Rob’s Update: Plugging Away
Greetings all
It’s another productive week, but it wasn’t how I expected to go. There’s also news.
Most important, we started the process of getting the kid, her guy, and the grandkid down to Anthony. We’ve been hoping this would happen for a while, and now it’s in progress.
Second, more news about GaryCon. I’ll be running a couple of gaming sessions which is great. It’s been a while since I’ve run games at cons, but that was 20-30 years ago and I can’t wait.
That’s in part because game nights have done well twice in a row with me DMing in the Firehall Sagas. It’s a chance for me to build the world and build the local community at the same time.
More and more gets done with Paladins of Valor every week. Mostly, we’re in the stage where authors are doing edits, but I’ve been also assembling it. I had the pleasure of editing Howard Andrew Jones’ Hanuvar story this week, and man is it good.
I didn’t write as many new words in Okkorim as I have in past weeks, but about 4,000. Also, I did a bunch of editing and setup as we transition to the next phase. It’s really an awesome project and I’m honored to be a part of it.
New and CoolI haven’t eaten cereal in a decade, but I tried the GrainBerry Multi-Bran flakes on a lark recently. I rather like it. I’ve had more cereal in the last week or so than I had since the 80s.
Quote of the WeekHappy birthday to Jules Verne! Might have to re-read 20,000 Leagues again.
Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
– Jules Verne
A fun week here. We keep getting new stuff every week. This week was a bunch of new fabric, along with expanded drink selection for the game nights.
Check out our class schedule:
reddragonquilts.com/calendar.htm
I’m pleased to announce the 2024 FantaSci Short Story Contest. Get the details here: chriskennedypublishing.com/2023/03/28/2024-fantasci-short-story-contest/.
Current Schedule of New Mythology Press
Of note, this now includes our recent releases, so if you’re not sure what we’ve put out lately, you can go here and check.
Rob’s Works in ProgressSowing Spring’s Wrath (3,213)The Feasting of Vengeance (3,405)Okkorim (61,988)Upcoming EventsPlanet Comicon, March 8-10, Kansas City, KSplanetcomicon.com/GaryCon, March 21-24, Lake Geneva, WI
garycon.com/FantaSci, April 19-21, Durham, NC
fantasci.rocks/LibertyCon, June 21-23, Chattanooga, TN
libertycon.org/Pennsic War, July 26 – August 11, Slippery Rock, PA
pennsicwar.org/Freebies and Cool Stuff
February Fantasy Freebies
https://books.bookfunnel.com/februaryfantasyfreebies/u3akhw43pd
Speculative Fiction Blast
https://mybookcave.com/g/speculative-fiction-blast/?bcsrc=m96pfh
https://storyoriginapp.com/to/NOWTjSG
https://storyoriginapp.com/swaps/4bbedb60-bbc2-11ee-81e5-2f15e70935d4
New ReleasesThis week we have Wolf Legion by William S. Frisbee, Jr., the ninth book in The Last Marines. Holding Earth continues to get harder, and everyone is against the last Marines, but will they give up? Never! Check out the entire series here: amazon.com/gp/product/B0B5WRRMPB.
Tracked ItemsMy Weight Today: 370.2 lbs
Updated Word Count: 21,693
Firehall Sagas Archives: 758 entries
Let me know if you have any suggestions on the website, this email, or cool story ideas at rob@robhowell.org. Especially let me know of suggestions you have for the Spotlight section.Have a great week, everyone.
Rob Howell
Creator of the Firehall Sagas Universe
