Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SnoutCast #71: "It Belongs in a Museum?"

Curtis and DeeAnn discuss the value of Game artifacts and souvenirs. In other news, would you like to support Curtis in the Clarion UCSD Write-a-Thon? KTHXBAI


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00:00 - "priceless"
01:56 - leftovers from The WHO Game
03:25 - who keeps all this stuff?
05:23 - would a "Museum of The Game" be a good idea?
11:15 - game museum != puzzle museum
12:34 - Elvis != TMBG
15:47 - a hunt experience > puzzles alone
19:23 - yet another moviemaking analogy
25:31 - what have we learned, Charlie Brown?
30:27 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "My Monkey" by Jonathan Coulton

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CKL DeeAnn

Monday, June 27, 2011

I Write, You Donate

It's real simple: I commit to writing at least 1,024 words a day for 42 consecutive days, and you donate some money to the Clarion Foundation. As little or as much as you want, fully tax-deductible, to support their annual "boot camp" for science fiction and fantasy writers.

Donate now!

Why you should donate: In addition to feeling good about supporting the arts, if I meet both my wordcount goal (likely) and donation target (uncertain), I will send each of my donors a unique, personalized digital artifact. No, I'm not going to tell you what it is; if you want to find out, donate!

As an additional incentive to any fellow Sea Monkeys reading this, I'll match every dollar you donate to Clarion with a contribution to my own #JCCC2 fund. (If I don't end up going on the 2012 cruise, I'll donate that money to an appropriate charity--most likely Child's Play--or just buy myself a pony. Could go either way on that.)

My specific project goals for the next six weeks include:
  • rewriting a novella and submitting it to WOTF (deadline: 6/30);
  • final rewrite of a novel, and starting agent queries;
  • first draft of a short story collaboration with my wife;
  • a new 512 every Friday;
  • more short stories; and
  • better short stories.
I'm not taking requests as such, but since I have to crank out 512 Words every week, donors should feel free to suggest story ideas.

(Read more about my participation this year, and see the results of my write-a-thoning last year and the year before that.)

CKL

Friday, June 24, 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

SnoutCast #70: "Henching the Night Away"

Our spoiler-free WHO Game (Seattle) recap! In which we talk about some general topics, generally, as they relate to WHO, in general.


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00:00 - "horrible"
03:05 - locations, briefly
04:19 - actors
08:29 - inter-team cooperation
13:33 - data collection
21:50 - Midnight Madness, playtesting, etc.
30:16 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton

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CKL DeeAnn

Friday, June 17, 2011

Friday Flash Fiction: "No Longer Buried"

I started this piece by asking the question "what makes you angry?" I didn't actually answer that question here, but I might in a longer story.

Read "No Longer Buried" at 512 Words or Fewer

CKL

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

SnoutCast #69: "Preparation Contemplation"

Remember, kids: don't drink and podcast.


[ Download mp3 - 30 MB ]

00:00 - Teaser: teamwork and cats
01:56 - "logistical"
03:05 - Listener Mail in response to "Supplies!"
05:19 - preparing for The WHO Game
10:11 - van rental reminders
15:07 - more about food safety
19:49 - DeeAnn's complicated relationship with Monopoly
21:03 - the value of pre-Game activities, even if not supply-related
27:00 - "every era is a 'resourcefulness era'"
31:34 - The End

Got a comment or question? E-mail podcast@snout.org or post at snout.org/podcast!

Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Shop Vac" by Jonathan Coulton

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CKL DeeAnn

Friday, June 10, 2011

Friday Flash Fiction: "Oliver Comes Home"

This is actually part of a longer story set in the same world as "Kangaroo's First Day with the Eye." And that story is background for the Kangaroo novel I'm still working on. I should really finish that soon. I know, I'm a lazy bastard. Somebody give me a deadline! Please. SRSLY

Read "Oliver Comes Home" at 512 Words or Fewer

CKL

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

SnoutCast #68: "Customer Service"

Featuring DeeAnn's triumphant return!


[ Download mp3 - 27 MB ]

00:00 - Teaser: Cat Commentary
02:03 - "lucrative"
02:53 - DeeAnn's less-than-stellar Microsoft customer service experience
10:28 - jingoism, comics, and what?
11:30 - why Snout GC offers phone support with live humans
14:46 - different help systems, different Game experiences
21:31 - yet another Hogwarts Game anecdote
25:00 - what have we learned, Charlie Brown?
29:03 - The End

Got a comment or question? E-mail podcast@snout.org or post at snout.org/podcast!

Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Baby Got Back" by Jonathan Coulton

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CKL DeeAnn Jasper Tye

Friday, June 03, 2011

Friday Flash Fiction: "Stronger"

Just in case you haven't noticed, this week's story and the three previous are all part of the same fictional world. If I ever pitch it as a comic book, I'll call it Fearless Five (possibly with the last "s" in "Fearless" replaced by the numeral "5"--edgy!).

More plausibly, I'll probably write another connected series of 512s about these characters. Not immediately, but soon. Already thinking about how to structure a coherent overall narrative in flash-sized chunks.

Read "Stronger" at 512 Words or Fewer

CKL

Jon Stewart Likes Pizza


I like pizza, too.



That's all.

CKL