The crab offers you a quest. Do you take it?
ANYWAY HEY HI HELLO what is up, my frandos.
So, some nice news —
Damn Fine Story is now out on bail!
*checks notes*
wait, no
Damn Fine Story is now out on audio!
There, that’s better.
It’s read by Patrick Lawlor, who does a very good job of… well, essentially pretending to be me? So, if you’re one of the people who have been waiting for this book on audio, we gotchoo covered.
Also, DFS continues to sell really well? So thank you? In BookScan, it has now outsold Zer0es — which is no small feat. Given the e-book of Zer0es, that still remains one of my biggest books in terms of total sales, alongside the first Miriam Black book, Blackbirds, but to see DFS do so well in its first year of release has been heartening. And I just pitched its sequel to Writer’s Digest, so, we shall see. It would be a more genre-focused version of DFS, some Advanced Level Story-Fu dealing with sci-fi and fantasy and horror and maybe a little mystery-thrillery-crimey goodness, too. Here’s hoping WD takes the bait, so I can have an excuse to do more obscene, absurd footnotes.
And speaking of that, I got to hang out at the Writer’s Digest Conference in NYC this past weekend, and got to meet Jeff and Ann Vandermeer and hear Walter Mosely speak (which is sublime, lemme tell you) and it’s always great connecting with writers of every level and age and publishing experience. Thanks for coming out and listening to me jabber.
And now, for some more wistful photographic remembrance of the PNW —
Jacey Bedford says:
I’d love to know where some of these are. My daughter’s in the PNW for the next 2 weeks and planning a road trip. I’d like to point her to some of them.
August 13, 2018 — 9:12 AM
terribleminds says:
We went from Portland to Cannon Beach on the coast and up to Seattle. Happy to answer questions specifically!
August 13, 2018 — 9:13 AM
Elaina Roberts says:
The waterfall is Snoqualmie Falls, about 30 min east of Seattle on I-90. The resort next to the falls is what the Twin Peaks lodge is based on from the old TV show, and the nearby town of North Bend has the peaks shown in the movie’s intro. Fun fact about Snoqualmie Falls, though you can’t see it, in the early 1900s it became the and largest hydroelectric plant, providing power all the way to Tacoma.
We lived near Seattle for a couple of years, and the falls were one of my favorite places to visit and take folks.
August 13, 2018 — 11:31 AM
The Urban Spacemane Urban says:
Yes, I accept the crab-given quest.
*turns to page 6*
I think this quest is broke. Or written in invisible ink. Maybe invisible squid ink. Quite the trick. I bet my bottom dollar that sea otter was involved in some way.
August 13, 2018 — 9:14 AM
The Urban Spaceman says:
I swear I was not under the influence of alcohol when I typed by name out just now. Nice new* website!
*probably not a new website, just me being lazy and following by email instead of coming here directly
August 13, 2018 — 9:16 AM
terribleminds says:
Actually pretty new!
August 13, 2018 — 9:22 AM
JenniferShelby says:
Holy crap. Sign me up to read DFS 2. My day is made.
August 13, 2018 — 9:17 AM
Geekfest says:
I don’t know if you know, but the PNW needs writers! Yes, it’s true. If a certain number of established authors who have penned fictional novels, Star Wars books, and writer’s guides don’t relocate here then the tectonic gods become angry and may throw us in to the sea. I am absolutely 100% not making this up probably.
August 13, 2018 — 9:46 AM
Andrew Toomey says:
That otter is clearly saying something like “Ahhhhh ya motha wears Army boots!” or some such piss offery.
August 13, 2018 — 9:51 AM
Sandy says:
Where did you take the shot of the crossbow?
August 13, 2018 — 10:19 AM
terribleminds says:
MoPop — Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle.
August 13, 2018 — 10:20 AM
Sandy says:
Thanks…I’ll have to check it out. Very cool picture.
August 13, 2018 — 10:33 AM
Maria Rachel says:
Advanced Level Story-Fu is the best sequel name and you should definitely use it if they take the bait.
August 13, 2018 — 11:14 AM
James says:
Hey Chuck,
I’d love to get Damn Fine Story on audio, but live in the UK.
Any idea when it’ll make it over to the UK audible site?
August 13, 2018 — 11:47 AM
terribleminds says:
I don’t, but I’ll poke around!
August 13, 2018 — 12:14 PM
jrupp25 says:
You are very lucky, Chuck. Patrick Lawlor is a fantastic narrator. I think he’s narrated over 300 books. He’s also a Damn Fine Actor. I’ve seen him on stage often. He works in Milwaukee a lot. I own the paperback of Damn Fine Story but I’m going to get the audio now!
August 13, 2018 — 1:51 PM
Evadene says:
I live in the UK and the audio version of DFS ‘is not available to me’ according to Amazon. The book, however, is on its way.
August 13, 2018 — 5:20 PM
terribleminds says:
Please enjoy!
August 14, 2018 — 9:09 AM