Feb 18 2008

The Maker’s Dilemma

Category: Publishing — Jared @ 12:38 pm

One of the things that’s been pecking at my brain over and over is the need to put out a new book in time to have copies available at Balticon. I’d have to get it done before May 1st, in
order to have them in my hot little hands come the Con. Two months and change is not a lot of time to slap together a book, so my options are limited, mainly to pulling together stuff I already have. As of right now, I have these ideas:

 

  • A companion to my other book, Tales From The Uncanny Valley. I’ve got 30 or so stories written that could go in there, but they’re all flash, so that’s not too much of a book. A new version of TFTUV, with the added stories is a possibility too.

  • An art book. I like the idea of a giant, coffee-table-ready tome of my art, as if I’m some sort of awesome, big-shot cartoonist. It would clearly be hubris, but then again, I am self-publishing. In for penny, you know?

  • A children’s book. I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a book about a hedgehog and his best friend touring the solar system and learning how running away from your problems doesn’t solve them. This would be–gasp–new material, but the relative brevity makes it doable. Also, drawing hedgehogs is fun.

  • A catalogue of devices. I’ve made enough props that I can put together a slim catalogue of retro-futuristic weaponry. Throw in some tongue-and-cheek descriptions and a few skewed testimonials, and I could have something that’s fun, if slight. Would you buy a raygun from this man?

    • Feb 18 2008

    Voice of Free Planet X, Episode 63: Getting the Social Conflict

    Category: Voice of Free Planet X, podcasts — Jared @ 9:41 am

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    I talk to Steve Wilson, mastermind behind both Farpoint Convention and Prometheus Radio Theatre. We talk of how to properly write space opera, the magic of the right convention guest, and the importance of social conflict.

    You can find out more about Farpoint Convention at www.farpointcon.com.

    You can subscribe to Prometheus Radio Theatre at prometheus.libsyn.com

    This episode was recorded with a microphone from Giant Squid Audio Lab.

    The Voice of Free Planet X theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

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    Feb 18 2008

    Voice of Free Planet X, Episode 62: FARPOINT Comics Panel

    Category: Voice of Free Planet X, podcasts — Jared @ 9:37 am

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    I moderate a panel on webcomics at Farpoint Convention with Dan Warner and Glenn Hauman manages to wander all the concerns of online media in general, the reasoning behind selling out, and what awaits you if you try to self-publish. Also, inexplicably, Warren Ellis.

    You can find out more about Daniel Warner at danielwarner.net.

    Glen Hauman’s ComicMix site is located at comicmix.com

    This episode was recorded with a microphone from Giant Squid Audio Lab.

    The Voice of Free Planet X theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

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