Well, I guess we get to mark another one off the list of Snow Crash technological prophecies. (And the book's whole idea of "gargoyles" already almost got busted by the shutdown of Google Glass.)
A red wing overlaid with blue and pink sparkles and text that reads: Gabriel knew being queer and neurodivergent would bring extra challenges in college, but he has no idea what it means for him to be a... Blood Dhampir. Book two of the Found Humanity series. A novel by H.S. Kallinger
It's coming, and the wait will be over faster than you expect!
On May 1st, Gabby's adventure continues. Pre-orders are available now!
Kindle: a.co/d/06f4gPfY
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Itch: hs-kallinger.itch.io/blood-dhampir
Why not make it more appealing to the younger generations? (And you get Disgaea fans as an added bonus.)
A very good learning, they say.
Going to fact check you on this one. Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords, is the chief strategy officer at D2D. Kris Austin is the CEO.
A panel from Defenders that shows Hulk walking away with Dr. Strange and Valkyrie. He says “COME, FRIENDS--LET US GO AWAY FROM THIS DUMB PLACE.”
What a week.
a two panel meme panel 1 - geordi signalling 'no' with the text data centres and images of data centres Panel 2 - geordi signalling 'yes' with the text "data centaurs" and a crudely edited image of the character data from star trek pasted on top of a centaur
do you ever wake up at 3am and think "shit that's a good idea, I better write that down so I can share it later on"
Where else I might go after it all, I don't know.
But I'm not slowing down, even for this. Heirs of Hyarch will continue as planned, with Book Four still scheduled to kick off publicly on May 8th. Patreon subscribers will get the first chapter a week early, as usual.
Buckle up. The ride continues.
This will mean that POD paperbacks will become unavailable, at least for a while. I am looking into other options for print, but it make take a bit to get those up and running.
So if you don't want to read Heirs of Hyarch digitally, you better act quickly.
Finally, as for D2D itself, I do have more time than I originally thought, but assuming they don't back down (still possible, but I'm not crossing my fingers), the plan is to wind down my use of them over the next few months.
Before the end of the year, I fully expect to have shut down my account.
Fourth, I had mentioned these plans on the Patreon, but it's best to accelerate them to ensure I have a lot more on these storefronts to draw in readers.
So this summer, look forward to me re-releasing my old Thadrick Clant ebooks! They will also be given a fresh coat of paint - new covers and all.
Second, I have upgraded the ebook files on itch. They now should look aesthetically better going forward.
Third, I am pulling the ebooks from sale on Patreon (which isn't really made for that) and instead creating redirect pages that will send people to the books' itch or Payhip pages.
First, I have now opened a PayHip storefront. You can find both current volumes of Heirs of Hyarch there, and Book Three will go on sale there on May 1st as well.
I'm getting a way better cut there than any of the storefronts D2D partnered with, so there's no reason for you not to check it out.
Alright, so let's go over some of the things that are going to happen as a result of people at Draft2Digital deciding to wear pants on their heads when making business decisions.
You know, the kind of thing that happens way too often.
Thread to follow.
I think the most telling part of this was that @draft2digital.bsky.social tried to hide it there: no social media posts, no banner notification on the main website.
So anyway, time to scramble to reorient my plans for Book Three's ebook release in two and a half weeks. No big deal, right? 🙃
Hey, I’m in a bad way. I’ve had to get some emergency stuff because i had to go to the hospital- blood clot; I’m still recovering + might have to go back- between that & SNAP still giving me the runaround, funds are super tight.
If you can help AT ALL:
paypal.me/legalnamessuck is my PayPal link.
ICYMI:
I can. LibreOffice is very good. 😉
In fairness, there are ways to organize files and documents independent of anything Google owned.
A drawing of a Muppet-y Cloud Strife riding on a Big-Bird-like chocobo.
From this day in 2021: My nephews were curious about Final Fantasy after seeing a Moogle I drew and I described Chocobos as looking "kind of like Big Bird" so then I had to draw it.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
...among the dust, a gem glitters brightest...
The final chapter of Book Three of Heirs of Hyarch is now live!
Royal Road: www.royalroad.com/fiction/7361...
Scribble Hub: www.scribblehub.com/read/1351695...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/heirs-...
#Fantasy #Adventure #Romance #WebSerial
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
...among the dust, a gem glitters brightest...
The final chapter of Book Three of Heirs of Hyarch is now live!
Royal Road: www.royalroad.com/fiction/7361...
Scribble Hub: www.scribblehub.com/read/1351695...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/heirs-...
#Fantasy #Adventure #Romance #WebSerial
A McDonald’s where the sign has been reduced to McDo.
There is no McTry.
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️
Fifty-two years ago today, a Black man broke a White man's home run record. He used the death threats he received to give a big "fuck you" to the racists who sent them. 🖕🏾😝
Thanks Hank.
#KeepItWoke
#ProudBlue
#ResisatnceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
people.com/sports/hank-...
I laid down with my cat curled up against my leg for an hour.
As much as she drives me up a wall sometimes, she does her part to keep me grounded and sane.
ICYMI:
Me discovering while editing for the ebook that I had a line of dialogue written out twice in a row: I aM a PrOfEsSiOnAl WrItEr
(For context, this error was published in the web serial for the better part of a year. Now it's fixed.)
ICYMI (and/or prefer ebook shopping on a different platform)...
The Spellking's Heir: books2read.com/u/b5gxGG
The Elefae Champion: books2read.com/u/3G69ZL
#IndieApril #BookSale #Ebook
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