Trying to paint everything as pieces of energy was harder than I expected." I don't doubt that but I think she did an admirable job just the same.
Book Two: Persistent Illusions is coming in 8 days.
Brin...
