Name a Necromancer (and His Dog!)
Coming up with character names can be a lot of fun, but sometimes I'm juggling so many different characters from so many different stories that I just can't come up with anything appropriate on my own!
Luckily, that's where you guys come in.
I recently wrote a short story that will be part of the Year of Stories in June. It's about a sort of Industrial Age necromancer, a suburban Dr. Frankenstein, if you will. I see him as an antihero that I can get some decent mileage out of. I want him to have a good, solid name, and I think you are just the person to give it to him.
Sound like fun? Head over to the Store and snap up the character naming rights before someone else does! As an added bonus, you'll also get the chance to name the character's little pet dog. The cost for these naming rights is $10.
Happy brainstorming!
Year of Stories – Week 19
Check out this week's free short story, Adaptations.
An apocalypse has ravaged the planet, dousing the world in deadly radiation. But nature has a way of rolling with the punches, and humans are pretty resilient, themselves, when they have to be. Certain species of worms have turned out to absorb radiation while they're passing through the intestines, and a new industry has grown up around the incredible creatures. Now Boss Osman and his crew have taken to breeding the grubs in illegal labs and exporting their crop to the desert. They're going to be rich! What could possibly go wrong?
Thank you to everyone who watched me live-write the first draft of this story, and who provided feedback and suggestions throughout that process.
Podcast: Happy, um, Wednesday
Happy, er, Wednesday... Here's episode 15 of my podcast, with my special cohost, Calvin William Sevenhuysen.
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Show Notes
0:01 Introduction and announcements. The Special People IndieGoGo campaign is a success! Thanks everyone! There are still targets to hit, too. :)
5:30 Year of Stories: The May YoS collection is now available for purchase. Discussions of The Valley, Memoirs of the Model Agent chapter 2, and The Interno.
10:26 Sign-off.
Questions
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Year of Stories – Week 18
The Year of Stories is undergoing a bit of change.
I've decided not to offer individual short stories for sale anymore. I'll still be bundling together each month's worth of stories if you want to read them in advance of when they go up here on the site, but the amount of time and effort required to make them individually available has turned out not to be worthwhile, especially with a new baby taking up more of my time.
Don't worry; you'll still get a free short story every Monday! Today the offering is The Interno, a 1,700-word sci-fi comedy.
Dr. Graeme Carter and Dr. Jefferson Parkindale have been coworkers for many years, but lately Dr. Parkindale has been acting, well, a little more eccentric than usual. He smiles more, for one thing. In fact, he never seems to stop smiling anymore. Does the mysterious new Interno technology have something to do with it?
Enjoy!
Year of Stories – Week 17
Welcome to week 17 of the Year of Stories!
Free this week is Memoirs of the Model Agent: The Associate Bilateral Forthchancellor and Her Daughter, a 2,500-word sci-fi comedy that acts as Chapter 2 of the earlier How I Rescued Mr. Dimbles. Read it now! You can also buy it for 99¢ in the Store.
Synopsis
Agent Connolly continues to rise through the ranks of the Chancellorate's security forces. She finds herself the personal bodyguard to the daughter of the Associate Bilateral Forthchancellor. At a school track meet, chaos erupts, and she finds herself caught up in a dangerous and reckless conspiracy.
The highlighted Store release for this week is The Interno, a 1,700-word sci-fi piece. Read it now for only $0.99!
Synopsis
Dr. Graeme Carter and Dr. Jefferson Parkindale have been coworkers for many years, but lately Dr. Parkindale has been acting, well, a little more eccentric than usual. He smiles more, for one thing. In fact, he never seems to stop smiling anymore. Does the mysterious new Interno technology have something to do with it?
To read previously released stories, check out the Year of Stories page.
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