I feel like the train service (please note, I support the strikes, the last time I rode a train was probably when I last went to Bristol a few years ago and oddly, that was not delayed unlike when I used to get the train to a day job. If you saw my last post, you'll know my MacBook is on its last bit of life and I am really sad about this. If you would like to purchase for me a refurbished MacBook, here's my wishlist.
Obviously, without an appropriate computer, I am going to have some delays in releasing some things and will be cancelling some altogether.
Writing:
October:
Releases beyond March:
Art:
Please see below for last year's Christmas videos...
Obviously, without an appropriate computer, I am going to have some delays in releasing some things and will be cancelling some altogether.
Writing:
October:
- Next week's release of 30-50 Feral Hogs versus the Big Bad Unicorn is still on.
- No releases were planned.
- I have signed up for three Christmas stories this year, including Lex Christmas Calendar and A Very Bizarro Christmas and Meghan's House of Books. All three are still happening. You can see the videos of Lex's Christmas Calendar and A Very Bizarro Christmas from 2021 below.
- I was going to release the two stories I wrote for last year's Lex's Christmas Calendar and A Very Bizarro Christmas as a godless exclusive e-book, like I did earlier this year for the godless one year anniversary. That is unlikely to happen. I can't do the cover and formatting without a Mac.
- I was toying with a January release date for 56 Seconds. That will now be pushed back either to April, May, August or September. (I don't release in the summer anymore unless it is a publisher's doing.)
- No releases planned (and not a good release month for me anyways).
- This will be godless's second birthday. I will be releasing 50 Shades of Gnome for it. The story is written and edited. If the internet can buy me a new Macbook, I can be back on a decent computer within the next few weeks. If I have to buy one, I'm hoping to have it before Christmas. That leaves plenty of time for formatting and a book cover.
Releases beyond March:
- This would be Snow White. I am in two minds about self-publishing this one. I am going to tone down the bizarro and make it more transgressive. And then review my options. It was intended to be self-published like with The Midnight Pumpkin Fucker and The Snow Queen. However, I am struggling to cope with the behaviour of some of the horror community (as I posted about earlier, no need to do it again).
- That's Where All the Magic Is/We Gave the World Synthpop Dreams/The Daisies That Open at Midnight. It is my intention to combine them and pitch to an agent, although I did toy with the idea of self-publishing, the intention was always publisher with these ones. Self-publishing was really only meant for some of my bizarro and extreme horror stuff plus re-issues.
- Chameleon: This one is transgressive fiction anyways, so not on my self-publishing list. Same with the as of yet untitled experimental social media thing I've been working on.
- Remaining Era Two stories: undecided.
- Stef and Tucker: After Snow White, I planned a genre fiction break anyways.
- Ketamine Addicted Pandas 2: see Stef and Tucker.
Art:
- I can draw. I have my Prismacolor pencils. I cannot post to Redbubble until I sort out a new MacBook.
- There will be no digital art until I am on a new Macbook.
- I do have some digital posters planned for Snow White. If I do go the publisher route with it, I will still be doing the posters. I just won't use them for Snow White. They'll look great in my print media portfolio.
- The Midnight Pumpkin Fucker Halloween Ball social media ad. I'm still getting to grips with social media ads. I will eventually put this together.
- I still haven't found away to fit circuit bending into my new schedule. I still intend a sound installation release for 56 Seconds. This will probably be after I've disappeared.
Please see below for last year's Christmas videos...
Above is my story The Face of God as read by Simon Bestwick.
Me reading Simon Bestwick's story And All the Souls in Hell Shall Sing above. And below is me reading The Long List by Matthew V Brockmeyer. I read two because someone had to pull out. As mentioned above, I still intend on doing this. Last year I read off my computer and recorded on my phone. I can read off my son's computer and record off my phone just as well as I did last year. In fact, the recording should be better because I have a new phone. Hopefully I haven't mixed up any of these stories.
And finally we come to A Very Bizarro Christmas Ghost Story. I read my story Glass. I intend on writing another one for this year instead of picking a story by someone else. And as with Lex's Christmas Calendar, I can read from my son's computer and record on my phone.