HEY Y’ALL, it’s me, your Pandemic Pal, your Apocalypse Acquaintance, your Coronavirus Cohort, your Quarantine… uhh, Qu… Quester? Fuck, I don’t know.
Anyway! Just some quick bits while we all hide in our submarines and spaceships:
First up, if you need a little escapism, here’s a 50% off coupon for both of my Mookie Pearl books — use coupon code MOOKIEPEARL to get 50% off both — EDIT: I’m taking this down for now because Paypal is losing its fucking mind. I’m getting email after email of payment, and then payment canceled, and then again and again. I’ll look into it. Sigh.
If you’re into a more cathartic kind of “escapism,” then WANDERERS is now dropped a bit in e-book to $11.99 over at Amazon.
And you can find me at SyFy talking about the book and our, uhhh, current level of fuckery? Both how the book compares to reality and also about hope and community and stuff.
In other news:
MY WRITING SHED IS DONE. Needs to earn its final permit, and then I’ll snap pics and point out the trapdoors (information only available to subscribers).
That’s it for now, I guess.
And here I ask, anything I can do for you? How are you all doing? Would you like it if I did a kind of AMA here? I’m starting to wrangle some “online appearances” upcoming — some digital panels and podcasty things. But what else can I do for you? I want to be of service in this dark time.
Meanwhile:
Here is a dog.
Erin Copland says:
I’m always up for a writing class of any kind: craft, marketing, whatever you got.
March 18, 2020 — 12:09 PM
Andrew Toomey says:
Well who is the dog? Who’s dog is it? What is the dog’s? name? Serious questions!
March 18, 2020 — 12:11 PM
Katie Hynes says:
So, I just went to buy the Mookie Pearl books, Paypal is unable to process my payment, both with my PayPal account, and with the alternate “enter your credit card” option, which, it should be noted, has no way to complete the transaction without clicking a box that says turn this into a Paypal account. Which I don’t need to do because I HAVE a Paypal account, which has told me: “Your payment can’t be completed. Please return to the participating website and try again.” This might be that PayPal is overloaded with pandemic online shopping, and I will try agan later, or it might be something you should be aware of. (Sorry!)
March 18, 2020 — 12:23 PM
terribleminds says:
Huh, wtf. I’m very sorry about that!
March 18, 2020 — 1:22 PM
ladybrianna says:
Same problem … the payment is actually showing up in my bank account, so Paypal authorized it, but Payhip is still telling me that the sale wasn’t authorized. I’ll wait & see if I get an email later or something. I haven’t read the Mookie books yet, I’m so excited to! I’m broke as shit right now, but with the coupon code, I had enough left in my “spendable” budget, with $2 left over. Score!
March 18, 2020 — 2:08 PM
ladybrianna says:
OK, I just tried again with a credit card … once again, the sale was approved by both PayPal and Captial One, but PayHip still says it was denied. I’m contacting them now, if I can figure out how.
March 18, 2020 — 6:49 PM
ladybrianna says:
PayHip is trying to tell me that the version of PayPal that I used was an “old version”, and I told them that I ordered from my desktop computer in a browser window, wtf are they talking about. They didn’t have a record of a purchase with my main email address, so I gave them all the other emails I have hooked up to my PayPal. I was considering using PayHip for my own downloadable products, but I’m reconsidering. I may look harder at the Woo Commerce extension for WordPress.
March 19, 2020 — 3:05 PM
Jo Chern says:
Aw, that made me feel better. Looks like my much beloved, gone many years now, girl, Ox. Yes, very sexy name for a female dog, isn’t it? Half shepherd; half chow. What do I need? I need to use my hiding out time to return to my writing–not happened so far, I’m afraid.
March 18, 2020 — 12:43 PM
Mim says:
I WOULD really like a new Chuck and Anthony, but no pressure dude. Look after yourself, too. Make some brussel sprouts. Eat some apples. Burp unflinchingly into the void.
March 18, 2020 — 1:10 PM
alyssabethancourt says:
Thank you for the dog, Chuck. It is much appreciated in this dark time.
March 18, 2020 — 1:19 PM
Kim Ward says:
Just keep posting random dogs and such! To me that is so helpful… what a zen pup!
March 18, 2020 — 1:33 PM
N.K. McGlinn says:
Thank you for The Dog, and your awareness that a dog, any dog, is an excellent gift in this weird and scary time. That, and your voice. If you want to do something for us — write every day!
March 18, 2020 — 1:38 PM
tambo says:
A glimpse into how your word-churning mind works would be great, but anything’s fine.
{[hugs}} and happy family isolation! <3
March 18, 2020 — 2:04 PM
Tamra Heathershaw-Hart (@CrendoGal) says:
Since you have a whole writing shed, I’m thinking you know more about writing/working from home than most of the “I’ve never worked from home before” peeps. I’d love it if you’d share some tips on ergonomics. I’ve seen so many posts on social media of people sitting cross legged on a couch with their portable on their lap, and even more stylish Instagram shots of portables & desktop computers on too high or too low tables. My back aches thinking about how those people will feel after a few weeks of doing that all day. Please write a post (or do a Twitter thing) with some tips for the folks who normally sit in a nice office with a company-supplied chair and desk and are now stuck at home. ObiChuck, you’re my only hope!
March 18, 2020 — 2:10 PM
leslieartist333 says:
we are sheltering in place. only out for groceries. routine/elective doctor/dental things cancelled. I have trouble with vertigo so am unhappy with that but at least no flu. keep doing your parts to flatten the curve and pray the very rich will release some resources to the world.
March 18, 2020 — 3:29 PM
Jennifer Cornell says:
I could just use a kick butt pep talk to go write and quit scrolling.
March 18, 2020 — 4:02 PM
Suzun says:
Thank you for the dog, I needed that
March 18, 2020 — 4:52 PM
Deborah Makarios says:
Trapdoors, eh? Do you have a vamp trap?
March 18, 2020 — 6:57 PM
Suzanne Lucero says:
What can you do to help? Funny you should ask. I’d love some help with my book. Yes, I’ve read many, if not most, of your books on writing, but I still can’t “quite” get it into a manageable stage. So …
I jest, of course. You’ve got many plates full of stuff you’re doing, and I have the questionable honor of being a healthcare worker, so I’m pretty sure my services will be in demand for a while yet. You just keep on penmonkeying around and giving us things to laugh at and think about and otherwise keep our minds busy. That’s your gift to us, Chuck. Keep doing it.
March 18, 2020 — 8:32 PM
lefriis says:
It’s really nice just checking back here and seeing you’re posting stuff now and then. A lot of people have gone very quiet since all this, understandably, but it’s nice to check some of the sites I usually read and see that people are still out there.
I do love your 25 things about posts, if you ever feel like doing another of those
March 18, 2020 — 9:25 PM
Cindy Stuart-Clarke says:
Love your dog and you. Keep fighting the good fight! You are a light in a dark time! ❤️
March 18, 2020 — 10:08 PM
janinmi says:
In my experience, once cannot go wrong posting dog pix. Please to continue doing this. Reading any thinky thots you care to share helps get me through otherwise dismal days. Thanks for being here.
March 19, 2020 — 2:33 PM