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New Greg Stolze Kickstarter drops on (I think) Monday.

It’s called I DREAM OF INSOMNIA, and is a “collection of Greg Stolze’s recent horror, crime and science fiction short stories.” I’ve like Greg’s stuff ever since UNKNOWN ARMIES, which at this rate is a game I might have time to finally get to play in the afterlife. Such is life, and check out the Kickstarter when it officially drops.

Crunching numbers on next year’s Kickstarter.

It’s not entirely a great time, honestly. To start off with, I’m going to have to change the focus from doing another volume of TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION to funding BANSHEE BEACH (the next Tom Vargas novel). The RPG project is going to get shelved entirely for another year, and I’m probably going to end up squeezing as much as I can to pay for an audiobook for TINSEL RAIN*. This has not been a great time to sell books, economically speaking. Which also means that I’ll have more expenses, including things like covers and map updates. I’m going to be reaching out to people and finding out what their new rates are. Yay inflation! …Can’t be helped, though. People need to eat.

All of which means that my Kickstarter goal this time is going to be higher. A good bit higher, likely. I’m not really thrilled about that, but what can you do? …Except sell more books, I guess. Go ahead and click the links!

Moe Lane

*I think that there’s a market there, but the way we did the FROZEN DREAMS audiobook was ultimately self-defeating from a marketing standpoint. Ach, well, live and learn.

#commissionearned

The raw file for the SECRET WORLD LEGENDS TTRPG is available to Kickstarter backers.

If you backed the SECRET WORLD LEGENDS Kickstarter, check your email. You should have a gotten a link to the raw text. There’s no art, no layout, just words; I’ve been flipping through, and it looks pretty good so far. I’m wondering if they’re going to be statting the PC that I paid to have show up in the game*; it’d be interesting to see what her level actually is. Personally, I’ve always felt that I play one of the single most okay characters in that MMO, but it’d be nice to have that confirmed.

Moe Lane

*I’ve seen the artwork for Morganey (my aforementioned character), but I can’t wave it around yet. Star Anvil Studios asked me not to until they’re closer to production.

The Good Omens: the Official (and Ineffable) Graphic Novel Kickstarter.

Oooooh. The Good Omens: the Official (and Ineffable) Graphic Novel Kickstarter doesn’t remotely need my help though, mind you. In fact, it might hit a million by the end of the day. There’s an existing fanbase, is what I’m saying.

The FANTASTIC FLOPS Kickstarter.

Not just because FANTASTIC FLOPS will have a Ken Hite essay on it for WICKER MAN, although that would have been enough. There’s a bunch of movies in the list that I like, and I want to hear about them. Admittedly, I’m assuming that the writers like those movies, too – but that’s reasonable, right? I mean, it defies reason to think that Ken Hite doesn’t like WICKER MAN. He’s a civilized human being!

#commissionearned

The Triangle Agency, Paranormal Investigation TTRPG Kickstarter.

I am not getting the Triangle Agency, Paranormal Investigation TTRPG Kickstarter, largely because I can’t really afford it*. But I have to say: their Kickstarter video game is on point. It’s enticing, and well put together.

*Not in the sense that it’s that, or pay the light bill. But it’s too expensive for an impulse buy, particularly since I’ll never likely play it. One must be sensible about these things.