Posts Tagged ‘Books’
We’ve got Quiet Earth giving us more coverage than we ever wanted on the genre for film and TV, but I think we’re lacking a site that keeps us updated about apocalypse stories in print. There are lists out there, untouched for years, and the Wikipedia list, which is pretty good. But no sort of […]
February 8, 2009
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Posted in: Books
Oh my god! I think my brain is dead. But I did it – our latest book hit the printer on Friday morning, and now I just have to sit back, drink vodka, and wait for the proofs…
December 19, 2008
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I’ve been stealthily avoiding all of the talk about how the publishing industry is dying because, really, are we surprised?
December 16, 2008
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Oh, look, the latest book is available for preorder. Go Here. The power of Christ compels you!
November 9, 2008
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From February of 2007. This picks up from mysterious and long lost commuter train notes. No idea where I was going with it… Though I did mention that high school walk home again in the recent post, Train Town.
September 22, 2008
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Posted in: Books
Oh god, overstock fees on this book will start October 1st, and they’re going to kill me. So here’s your big chance. Do you want a copy for $2.50, shipping included? No problem. Paypal to janus_808@hotmail.com. Or get something off my Wishlist and I’ll send you a copy along with some other goodies I have […]
September 12, 2008
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Posted in: Books
Ah, money. Money’s always a problem. But if I had the money, there are tons of things I would do differently with the books I publish.
July 27, 2008
Comments Off on Sunday Archive IV: The Greatsociety Book Idea
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Gmail cleanout…part four! GS started in April of 2001, then called Dirty Freaks. It switched over to GS in 2002. By 2004, I had tons of shit that I had thrown up drunkenly onto the front page…just like I’m doing now! I started a publishing company in January of 2005, and that was after thinking […]
July 24, 2008
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Here’s an idea: Bookstores and festivals should pay the author for events. I mean, this is a business, right? The author is a commodity that equals attendance/sales, right? So what’s with this attitude that the publisher (or, in many cases, the author) cover travel and lodging? This especially gets on my tits when the author […]
July 14, 2008
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Posted in: Rants
I recently badmouthed Galleycat, because enough with the lolcats thing, okay? And that goes for everybody. I just hate the internet. I want to go back to making Xerox chapbooks and selling them at the groovy record store. I want a world without Google Chat. I want personal correspondence to be measured in days, not […]