HEY GUESS WHAT? (This is where you say, oh my god are we getting a pony and I’m like, what, no, this is a blog, who said anything about a pony, and now I’m worried we’ve begun this exchange on not just the wrong foot, but a broken foot, because suddenly we’re collectively disappointed about the distinct lack of ponies all up in here.)
AHEM
So!
Wanderers is on the preliminary ballot for the Stoker Awards!
Preliminary ballot is not the final ballot, of course, but honestly, it’s an honor anytime there is any signal at all that this book is connecting with readers. Thanks, readers!
I also note here, rather selfishly, that I understand Hugo and Nebula nominations close soon, and so ahem ahem ahem, Wanderers is a book, and maybe it’s a good book, and maybe you think it’s worthy of one of those? I dunno. I’m not you. But a bearded boy can hope.
I have other news, quite a lot of it, but I am not at all free to share any of it yet, which is I have come to believe the author’s curse. We are receptacles fit to burst with news we cannot share.
In the meantime, I offer you photos. These three are test shots I took with a new lens — a 35mm macro lens with built-in ringlite. It’s a neat lens, though you basically gotta get right the hell up on your subject, so no bug shots with this one, I think.
Please to enjoy.
Debbie Shocket says:
Chuck, these pics are amazing. Please no bugs without warning or I’ll drop dead on the spot. Have a good one 🙂
January 21, 2020 — 9:21 AM
K.A. Olgren says:
Congratulations on the preliminary ballot listing! Woohoo! Also, nice photos. Interesting subject matter. I especially like the cowboy. Makes me wonder what kind of back room of what abandoned (possibly haunted) house he came from and if his lariat gets big enough, when he comes alive at night, to choke out a human being. How big of a human being can he handle? Does he use his lariat for good or for evil? Is he a vigilante? Lassoing for justice? Is he a deranged toy out for revenge on the human race? I have questions.
Wow, that got dark real fast.
Anyway, congrats again on the ballot thing.
January 21, 2020 — 11:24 AM
Chasette says:
Oh good. A nightmare cowboy.
Congrats on the ballot!
January 21, 2020 — 12:43 PM
Lisa Long Preisler says:
Pony? Nice rabbit hole! Lol
January 21, 2020 — 2:18 PM
Deborah Makarios says:
“The author’s curse” – now that’s a crowded field, and tbh I don’t think “want to tell but can’t tell” is leading the pack. But it’s a field full of subjectivity, so I guess back whichever dark horse takes your fancy.
January 22, 2020 — 8:15 PM
Willow Croft says:
Aw, a no-pony AND a no-bug…disappointment is abounding over here…*laughs* Maybe next time!
January 25, 2020 — 12:51 PM