As you may know, once in a while I like to open up the Circus of Pimpage — I undo the ropes, open the tent-flaps, and let the drunken elephants in velvet robes and grill-mouthed clowns with ruby-encrusted pimp cups come tumbling out. (That sounds like a creepy sexual metaphor. I assure you, it is not.)
What it is, then, is this:
Some of you have projects out in the world: books, e-books, games, movies, comics, webcomics, blogs, etc.
Others among you have fallen in love with projects that are not your own — books by other authors, films few have seen, comics that remain undiscovered, blogs that demand eyeballs. Etc.
So, drop down into the comments. Pop us a quick cheer and a link. Got something you’ve done or something you love? Let us know about it. Sometimes Twitter moves so fast I miss stuff. Or I think, “I should click that,” but then I forget to and next thing I know I wake up in an open grave just outside of Albuquerque and Lord knows I won’t remember then.
Plus, it’s neat to have the pimping contained. Like a self-promotional tempest in a tea-cup.
Some of you may be saying: “Chuck, this is you being lazy. It’s like you don’t have a real post for today.” To which I respond, “Duh.” That said, I still like the idea, so fuck it, I’m running with it.
What the hell are you waiting for? You got the invite. RSVP already.
You. Comments. Now.
Darlene Underdahl says:
Can’t get through this morning, hmm…
Thanks for doing this.
Here’s the bad girl people *will* read, but not review.
http://www.vermillionroadpress.com
May 18, 2011 — 12:11 PM
Jeff Marsick says:
First off, I want to say thank you to Chuck for this opportunity. It’s very cool of you to allow a bunch of strangers to walk on your lawn and pound our signs into your ground, even if it’s just for a day.
Secondly, all ass-kissery aside, for those of you who haven’t read Chuck’s Irregular Creatures, do it. Not finished yet so there is the risk of letdown, but it’s wicked good fun.
On to the pimpage:
I’m the writer of a comic book, Z-Girl and the Four Tigers, about a Special Forces team led by a female zombie. It’s ridiculously good, and my artist and co-creator, Kirk Manley, is knocking the leather off the ball with his pencils. Our website is http://www.ZGirl.org and you can catch the interview I did for Naked News here: http://bit.ly/lmaEOl
Issue 0 debuted at the NY Comic Con last October and we’ll be debuting the first issue of the ongoing series at San Diego Comic Con this summer. Check back with us for updates!
I’m also the co-writer of a horror-noir comic book called Wendover. You can check the book out at http://www.WendoverProject.com. The blog is supposed to be about horror and noir in books, movies and comics (if you visit, you can see that it’s poorly maintained. Guilty as charged, Your Honor. I plan to rectify that.), so hopefully all you crime addicts and noirheads and splatternatics will find something of interest there.
And since I happen to like the sound of my own voice, there’s a blog I’m dusting the cobwebs off where I do reviews of books, movies, comics and otherwise general bloviating: SulaRuin.blogspot.com .
I can also be followed on Twitter: @GolemLord.
Thanks again, Chuck!
May 18, 2011 — 12:17 PM
Lisa says:
I feel a bit… self-conscious? quixotic? deluded? pimping a book of poems on this site, but what the hell? Maybe there’s someone else out there who loves accessible, thoughtful, occasionally funny poems AND the brilliance of the Penmonkey, as I do with all my heart.
Anyway, my book came out in 2009 and I’m still pimping it, while working on #2 and raising a preschooler and earning a living and such. That is, not as much as I should.
But if you are adventurous enough to give poems a chance, if you love language and rhythm and twisting ideas around, if you think there’s nothing strange about conflating junior high and theoretical physics, then please check it out.
Bonus: You could be the reader who helps me sell out my print run and forces me into a second printing – warehouse supplies are currently down to the double digits. Act now!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555537081?tag=lisaglusston-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1555537081&adid=0219FZ49VDABM0A7N3QH
May 18, 2011 — 12:21 PM
Lisa says:
P.S.
Me: Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet.
The book: Tulips, Water. Ash. It won a prize, even. Free samples here:
http://www.lisagluskinstonestreet.com/blog/?page_id=8. Try before you buy!
May 18, 2011 — 12:24 PM
Lisa says:
And now I shift to pimping my *husband’s* work, which is more in the humor/pop culture/political humor vein, and all (in my highly biased opinion), smart, hilarious, and deeply emotionally affecting at the same time it makes you snorf your drink onto your keyboard:
THE ADVENTURES OF UNEMPLOYED MAN
Hilarious and trenchant graphic novel about ass-kicking unemployed superheroes, with art by comics legends Ramona Fradon, Rick Veitch, and many more. Bestseller in the UK, where they’re not afraid of mixing cheap laughs, politics, and spandex.
http://www.unemployedman.com/
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GRATITUDE
Erich’s newest project, an antidote to all that saccharine chicken-soup hoo-hah. Funny and soulful. After two books with big NY houses, he’s doing this one on his own, so as to retain creative control and electronic rights to the e-book. Support it on Kickstarter in the next 10 days, and win fabulous prizes!
http://encyclopediaofgratitude.tumblr.com/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/origen/encyclopedia-of-gratitude
May 18, 2011 — 12:34 PM
Marlan says:
I am revising, revising, revising, revising a new novel right now. Moving along at a nice 2k-3k words per day clip. Looks like it’s going to come out at around 90-100k words by the end of this pass.I am more a pantser than a plotter but I am happy with the results. So we’ll see.
ONLY TWELVE THOUSAND MORE REVISIONS TO GO!!
In other news:
My completed novel THE HEAVY DARK is here. It is in PDF so it is fairly useable in any media of your liking.
http://marlanesque.wordpress.com/novels/
Along with a bunch of side stories for anyone who wants to read them. If you like urban fantasy, mixed with some horror and religion bashing it might be for you. People who have read it really enjoyed it. I am just trying to get more eyes on the thing.
May 18, 2011 — 12:41 PM
Mark Coggins says:
Check out the free podcast of my novel THE IMMORTAL GAME in progress on CrimeWAV:
http://crimewav.com/?q=category/tags/immortal-game
And here’s some scoop on the book:
When the world’s most innovative computer chess software is stolen, wisecracking, jazz bass-playing PI August Riordan is hired to find it.
Sifting through a San Francisco peopled with bruising, ex-NFL henchmen, transvestite techno geeks, and alluring, drug-addicted dominatrices, Riordan has got his work cut out for him.
But with a smart-ass attitude like Riordan’s, nothing is easy …
A darkly comic sojourn through a town unrecognizable from the Tony Bennett song and the Rice-a-Roni ads, THE IMMORTAL GAME is a San Francisco Chronicle book of the year and a Shamus, Barry, and Independent Publisher (IPPY) award nominee.
“Smart, stylish, sexy and amusingly insouciant. It’s a true find, a well-written and sophisticated addition to the heralded San Francisco private-detective story…a panoramic tour de force.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Gritty…seamy…very, very funny. [Coggins] has given the form fresh life.”
—National Public Radio
May 18, 2011 — 12:41 PM
Shauna Granger says:
Chuck you rock for doing stuff like this. So I’ve self-published my first book, the first in a series called Earth. The series is The Elemental Series and I hope to have book 2 out by next month. Its only available as an e-book. Its a Young Adult, Urban Fantasy book about three teenage friends who have the abilities to manipulate and control the 4 elements, Earth, Air, Water and Fire.
For Kindle users: http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Elemental-Series-ebook/dp/B004YTPBX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1305738223&sr=8-1
For Nook Users: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Earth/Shauna-Granger/e/2940012582744/?itm=1&USRI=shauna+granger
And for all the various e-books out there: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/57006
I’d love for people to buy and read my book. And it would be awesome to see some reviews, whether or not you hated the book. I love to hear criticism about my work. I swear I wont cut you, or myself 😉
May 18, 2011 — 1:08 PM
David says:
Oh go on then. I had my first short story published in the Death & Dishonour anthology, which is out of print but still available on Amazon for a song.
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Dishonour-Warhammer-Nick-Kyme/dp/1844168069/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305739173&sr=8-1
Super Secret Fact: I was also selected for publication in The Best of 2600, but I’m not telling you which article until the statute of limitations is up. See if you can guess where.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-2600-Hacker-Odyssey/dp/0470294191/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305739333&sr=8-1
May 18, 2011 — 1:24 PM
Darby Krenshaw says:
long time listener, first time caller.
I have a short story I’d love to pimp.
Rules for the Care and Feeding of Tiffany. Published through Untreed Reads.
http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Care-Feeding-Tiffany-ebook/dp/B004XTS2JU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1305740402&sr=1-1
Thanks Chuck.
May 18, 2011 — 1:47 PM
Casondra Brewster says:
Wen-dawg — I like that. Cool stuff posted here. I’ll be clicking for days — but totally worth it! Thanks for sharing.
::shaking my pom-poms and joining the Circus of Pimpage!
My blog – http://www.casondrabrewster.com (join in on my journey of a writing life)
Lit Journal #2 for my brainchild writing group: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/fall-into-story/13005259?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/2
Episodic Web fiction: http://www.martiuscatalyst.com (get caught up now as we’re about to redesign and post a bunch new episodes!)
Freelance Writing/Editing/creative consulting: http://www.creativewordlab.com
May 18, 2011 — 2:13 PM
Bob Bois says:
Thanks for the opportunity Chuck. I post flash fiction on my blog at http://sittingindarkness.wordpress.com/
May 18, 2011 — 2:58 PM
Bob Bois says:
Hi Chuck,
I post my flash fiction (including terribleminds ff challenges) at: http://sittingindarkness.wordpress.com/
Thanks
May 18, 2011 — 3:25 PM
Rebecca Faye Fowler says:
I’ve had fun checking out some of these pimped posts here and found some new voices to check out. What an opportunity.
Figured it can’t hurt to add my little blog to the mix. It’s just getting off the ground: http://rebeccafayefowler.wordpress.com/
It’s my public project while I work on my super sexy novel.
May 18, 2011 — 5:37 PM
Dave White says:
My novel WITNESS TO DEATH–which is a dark thriller–is available for Kindle (http://amzn.to/kKycIg) and Nook (http://bit.ly/msYh8D). So far it’s gotten some rave reviews and is doing pretty well. Hope you’ll check it out.
And of course, you need to check out and pre-order Mr. Wendig’s own Double Dead (http://tinyurl.com/3uguz4y)… pre-orders help, folks!
May 18, 2011 — 6:47 PM
Jenny Hansen says:
Wow, pimpage! What a great idea. I love your Terrible Mind. 🙂
I started a blog a few months back called “More Cowbell.” We have tons of fun over there – top features are Monday’s More Cowbell Mash-ups, Techie Tuesday and Disastrous Dating Don’ts. Address: http://jennyhansenauthor.wordpress.com
Yesterday I picked 15 names for the May webinar, which will probably be on LinkedIn (I’m a software trainer in my day job so I’m giving a webinar each month between now and July).
I read through the comments here and wanted to say, “Bravo, Josin!” Also, I’m happy to see a plug for Brenda Novak’s auction to fight Juvenile Diabetes.
May 18, 2011 — 6:54 PM
Heidi David says:
What’s that you say? Encouraging us narcissistic little creatures to talk about ourselves? Oh no, I couldn’t. Well, if you insist…
At this time last year by some stroke of luck I found myself an agent. My novel’s been out on submission for the past few months. Meanwhile as I sit here in my pineapple under the sea repeatedly jamming a fork in my eye and sacrificing virgins to the great writer overlord Ngbotu-the-Screwed, I’ve started a blog called Madame Paradox.
Here’s a story I wrote there about a four-legged woman. No really, that’s what it’s about.
http://madameparadox.com/2011/02/24/edwina-pretty-edwina/
Mostly though, I write a lot of non-fictiony-ish silliness, sometimes about writing, sometimes about the locusts, hard to tell the difference, really. Here’s one post that might give people a chuckle:
http://madameparadox.com/2011/04/04/the-apocalypse-is-nigh-in-other-news/
Thanks for the chance to blow my own Shofar.
May 18, 2011 — 7:04 PM
Ben Kirby says:
The temptation here is to pimp hell out of my stuff. But I read this post today from my old high-school classmate John Hornor Jacobs on what having a day job gives you.
http://night-bazaar.com/the-freedom-of-a-day-job.html
This post has caused me to think about how I integrate writing into my life in a whole new way. I’m sure changing lives was not his intent (pretty sure, anyway). Good stuff. Worth checking out.
May 18, 2011 — 8:35 PM
Kathleen Dale says:
Pimpity pimpity pimp!
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004XN94NY
This is the Kindle library of my friend and colleague Jeff Kirvin. His novel, Revelation, is a fast-paced, cinematic thriller about a disillusioned doctor and his friends facing an unkillable threat, with more lives than their own in the balance.
Do Over! is an enjoyable shorter read about second chances – redemption on the rocks, with a twist.
Go forth and enjoy – and leave honest reviews!
Thanks,
Kathleen
May 18, 2011 — 9:18 PM
Anthony Elmore says:
My apologies if I’ve accidentally double posted. My interflop when kafloey.
Come Fart in Chruch with me…whoops…that is…
My ebook, Farting in Church, debuts on May 25th. To celebrate my new ebook venture, and my birthday, I’m throwing an online party at http://www.justin.tv/barelyok. All are welcome.
Farting in Church is a collection of somewhat fictionalized tales of me doing what I do best: doing it wrong. Find out how I dined on 68 cents, what I did in a holland XXX video booth and who farted in church.
More info: http://barelyok.com/special-event-farting-in-church-online-ebook-birthday-party.html
May 18, 2011 — 10:25 PM
Bob Bois says:
Sorry for the double post above. Clearly too many Mai-Tai’s….
May 18, 2011 — 11:22 PM
Thomas Pluck says:
Not much to pimp yet- my first crime story was published in Shotgun Honey last week:
http://www.shotgunhoney.net/2011/05/the-last-sacrament-by-thomas-pluck.html
And I should be up in Flash Fiction Offensive this week with “Van Candy”
http://theflashfictionoffensive.blogspot.com/
And then there’s my blog, Pluck You, Too! at http://www.pluckyoutoo.com
pluckyou.com was taken 🙂
I’m relatively new, I’ve been tossing ideas around in my head for a long time and now they’re coming out. I have upcoming stories in Crimefactory, Beat to a Pulp, Pure Slush, and Crimespree. Hope you’ll see ’em soon.
May 19, 2011 — 9:52 AM
KD Sarge says:
I’m thrilled about the good things people are saying about Knight Errant. Some of the reviews are here, as well as a link to three free chapters.
http://tinyurl.com/2c2bj8t
May 19, 2011 — 8:28 PM
Basil Godevenos says:
Haha – apparently THIS is how you get a huge number of comments on a single post.
My thing that I’m doing is using The Snowflake Method to write a novel “in public” online. I’m doing that here: http://thesnowflakeproject.com
If you want to see the snowflake method in action, my site is as good a place as any. There’s also a blog there. It’s neat.
May 20, 2011 — 2:08 PM