I’ve had a lot of things happen lately that I haven’t slapped up here on the blog for lack of time. I’ve Tweeted/Facebooked about them because I can do that fast, but I tagged them for later additions here and never got around to them. Rather than dribble them out here a bit at a time, I’m going to correct …
The Monster Academy Kickstarter Is On!
Today, at noon Eastern Time, I launched the fourth of my 12 for ’12 Kickstarters. This one’s for a trilogy of novels called Monster Academy, a series of books set in the epic fantasy equivalent of a juvenile detention hall for young monsters. This drive runs to September 16, but get your pledges in early, if only for the sake …
Monster Academy Launches Tomorrow
I’ve been working like mad on the details for my final 12 for ’12 Kickstarter, which should be set to launch tomorrow morning if all goes well. It’s called Monster Academy, and it’s a trilogy of fantasy novels set in what amounts to a juvenile detention facility for monsters. I just posted a page explaining all about it. If all …
Brave New World Books Out Now!
Playing a bit of catch-up, I released both Brave New World: Revelation and Brave New World: Resolution for sale to the public on my website last night, and they’re now available through DriveThruFiction, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble as well. I considered putting a bit of space between them to build up anticipation for the final book, but with Gen Con hurtling at …
The Turndog Interview
Over at Turndog Millionaire, Matthew Turner interviewed me via Skype about writing and using Kickstarter to fund self-publishing. We had a great conversation, so if those kinds of things interest you, head on over and give it a watch. Because the software Matthew used to record it meant I couldn’t see him during the conversation, I didn’t look straight at …
Kickstarter Kicked
Back at the end of May, I wrote a long post about how the first two 12 for ’12 Kickstarters had gone. (Go back and read that first if you haven’t already.) The third one ended June 17, and it was another wild and yet very different ride. I’m still digesting a lot of the information, but here are my …
Dangerous Games Is Done!
The Dangerous Games Kickstarter came to a thunderous end tonight, and I’m still sitting here stunned. This morning, we had $15,298 and 349 backers, and I was thrilled with that. After all, we’d already beaten the records of both previous Kickstarters in the 12 for ’12 series on both counts, right? My only hope was that we’d reach $16,000 so I could have a …
Third Dangerous Games Stretch Goal Unlocked!
Just a little while ago, the Dangerous Games Kickstarter breached the $16,000 mark, which crashed through our third stretch goal! That means I’ll be producing a Gen Con-related playset for Fiasco! That will go out free to all backers first before being released to the public. Woot! We already broke the first two stretch goals, of course, which means that those who back at the …
Last Day for Dangerous Games!
The Dangerous Games Kickstarter ends in just under 24 hours, at midnight Eastern Time on Father’s Day, June 17. It has been a smashing success so far, and I want to thank each and every one of my backers for all that they’ve done, both financially (pledges), morally (encouragement), and socially (getting the word out). Together, we smashed the 12 for ’12 records …
New Dangerous Games Stretch Goal!
All right, I give up. I just can’t stop thinking about new stretch goals for the Dangerous Games Kickstarter. I finally figured out one that I thought would be both cool and fun. At $16k, I’ll produce a Dangerous Games playset for Fiasco! For those that don’t know, Fiasco is Jason Morningstar’s excellent tabletop storytelling game of people with “powerful ambition and poor impulse control.” It’s …