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Nano 2012 – Day 02

So THIS happened today:

omigod. nearly 700 copies of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING all in my tiny ass nyc apartment. AHHHHH. WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!

Yeah, so I BEEN BUSY

But still, I eeked out a reasonable amount of work today, considering.

PARIAHS

Today’s Word Count: 1,638

Total Word Count: 27,329

Inspirational image for the day:

A little Ripley for that ass. Raise your hand if you’re not remotely surprised to find out that PARIAHS is about a bunch of complicated kickass ladies. Yup, lotta hands!

Nano 2012 – Day 01

Alright, kids, here we go!

Huge failure today (read about how this will work here).

But let’s only let it motivate me to higher counts for day 2!

PARIAHS

Today’s Word Count: 0

Total/Starting Word Count: 25,691

Inspirational Image For The Day: Valkyrie, bitches!

NaNoWriMo 2012 – Here We Go!

Last year I had a wildly successful run at NaNoWriMo.

This year we’re off to a rocky start as I haven’t even done my introductory post and it’s already Day Two! Argh

But I have a really good excuse (don’t we all)…my books came in yesterday!

See?

Anyway, so yeah, I was busy! And will still be busy…judging by these boxes…forever! But I enjoyed NaNo so much last year and it helped me drive forward to completion on a new book that I really love, so I just gotta do it again.

As always, I’m not really f...

January 2013 Marvel Drunk Cover Solicits In Three Sentences Or Less…

Here are the “rules“.

If you’d like to see the full Marvel January Cover Solicits head on over to CBR.

Two things to know…#1 Before even starting these I’m SUPER drunk. #2. I found A LOT to get excited about, so excuse the gushing (and since I’m drunk, the lack of variety in adjectives)!

AVENGERS ARENA 3. I’m really into this. The composition and energy of it all, the colors and textures. There’s a lot of zipitone, or zipitone type techniques used at Marvel this month, and they’re all pretty awe...

January 2013 DC Drunk Cover Solicits In Three Sentences Or Less…

Here are the “rules“.

If you’d like to see the full DC January Cover Solicits head on over to CBR.

I’m too drunk to know if any of these are funny or not…enjoy?

ACTION COMICS 16. What is that expression on Superman’s face? That gaping black maw is just so damn weird.

AME-COMI 4: POWER GIRL 1. Okay, let’s be clear, this is a TERRIFIC illustration…lots of energy, beautiful cartooning, just great. But WHAT THE FUCK is up with this costume? We now have not only a boob window (that would totally be sh...

THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING – REVIEWS & THINGS!

Awesome Meredith McClaren Lola and Bonnie “itty” magnets that all the $50 and up people will be receiving. LOVE THEM!

Hey, kids!

Just a little update about THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING reviews and news and such.

First up, it looks like, thanks to my badass printers, the print editions may get to me by the end of the month! This is much faster than expected and I hope it works out so I can get this out to all of you as quickly as possible! Fingers crossed!

Secondly, I finally got THE GIRL WHO WOULD...

The Girl Who Would Be King Big Prize Giveaway – WINNERS!

So who won the five deluxe THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING packages from the contest this week?

First, check out what they won:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.

Each package is worth nearly $70.00! Woo!

Here are the winners!

Lisa Higgins

A...

The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day Five!

Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it – today is the LAST DAY TO ENTER! Prize giveaway will happen tomorrow – Saturday October 13th – so come back (at noon Eastern Standard Time) to see if you won!

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least...

The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day Four!

Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it!

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-...

The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day Three!

Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it!

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-...