Archive for November, 2011
With those 100 words, describe a place in the natural geography of the planet — think about how Earth has Everest or the Grand Canyon or the Hawaiian Islands or whatever. Go nuts. Go big. Go weird. Blackbloom is not a world for timidity. Note, however, we don’t want to talk about cities. The cities of Blackbloom — which are sentient and can communicate — will get their own challenge.
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This week’s challenge — The Geography of Blackbloom! — is live. You people? You’re killing me. What with your awesome (and oft-conflicting) entries. Killing me. Took me hours to sift through the killer options for gods and goddesses. But, I think I’ve nailed it. Some early comments: While the more fictional and non-encyclopedic entries were [...]
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As of late, we’ve seen a lot of hoo-ha and fol-de-rol about “legacy” publishing and self-publishing. You know what? Hell with ‘em. Stop listening. Stop paying attention. Stop shining lights in dark corners. Let the cults tend to their leaders. Let the Jonestowns grow more insular and paranoid and leave them to their invective.
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Hot dang. CONFESSIONS OF A FREELANCE PENMONKEY has sold almost 900 copies since it dropped, and since starting the Penmonkey Incitement Program we’re actually up to 509 sold. Which means it’s time to give away: a) Another postcard b) Another t-shirt c) Holy shit, a Kindle.
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I’ll brook none of that babble around these parts. Because around these parts? We finish the shit that we started or we get our toesy-woeises broken with a ball-peen hammer. (“This little piggy went to market, this little piggy got thrown into a car crusher where all his tender bones are pulverized into pork dust WHAM WHAM WHAM.”)
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