Out of the Office…
Between now and October 2nd Sandra and I are both out of the office. If you’re shopping with us, your order won’t ship until October 3rd at the earliest. We’re at WXR-2018, the Writing Excuses Retreat,...
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WXR18 – Amazing, Yet Again
Sandra and I have returned from the 2018 Writing Excuses Retreat. This was the sixth year the event has been held, and it was the fourth year it’s been held aboard a ship. It was wonderful. Sure, I got...
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Kickstarting BROKEN WIND and DELEGATES & DELEGATION
This Tuesday, October 16th, we’ll be opening a Kickstarter for print editions of Broken Wind: Schlock Mercenary Volume 14, and Delegates and Delegation: Schlock Mercenary Volume 15. Each volume has a...
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The Kickstarter is Live! (You have three weeks)
Here’s the two-book Kickstarter for Broken Wind and Delegates and Delegation, volumes 14 and 15 of Schlock Mercenary. Everything you need to know about the project is over there at the project, and...
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Onward All Stretchy-Like
Our two-book Kickstarter project, launched last Tuesday, funded in just under twenty-four hours. About a week later we cleared our third stretch goal, so the project now includes fleet coins, desktop...
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Now It Is THREE Books
The Kickstarter Project for Schlock Mercenary books 14 and 15 has overfunded, and we’ve added an ebook of Howard’s short fiction to the deliverables. That means it’s now a three book project. That...
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Happy Halloween!
This image arrived via email. I’ve received “Schlock-o-lantern” fan art before, but pumpkin sculptor Jylani has taken the genre to a new level. I hope it brings you as much joy as it’s bringing me....
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Books 14 & 15: Final Week to Back Them!
The Kickstarter for Schlock Mercenary books 14 and 15 closes next Thursday. Our final three stretch goals are within reach, and but the very last one might be particularly interesting to you. Remember...
View ArticleLast Two Days, but It Might Be a Four Book Project
The Schlock Mercenary Kickstarter for volumes 14 and 15 of the long-running comic space opera has funded to a level where it will include a short fiction collection of non-Schlock Mercenary stuff. I...
View ArticleShafter’s Shifters and the Dragons of Damaxuri – a sample
PROLOGUE “Name?” “Lu” “Occupation?” “Detective.” “Planet, station, or vessel of first residence?” “Luna.” “You’re ‘Lu from Luna?’” “It’s what happens when you’re allowed to choose your own name within...
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Last 24 Hours: Get Four Books!
The Schlock Mercenary Kickstarter for books 14 and 15 has cleared another stretch goal, and backers who get those two books now get electronic versions of The Howard Tayler Retrospective Sketchbook and...
View ArticleThe Kickstarter Ended, You Funded All The Things
Our Kickstarter closed at $4,000+ past the final stretch goal, which means not only are backers getting four books, they’re making me write a fifth one. Which means it’s time for me to get back to...
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
I finally made it back out of the house to see a movie. I wish I’d enjoyed the movie more. Fantastic Crimes of Beastly Grindelwald or Something Like That suffers from some altogether too common...
View ArticleEvery Day is Thanksgiving Here
Today is Thanksgiving here in the US, a holiday one might describe as a celebration of plenty through ritualistic overconsumption. In that light I’d be sending the wrong message if I said that every...
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Shop Schlock Mercenary for the Holidays
The Schlock Mercenary store¹has sections for sale-priced merchandise, and clearance items. Either category (or perhaps both!) may help you meet your holiday shopping needs. Of note, the Planet...
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
Up until about a third of the way through the film, Ralph Breaks the Internet had me worried. It wasn’t doing anything new, and the conflict was a pretty soft one, and I was afraid the film wasn’t...
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Robin Hood
On a hunch, I decided to treat Robin Hood as a secondary world low-magic fantasy in which I’m allowed to forget everything I have learned about Earth’s Europe’s seventh century weapon technology, and...
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Mary Poppins Returns
As a kid I watched the original Mary Poppins a great many times. The film is indelibly etched in my brain. Did adult me have doubts that Mary Poppins Returns could be worth my time? Of course. But...
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Aquaman
On the one hand, Jason Momoa is frighteningly formidable, so I would never tell him to his face that Aquaman was anything short of awesome. On the other hand, Mr. Momoa seems genuinely nice, very much...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Filmmakers, especially those working on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, have done a fine job of showing us what super-hero movies can be. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, shows us what a comic-book...
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