{"id":12881,"date":"2012-02-16T09:57:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T14:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=12881"},"modified":"2012-02-16T10:12:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T15:12:18","slug":"whats-the-poop-wendig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/02\/16\/whats-the-poop-wendig\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s The Poop, Wendig?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some very quick news-<em>scented<\/em> bits:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2022 The <a title=\"BAIT DOG Novel Kickstarter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/terribleminds\/bait-dog-an-atlanta-burns-novel-by-chuck-wendig\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bait Dog Kickstarter<\/strong><\/span><\/a> went live yesterday around 1pm, and by 10:30 or so, the book was at 100% funding. So, Atlanta Burns will officially get her standalone novel where she goes toe-to-toe with a dog-fighting ring and a town-wide conspiracy built on the backs of bigotry. Thank you, awesome humans, for helping make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 That said, we&#8217;ve still got, ohhh, 30 days left on the clock. Which means it&#8217;s time to talk about going the extra mile in terms of &#8220;unlocked rewards.&#8221; Here&#8217;s how it works: for every additional $3000, I will write a new Atlanta Burns novel. Anyone who has pledged at the $25 level or higher will receive <em>every <\/em>Atlanta Burns novel (in the e-book format of your choosing) that is unlocked during this Kickstarter drive. I don&#8217;t know how long it&#8217;ll take me to write each novel, but I&#8217;m going to loosely give each a three-to-six month window (I&#8217;ve got a few already outlined, so I&#8217;ve got a jump on new Atlanta tales). So, if you continue to pledge, not only will you earn the rewards of your pledge tier <em>but<\/em> you&#8217;re also contributing toward more Atlanta Burns books.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yes, this means I&#8217;ve effectively committed to writing <em>infinite<\/em> novels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yes, this probably means I&#8217;m crazy. But fuck it, I&#8217;m in it to win it. Go big or go home. Pedal to the metal! Rubber meets the road! I&#8217;m here to kick ass and chew bubble gum because bubble gum is delicious and I enjoy violence! And other pithy statements of triumph and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In case you don&#8217;t know why you might want an Atlanta Burns novel, you can find the novella, <strong>Shotgun Gravy<\/strong>, <a title=\"Shotgun Gravy: Free for Kindle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shotgun-Gravy-Atlanta-Burns-ebook\/dp\/B005VEEVXW\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1329402602&amp;sr=8-1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>free for a short time<\/strong><\/span><\/a> over at Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hey, <em>hot damn<\/em>, <strong>Blackbirds <\/strong>earned a <a title=\"Blackbirds Review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-0-85766-230-9\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>short-but-sweet review at Publishers Weekly<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Oh, and <a title=\"Blackbirds: &quot;Brash and Brilliant&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/sqt-fantasy-sci-fi-girl.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/blackbirds-by-chuck-wendig-brash-and.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here&#8217;s a Blackbirds review<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that calls the book &#8220;brash and brilliant.&#8221; It goes onto say: &#8220;<strong>Blackbirds <\/strong>is one of those books that lingers with you a bit&#8211; in a good way. Wendig has such a bold style that the emotional payoff is as big as the characters. It&#8217;s the kind of book that has the potential to put Wendig on the map as a &#8216;must-read&#8217; author&#8211; I know he&#8217;s made my list. Highly recommended.&#8221; That&#8217;s a squee-worthy review if ever there was one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bait Dog Kickstarter went live yesterday around 1pm, and by 10:30 or so, the book was at 100% funding. So, Atlanta Burns will officially get her standalone novel where she goes toe-to-toe with a dog-fighting ring and a town-wide conspiracy built on the backs of bigotry. 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