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?
