tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20962683894392014262024-03-05T18:47:12.550-08:00Nick ValentinoSex, Drugs and LiteratureNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-8063654850178794292016-07-02T05:00:00.000-07:002016-07-02T05:00:08.708-07:00The Squad-Up Contest For Comic Con this year, the fine folks at DC Comics are doing a Squad-Up Contest in promotion of their movie Suicide Squad. Basically, it's a cosplay contest for each member of the Suicide Squad and our own, Elizabeth Valentino has entered as Harley Quinn! She's put a ton of work in on the costume, getting each tiny detail perfect.<br />
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So we need your help. Until July 4th (Monday) we need you to vote as much as possible. (You can vote once an hour!) for Elizabeth. There is no sign up at all, just click the link each hour (or as much as you can) and click vote and she will have a chance to not only go to Comic Con in San Diego but will be a VIP guest of the Suicide Squad! Awesome right?!<br />
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She's kicking butt right now, in the top ten. So we need as many votes as we can get over the holiday weekend. Thank so many of you for doing this already, and thank you in advance for any votes you can muster over the next few days.<br />
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Just click this link and vote. Easy as pie.<br />
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<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-51437218361470534752016-03-31T10:20:00.000-07:002016-03-31T10:20:03.772-07:00The Dreadfuls Issue 3Issue number 3 of the Scary and Naughty Dreadfuls are available now! We are super excited about these spooky and sinful steampunk stories. Of course, the Naughty Dreadful comes with a custom photo-set that you will not want to miss.<br />
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Issue #4 is going to come out quickly. The photoshoot for it will happen in April in the amazing Port Townsend, WA at the Belmont Hotel. So get your issues quickly!<br />
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As always, individual issues can be delivered right to your door and can be inexpensively purchased at <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/#!shoppe/cfvg">http://www.thedreadfuls.com/#!shoppe/cfvg</a><br />
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We also have a ton of cool news coming up about Eva. We should be allowed to tell you next week! So stay tuned.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-41179296555224565582015-11-02T13:13:00.000-08:002015-11-02T13:21:16.692-08:00The 31 Days of HalloweenEvery year, Liz and I binge watch as many scary movies as we can in October. It's such a fun tradition and we usually find some really great movies as well as some absolute stinkers. This year was no different. Here's what we watched:<br />
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The Shining*<br />
Aliens*<br />
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter*<br />
The Village*<br />
Odd Thomas<br />
Paranormal Activity 2*<br />
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Big Bad<br />
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Nurse<br />
Tremors 4 The Beginning<br />
Human Centipede 3 The Final Sequence<br />
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<b>1) Nurse</b><br />
Nurse is an awesome indy movie about a crazed nurse that kills her patients. It kind of puts you on edge while still having some campy (but not too campy) elements. And it was hilarious at times. It reminded me of American Mary (another awesome movie) but with Nurses. Shot and acted well.<br />
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<b>2) Human Centipede 3 The Final Sequence </b><br />
The Human Centipede movies have been gnarly since the first one. The first one was shocking enough. The second was just down right awesomely nasty. But the third one takes all of that to super crazy-land. It was possibly the most un-politically correct movie I have ever seen. It was also totally funny. The prison warden (also the bad guy from the first movie) was absolutely out of control. It's too bad this is the last one.<br />
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I've been seeing VHS pop up Netflix for a long time and I've heard enough about it to peak my interest. Basically, some buglers break into a house to steal a VHS tape but there are a lot of tapes. As they go through them, there are a ton of strange murders that have been filmed. My favorite was the demon/succubus thingy. A totally fun watch. <br />
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I don't know how this even got made. It was weird, and I still don't really know what was going on. The clocks all said 131313... and there was a date of 131313... I sort of get that they could get away with making 11111 a few years ago because that was sort of a thing but now... it's just a wreck.<br />
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Liz and I are honored to be celebrity guests this year at <a href="http://www.ifconvictoria.com/">IFCON </a>in Victoria British Columbia. We're so excited to be a part of this for a ton of reasons. The con benefits the BC Children's Hospital, which is the coolest reason to have a conference, and the good news is the entire conference is almost SOLD OUT!<br />
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Liz and I will be there selling <a href="http://www.thedreadfus.com/">dreadfuls</a>, posters, pictures, patches so look for us at a corner booth in the vendor hall. We also have a ton of events we are doing/going to attend.<br />
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<b>Friday October 30th</b> <b>7PM</b> We will be at the VIP Meet and Greet off site at The Royal Canadian Legion<br />
<b>Saturday October 31st 4PM</b> - (In the Small Workshop Room)We will have our Naughty and Scary Dreadful Panel<br />
<b>Saturday October 31st</b> at <b>9PM</b> at The Royal Canadian Legion - We will be guest judges at the adult costume contest (and we get to hang out with Ari Lehman, AKA the first Jason from Friday the 13th)<br />
<b>Sunday November 1st</b> Liz is doing a celebrity photo op (all proceeds go to the BC Children's Hospital) this is at 2PM in the vendor hall.<br />
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There will be a ton, and I mean a ton of guests from TV, movies, comics, art... this could go on and on. There are movie screenings, panels, photo ops, food trucks, special demonstrations, a masquerade ball, live bands, once in a lifetime celebrity panel opportunities... There's so much, I can't even keep track of it all. Pretty much, if you like anything that has to do with pop culture, it's going to be there.<br />
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So if you are in the area, or are thinking of traveling, get your tickets quickly! Check out their <a href="http://www.ifconvictoria.com/">website </a>for all the info: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ifcon-victoria-2015-tickets-16188679777">Get Tickets Here</a><br />
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<b>IFCON</b><br />
<b>October 31 - November 1 2015</b><br />
<b>Pearkes Recreation Centre </b><br />
<b>3100 Tillicum Rd</b><br />
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I know so much insane work has gone into this and we want to thank everyone involved that has literally spent years making this happen. See you all in Canada soon!<br />
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For anyone in the North West or looking to make an awesome trip to Canada, There are a VERY few tickets left for IFCON in Victoria BC October 31-November 1. Get them qucik, this is going to be a shockingly amazing con. <a href="http://www.ifconvictoria.com/">http://www.ifconvictoria.com/</a><br />
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Harley Quinn gets her own comic series! This looks to be pretty awesome. No doubt DC is upping their Harley game in preparation for Suicide Squad. <a href="http://cosmiccomicslv.com/latest-news/harley-quinn-gets-her-own-series/">http://cosmiccomicslv.com/latest-news/harley-quinn-gets-her-own-series/</a><br />
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Need steampunk/Victorian/justawesomestuff? Shop at the awesome Frenzy Universe! <a href="http://frenzyuniverse.com/index.html">http://frenzyuniverse.com/index.html</a><br />
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The steampunk TV show, Steampunk'd, ends on Wednesday! See who wins on GSN this Wednesday. <a href="http://www.gsntv.com/show/steampunkd/">http://www.gsntv.com/show/steampunkd/</a><br />
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Need more steampunk? Of course you do! Check out the awesome cosplayer Steamunk Boba Fett: <a href="http://steampunkbobafett.tumblr.com/">http://steampunkbobafett.tumblr.com/</a><br />
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In 2010 I attended my first con as a vendor. My first steampunk book, Thomas Riley, had just come out and I picked a con that seemed pretty cool that was close to Nashville. It was Shadow Con. Honestly, I was a bit nervous. I had no idea how smaller cons worked or how people would be. I'd been to San Diego Comic Con before and to Dragon Con, but never to a more regional and strictly fan driven one. This time I was on panels and selling my own book and really on my own in the world of Fandom for the first time. That can be scary! I mean, did the steampunks speak in British Accents all the time? Would everyone judge me for my limited knowledge of Klingon or my poor skills at Warcraft? I had no idea.<br />
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At Shadowcon, I set my table up and everyone was insanely nice to me. They all were so cool. This includes one Stuart "Shorty" Bergman. He was a huge man with long hair and beard. Instantly intimidating. He was the nicest guy you could have met. He welcomed me to the con, hung out at my table and talked about, well everything and I just met the guy! Later, I ended up at his little room party in the hotel where we had "The Blue Stuff" which he then told me was his version of Romulan Ale. It was like a billion different kinds of liquor with Blue Curaco for color. At the end of this life defining conference, Shorty even sold me my first bottle of Mead, which I was really excited about.<br />
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I saw Shorty several more times, at Midsouthcon and again at Shadowcon the following year. We talked Facebook after I moved to Washington and he always made it a point to chat me up when he saw me online. I still regret not being able to go to the Memphis fandom con he helped launch.<br />
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I found out yesterday that Shorty's battle with Cancer had ended and I wouldn't get the pleasure of seeing Shorty's gleeful face or cheers him with a nearly poisonous amount of Blue Stuff.<br />
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Shorty was so kind to me when I was just starting out and he helped ease me into an entire culture that I was quite nervous about when I started. And through the years, he always stayed in contact. Fandom all over has lost an icon, a bright light, and a hell of a guy.<br />
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Rest In Peace, Shorty. I will miss you.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-78403192293136158322015-10-02T11:55:00.000-07:002015-10-02T11:55:03.816-07:00Steamposium 2015<a href="http://seattle-steamposium.com/">Steamposium </a>is the newest steampunk conference in Seattle, and man is it fun. This year they had stars from Warehouse 13, Steamgirl, and the new GSN show, <a href="http://www.gsntv.com/show/steampunkd/">Steampunk'd</a>, We not only vended this year but also took part in panels. We met a ton of new awesome people and got to hang out with some of our old Northwest steampunk friends. Last year was awesome, but this year ratcheted it up a notch with more going on and more night time activities. This year I actually got to see the costume contest as well which was a cool treat. Shockingly cool costumes. It always amazes me how people can come up with such complex and detailed costumes.<br />
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Like just about every con, we can't wait until next year where there is rumor that Liz might be able to do a <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">Naughty Dreadful</a> Pajama Party!<br />
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Next up for us is <a href="http://ifconvictoria.com/">IFCON </a>in Victoria British Columbia Oct 31-Nov 1st. See you in Canada!<br />
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Me with Brewskibot! Steampunk R2D2 that will serve drinks!</div>
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Lizzie at post con sushi back in Gig Harbor. </div>
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Liz and I are so stoked to be returning to <a href="http://dragoncon.org/">Dragon Con</a> in Atlanta GA this year! We will be on a bunch of panels so I thought it would be appropriate to put our schedule here, (For our reference as well) During the weekend, we'll be a part of no less than seven hours of programming, so please stop by and say hi. (Also, apologies for not listing all the panelists on every panel. I'm a spaz and can't find the complete lists)<br />
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For anyone coming to Dragon Con this year, we're super excited to see all of our old friends again! Liz will be doing some fabulous cosplay as well, so we will be out and about but if we somehow don't run into you, here is where we will be panel-wise.<br />
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<b>Growing Up Steampunk (Nick)</b><br />
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Panelists: Ciara Knight, Nick Valentino</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Imagine yourself in a gin-soaked haze, lounging about on a velvet settee... Steampunk After Dark presents the music for that moment with a live podcast by That Darling DJ Duo! Featuring not only the music of the era but also live commentary, adult themes and steamy good company.
Moderator: That Darling DJ Duo
Panelists: Crystal Bright, Elizabeth Valentino, Frenchy & the Punk, Kathryn Hinds</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">11:30 PM</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">This panel will feature both authors and collectors who have come together to make you sweat! With titillation, tease and with some mild trepidation they will read excerpts from both their own works as well as those that have inspired them.
Moderator: Odetta von Kasek
Panelists: Delilah S. Dawson, Elizabeth Valentino, Nico Murray, Sarah Hunter</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">The demimonde are the fringes of society. The penny dreadfuls were slang for cheap fiction. Learn how they relate to Showtime's hit show in this joint author panel from the Horror and Alternate History Tracks.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">10PM</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">As an exploration of the origins of the modern hedonist's lifestyle, our experts will delve into the humble origins of pornography, sexual deviance and sex workers. From behind closed doors and into the public dungeon we will delve into the decadence and the darker deviant aspects of sexuality.</span><br />
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<b>Vintage Advice and Accessories for the Modern Gentleman (Nick)</b><br />
Westin Augusta 3<br />
Sun Sept 6<br />
5:30 PM<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">The philosophy of a gentleman entails rules of bearing, style and etiquette. This holistic panel is sure to be educational for all genders. With this truly magnificent assemblage of gentleman, you are sure to gain new knowledge in the art of gentlemanliness</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Steampunk is out there in our books, comics, movies, and so much more. How do we pass on this knowledge to the new generation of fans? This discussion panel of authors and fans talk about how to introduce children and young adults to the wide and complex world of steampunk.</span><br />
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We just got finished with the latest photo shoot for the Naughty Dreadful Issue #3, and I have to say these are the best photos yet! The models were awesome, the photographer absolutely knocked these out of the park. Of course I can only give you the teaser right now but I'm sure I'll be sharing more soon. I can tell you that the newest Naughty Dreadful will have a western theme as you can tell from the pic. <div>
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Barring that something else pop up, (which it very well might) our next conference will be the <a href="http://seattle-steamposium.com/">Steamposium </a>in Downtown Seattle. Last year was an absolute blast and this year looks to be ten times as big. We will be there vending yet again and this time we will have at least four issues of the dreadfuls.</div>
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Speaking of the Dreadfuls, check out the website and pick up your single copies or yearly subscriptions today! <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">http://www.thedreadfuls.com/</a></div>
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The late great Jay Lake used to do a thing on his blog called, Link Salad, where he would give useful and relevant links to the community. In honor of his awesomeness, I want to start doing the same thing to help spread the word on things great, fun, rewarding, etc. Here we go!<br /><div>
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The Steampunk, Circuspunk, neo Victorican, everything band, <b>This Way to Egress</b> got robbed while on tour. Lame right? You can check out their story and help them recover with a small donation here. <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/wzcsb4">http://www.gofundme.com/wzcsb4</a></div>
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<b>Tales From The Goth Librarian II</b> is OUT NOW by the amazing Kimberly Richardson. Published by Dark Oak Press. If you like awesome dark shorts, and finely written poetry, check this out: <a href="http://www.darkoakpress.com/goth2.html">http://www.darkoakpress.com/goth2.html</a></div>
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<b>Steampunk'd</b> - GSN is having a new show this summer on steampunk costuming and creation! The magnificent Kato will be on it as well. Check out the press release here.<a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/15/gsn-to-launch-new-steampunkd-competition-series-this-summer-hosted-by-jeannie-mai/417668/"> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/15/gsn-to-launch-new-steampunkd-competition-series-this-summer-hosted-by-jeannie-mai/417668/</a></div>
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Mega prolific writer, insanely talented guy and probably the coolest dude you will ever meet, <b>Stephen Zimmer</b> has a new book out called Heart of A Lion on Seventh Star Press. You must check this out: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Lion-Stephen-Zimmer/dp/1941706215">http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Lion-Stephen-Zimmer/dp/1941706215</a></div>
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One of my favorite Doom Metal bands, <b>Loss </b>is going on tour this fall!!! If you are on the west coast you must give them a listen. Killer. <a href="http://lossdoom.blogspot.com/">http://lossdoom.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Like Mystery Books? Who doesn't? My amazing friend, <b>Teresa Burrell</b> has another book out in her long running Advocate series, The Advocate's Geocache! Check her page out: <a href="http://teresaburrell.com/">http://teresaburrell.com/</a></div>
Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-71330438412098952912015-06-01T11:49:00.004-07:002015-06-01T11:55:21.441-07:00Amazing Weekend at The Brass Screw ConfederacyWhat an incredible idea. Take the entire Victorian town of Port Townsend, Washington and turn it into a Steampunk haven. The place is so awesome. Almost everything in the downtown area is of Victorian nature. The buildings are old and authentic, the art is awesome, (they have a huge cog statue in the middle of a park.) and the people are wonderfully eclectic. They have several steampunk stores, even the thrift stores advertise their steampunk goods. But none of it is Victorian stuffy at all. There is plenty of punk in their steampunk. They have a volunteer run Food Not Bombs coffee house called The Boiler Room, tons of book stores, unique antique shops, and awesome places to eat and drink.<br />
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<a href="http://brass-screw.org/">The Brass Screw Confederacy</a> is not exactly a con but more of a complete invasion of steampunk goodness in many of the buildings. The museum, the VFW, the rental halls, everything had something going on of the genre. They even had tin plate photographers and roving musicians dressed in appropriate garb on the streets. Port Townsend is to Steampunk what Port Royal was to pirates. Complete immersion with something awesome happening around every corner.<br />
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The crowds were awesome and we had a great time vending. Even the restaurants were fun. We had dinner at the already steampunk flavored, <a href="http://www.cellardoorpt.com/">Cellar Door</a> which is in the basement of a huge Victorian building and another at Sirens, an upstairs gastro-pub overlooking the ocean.<br />
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We stayed at two different places. The Manresa Castle, an old haunted place where priests once roamed the halls (we got one of the three haunted rooms) and The Belmont, a five room hotel smack in the middle of the action with bare brick wall and twenty foot ceilings.<br />
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In addition to vending, they had several things going on in the evening with bands, bars, after parties, and on Saturday night we attended the Hootenany, which took place in a real World War 2 barracks building. They had burlesque, bands, more bars and even an absinthe room. We partook in all of them and it was glorious. Jody Ellen performed as well as the Nathaniel Johnstone band and my favorite steampunk band, <a href="http://marquisofvaudeville.com/">Marquis of Vaudeville</a> from Texas.<br />
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Sunday we took the morning to properly explore the shops. <a href="http://www.worldsendporttownsend.com/#!map/c1q16">The World's End</a> is a steampunk/pirate shop that was too cool. Highly recommend you check that out if you get the chance to visit. We had the honor of vending across from <a href="http://www.otherworldsstore.com/">Otherworlds</a>, which is a steampunk/fantasy horror brick and mortar store in Edmunds Washington who now carry all the current single issues of our Dreadfuls!<br />
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Liz and I can't say how excited we are to get back their next year. It was such a great experience!<br />
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The haunted Manresa Castle. It's said that a woman jumped out of the top floor window above the door. </div>
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This weekend Liz and I will be at The Brass Screw Confederacy in Port Townsend, WA. This is a really neat "Con" that is more of a gathering/transformation of the entire city into a steampunk/Victorian/Alternate History haven for the weekend. There will be bands, vendors, burlesque, meet ups, peep shows, and after parties galore. Yes, I totally said peep shows. We will be there selling <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">Dreadfuls</a>, Steampunk novels, patches, posters and more as featured vendors and we are really excited. Check them out here. <a href="http://brass-screw.org/">http://brass-screw.org/</a><br />
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To add to the awesomeness, we will be staying at the uber- beautiful and haunted <a href="http://manresacastle.com/">Manresa Castle</a>. So we hope to see all our local friends. The event starts on Friday afternoon and goes until Sunday.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-53372675617897980442015-04-30T11:26:00.000-07:002015-04-30T11:26:56.094-07:00All Kinds of Good ThingsThere is so much awesomeness going on right now, I thought I'd share. Lizzie and I are doing tons of stuff so here we go!<br />
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<b>The Gig Harbor Beer Fest</b><br />
While this isn't work related, we are fiends for getting out and exploring everything we can. We've always wanted to go to the local beer fest and this year we are so there! Food and massive amounts of local brews. We can't ask for much more. Looking forward to trying some weird suds. Here's the link for the people in the area. <a href="http://gigharborbeerfestival.com/">http://gigharborbeerfestival.com/</a><br />
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<b>Emerald Downs</b><br />
It's well known that we like to get all snazzy and go to the horse races. This year will be no different. We're heading to derby day this weekend where we will bet and have several Mint Juleps. Go Danzig Moon!!<br />
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<b>The Brass Screw Confederacy</b><br />
It's not a con, it's a massive gathering of awesome steampunk-ness that will take over the Victorian town of Port Townsend WA in less than a month. They have burlesque, music, vendors, peep shows... yes, I said peep shows, and after hours parties for this very special event. We will be there as featured sponsors selling and signing <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">Dreadfuls</a>, books, posters and more! So if you're planning on coming (you totally should if you're in the Pacific Northwest) come say hi and get a drink with us when the vendor hall closes. Check it out, this is a very different steampunk event.<br />
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<b>Dragon Con</b><br />
Lizzie and I are professional guests of the mighty Dragon Con this year. Personally, I've been dying to get back to Atlanta to see so many friends and this is such an honor to be invited to the con. I think we'll be doing panels so I'll let you know more on that when the schedule comes out. Till then, Lizzie is already working on some really fun Cosplay for the weekend. I'll give you some hints: GoT, Planet Terror, maybe Big Hero 6?<br />
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<b>IFCon</b><br />
What can I say, this year we are so humbled by all the awesome cons we get to attend. IFCon is a first year all around blockbuster con happening in Victoria BC. Lizzie and I will not only have an entire booth there, but we will be doing panels and will be the celebrity guest judges at the adult costume contest. We are so excited to get back to Canada. Victoria is such an amazing city. If you've never been, you need to look into going. Imagine a European city with killer nightlife, shockingly awesome architecture and sweet British style pubs.<br />
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<b>Cosplay Cruises</b><br />
Speaking of the masterminds behind IFCon, they are doing something really amazing in less than a year. Cosplay and themed cruises!! They already have a Cosplay Cruise and a Power Ranger Cruise planned but they want your help. They need input on what you would like to see for future cruises. This is a simple, super quick survey (no signup required at all). Help them out and tell what you would like to see. They would be very appreciative for your input and I will give you a hug.<br />
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TN8H7YR">Take the super fast survey</a><br />
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<b>Steamposium</b><br />
Last year's Steamposium was an absolute blast. We got to meet some of the cast from Firefly, Steam Powered Giraffe, Steampunk Boba Fett, and Kato and the Steam Girls... It was awesome. This year we will be back, slinging <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">Dreadfuls </a>and hanging out with some fabulous people at Seattle's newest steampunk convention.<br />
<a href="http://seattle-steamposium.com/">Check out their site here</a><br />
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The great folks at the Victorian Adventure Enthusiast blog wrote a wonderful article on their experience with Liz and I's new Penny Dreadfuls. It's gotten quite a lot of traction with sixty seven Facebook shares right now, so I thought it would be cool to continue to boost the signal.<br />
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Please give them a visit and of course share, like, tweet, pin, comment, link, anything if you feel the love. Thank you so much to The Victorian Adventure Enthusiast and to you for reading and helping with even more signal boost!<br />
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Check them out here: <a href="http://www.victorianadventureenthusiast.com/index/the-dreadfuls-penny-novels-get-a-make-over/">Victorian Adventure Enthusiast</a><br />
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As always, you can visit our site: <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">www.thedreadfuls.com</a> for single issues or yearly subscriptions delivered to your door!Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-69016883758854646462015-04-07T11:06:00.000-07:002015-04-07T11:06:59.621-07:00Norwescon AwesomenessOur second year at Norwescon was yet another great time spent with great people from every corner of fandom. We sat next to author Thomas Gondolfi, and newly Hugo Award nominated Jennifer Brozek. With the second issue of <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">The Dreadfuls</a> literally just out, it was a great opportunity to meet new fans, friends and get to see so much cool stuff.<br />
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George R.R. Martin was the guest of honor so there was plenty of Game of Thrones cosplay and they had an Iron Throne attendees could snap pictures in. Norwescon has always been impressive since they have such a wide variety of fandom going on. Like many of the mega-cons, there is a big cross section of love for all things pop culture and media and we're just excited to be a small part of it. Thank you Norwescon, we can't wait until next year!<br />
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We have several cons in the works so I'll let you know more as we do, but many exciting things are happening. We just got the email that we will be attending the mighty Dragon Con this year as professionals and we are tickled to death about it! So Atlanta, we will be seeing you in September!<br />
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Without further adieu, pictures from Norwescon!<br />
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The royal court at The Iron Throne!</div>
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A brilliant Pop Up Cafe perfect for GoT fans. Yes, you read that correctly, that says "Reek Dog" I had several of them and they were great! </div>
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<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-12247511370253121932015-02-23T11:46:00.001-08:002015-02-23T11:46:55.276-08:00IFCON Victoria BCSo Lizzie and I are guests at IFCON in Victoria BC this year and I can't tell you how stoked we are! It's going to be a fabulous con, and a super big one! I love Victoria and I can't wait to go back.<br />
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Yesterday, we received the IFCON Magazine and we were on the cover with a full spread and a dual interview. The man putting this on is Bill Code, a friend I originally met at the Victoria Steam Expo in 2010. It's so awesome to meet people achieving long term goals and that are constantly in "the scene". Bill is one of those people, always with something amazing and exciting on his plate.<br />
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Not only will Lizzie and I have a booth at IFCON, (we're right next to the Tardis) but we'll also be doing panels and special things all weekend. If you are in or around the Victoria BC area, we'd love to see new and old friends. Come say hi. We will have lots of issues of the Scary and Naughty Dreadfuls, Posters, Buttons, as well as copies of Thomas Riley, Thomas Riley and The Maelstrom and maybe... just maybe some ultra new awesome surprises!<br />
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For more info, check out the official <a href="http://ifconvictoria.com/Welcome.html">IFCON website</a><br />
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Our interview</div>
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Saturday, the day before my birthday, Lizzie and the kids surprised me with a Crab Boil and gifts of fine spiced rum and beer, which is totally my favorite. We ended the night with a brutal game of Monopoly (which I won) the birthday luck was with me! </div>
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Sunday we had a fabulous breakfast and we went to BJ's for dinner. </div>
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Monday we took off to Seattle to have brunch at Americana. If you make it to Seattle, this place is bad ass and often has an hour wait. The maple glazed pork belly is off the charts awesome. We then hit two record stores for some new vinyl I ended up getting Alt-J, Russian Circles, and Slayer. I've always loved buying music. In between stores we hit a really awesome bar called Hazelwood which was a tiny old style European looking place with vintage cocktails. Then we went to dinner at Poquitos a sweet Mexican restaurant with awesome authentic tacos. Then finally we got to see the final Hobbit movie at IMAX and in 3D. I have to say seeing a movie like that is fabulous! </div>
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It was a great birthday and as always it's a little sad to see the celebrations end but man, it was fun!</div>
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The Crab Boil complete with 4th child (Kaya's BFF and Elsa)</div>
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Lizzie in Twice Sold Books</div>
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Drink at Hazelwood in Bellingham</div>
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First on the updates is that we got to go to The Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque in Seattle at the Showbox. The Showbox is awesome by the way. Very cool place with a domed ceiling and chandeliers all over the place. Oh, and the place has been a club for 75 years... That's insane! So on to the Suicide Girls. Picture this, wonderful tattooed ladies dancing around in sets of sheer modern day nerdy goodness. They did sets of Adventure Time, Donny Darko, The Little Mermaid, and yes... Star Wars! I mean come on, they came out to Die Antwoord's <i>Cookie Thumper </i>that totally set the mood. The show was better than I imagined and I would go back in a heartbeat so if there are any stops left coming to your town, you should totally go. It's pretty awesome. Oh, and their merch is pretty awesome too. </div>
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I saw my first random episode of House MD when I had a fever and was entertained by anything that was on. But this wasn't just an infomercial kind of blind entertainment. This was intriguing! Wonderfully flawed characters, weird medical mysteries and genius ways to solve those mysteries. Lizzie and I started watching more of them as they came on Oxygen or some odd network and we started to fall in love with the show but we wanted to see them all... in order. (Mind you there are 8 seasons with 20+ shows each) Well, Netflix had them all!!! So we did it... Every episode, in order and it was Marvelous! It was such a fun ride and honestly, I'm super sad it is over. I could watch it forever. But they wrapped it up very well and there were so many great twists! I put it on the top shelf along with my other favs, Lost, Twin Peaks and Firefly. </div>
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I love the American Horror Story series. Lizzie won't watch the latest one because of the murderous clown so I'll have to see if I ever have time to squeeze those in on my own. Somehow I missed the second season, Asylum... and it has Chloe Sevigny... So we started that and are zipping through pretty quickly. The first season is my favorite but they are all good. </div>
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So as of today, I have been smoke free for one year and eleven days... I'm pretty excited about that as I really have no desire to ever go back. Yes, I'm still vaping but I feel so much better and there's no coughing, super extended sicknesses and I don't have to go outside every two hours or so, It's so nice to be done with that. </div>
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Finally, our penny dreadfuls are in their final days on the holiday sale, so if you'd like to get them at a discount, time is running out. Enter the code holiday2014 at checkout and get your single copies or yearly subscription at <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">www.thedreadfuls.com</a> </div>
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In honor of Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday Lizzie and I are getting in on the madness with a 10% discount on your entire order starting today! We figure The Dreadfuls fit in all those categories, so get your single copies OR your yearly subscription with the additional discount now at: <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">www.thedreadfuls.com</a><br />
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If you like scary steampunk stories, naughty steampunk stories or fantasy steampunk stories, we have drqadfuls for you! What is a dreadful you might ask? They are small inexpensive publications with an original short story just like the old Penny Dreadfuls of yesteryear. They also contain tips, recipes, ads, and all types of fun information related to steampunk and Victorian culture. So head on over to www.thedreadfuls.com and get your copies or subscription today. We can deliver them to your door before the holidays!<br />
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<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-66461455443975765242014-11-19T12:44:00.000-08:002014-11-19T12:44:23.107-08:00The 32 Days of HalloweenEvery year during the month of October and the few days surrounding it, Lizzie and I make it a point to only watch horror movies in honor of our favorite holiday. Halloween! The awesome part is we get to discover a lot of good movies that we'd never give a chance before. This year was no different. we laughed at some and were quite impressed with the others. Here's the breakdown for 2014:<br />
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Anna<br />
The Signal<br />
The Haunting of Helena<br />
Rosemary's Baby (the 4 hour miniseries one)<br />
Silent Hill Revelation<br />
A Haunting at Silver Lake<br />
A Hunting in Connecticut Ghosts of Georgia (Yeah, the title confuses me)<br />
Haunter<br />
The Bell With Haunting<br />
American Mary<br />
The Awakening<br />
Devil's Pass<br />
Children of The Corn<br />
Forbidden Girl<br />
Bloodwork<br />
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The Signal<br />
American Mary<br />
Bloodwork<br />
Devil's Pass<br />
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American Mary<br />
A weird, gory story of a med student that gets into the world of body modification not only for revenge.<br />
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So check the top 4 out. Although some of them might be a bit low budget, Bloodwork (Not Clint Eastwood) and Devil's Pass, were pretty cool takes on some fresh horror ideas.<br />
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Lizzie and I are so excited to announce the arrival of our new website for our new quarterly publications of The Dreadfuls. The Dreadfuls are a fresh take on the Penny Dreadful but with new stories, new monsters and new adventures. </div>
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Each issue of The Naughty Dreadful has a spicy (18+) short story in it as well as Victorian-esque tips for ladies. The first issue features practical beauty tips that may have been forgotten through time. To add to the excitement, each naughty dreadful comes with a custom sexy color photo shoot inside each edition. Yes, a centerfold if you will. But wait, there's more! To add to your ocular pleasure, every issue will have full color posters from the photo shoots with pictures not in the magazine (sold separately and once again quite inexpensive)<br />
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The photo shoots are done by some of the brightest and most talented photographers in the region, professional makeup and we feature some of the most red hot up and coming models in the industry. Lizzie wrote the first story, The Sanguine Deceit, a twisty yet sexy yarn about a mysterious woman that ends up on the doorstep of a lady inventor.<br />
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Want a little more chills in your read? The Scary dreadful features a braand spanking new spooky story from some of the best Steampunk and Horror writers in the underground and will feature custom art from new talented artists in every issue. I had the pleasure of writing the first story, called The Age of Wonder, about an private investigator in Lexington, Kentucky that encounters some otherworldly artifacts that lead him to a life changing and world altering adventure.<br />
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We debuted The Dreadfuls at this year's Steamposium in Seattle and it was a huge success! So, if you'd like to get something fun in your mailbox, check out an issue of The Dreadfuls at the <a href="http://www.thedreadfuls.com/">website</a>!<br />
<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-42681390609082766302014-09-30T17:38:00.000-07:002014-09-30T17:43:13.775-07:00SteamposiumSadly, 2013 was the end of the Steamcon, the con that started it all for steampunk conventions. That left a huge void in Seattle for a large steampunk-centric convention. I was overjoyed to hear that a new one called Steamposium was going to try their hand at it at a convention center right on the pier in downtown.<br />
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Like so many cons, I can't say enough good things about it. First off, the staff was shockingly amazing. This was Steamposium's first year and everyone was over the top kind and helpful in every way. The convention center itself was magnificent, a large beautiful place with huge windows, and easy access for all the events. We were located in the artist alley area, with the other authors and artists and I have to say we were pleased as punch to see so many of our old friends as attendees, panelists and vendors. It really was some of the cream of the crop all the way around.<br />
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We did well selling our brand new Naughty and Scary Dreadfuls and the entire con was so laid back. There was no pressure from any direction. When there was a slight parking mishap, the con's executive producer personally met us and helped us navigate to our space. For a guy that had everything riding on the con's success, he was the calm, cool and like the rest of the staff, so nice.<br />
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While we spent most of the days in the vendor area, we were able to catch the Firefly panel which was awesomely timed right when the vendor hall closed. It was such a treat to see Jewel Staite and Sean Maher speak. After attending we headed back to our hotel, changed and ran right back out for dinner at the once upon a time morgue turned Irish pub, Kell's. Awesome food by the way. We attended the late night birthday ball with music and bar.<br />
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We were able to sneak out and see steampunk model, Kato and her steamgirls in their custom made lounge and I got to meet Sean Maher! Yes, the wonderful actor that played Simon on Firefly and the inspiration for my character, Thomas Riley. I was nervous but he was so nice he quickly put me at ease and I was actually able to give the man that inspired Thomas Riley a copy of the book! I got a picture with him and as I was walking away, he stopped me and asked me to sign it... I about fainted. What an honor! Yes, I fanboyed a bit but it was such a great experience! I'll never forget it. And it was a super awesome treat to see John Strangeway, AKA Steampunk Boba Fett, our friend from Atlanta running around being amazing. He even took the time to do a mini photo shoot with the kids and sign pictures for them. We hope to see you soon John!<br />
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The con was wonderful and it was successful! We heard they are already planning next year. So stoked to go back. There's not enough thumbs up I can give the entire con. Before this gets too lengthy, on with the pictures!<br />
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The Kids got to meet Jewel Staite! and her puppy Charlotte. </div>
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This lady Dressed as Jayne. Epic Costume</div>
<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-11699224408524448952014-08-30T14:35:00.001-07:002014-08-30T14:35:54.628-07:00Advertising and UpdatesFirst off I need to make a call for anyone that would like to get some free advertising for their project. Lizzie and I are working on a cool project that we will reveal at <a href="http://www.steamposium-seattle.com/">Steamposium </a>in Seattle on Sept 26th. We're looking for anyone that has a book, project, movie, short film, website. store, anything etc... We will make your ad for you, we just need to know what you'd like to advertise and what you'd like to say in the ad. So please, anyone that would like some free exposure, shoot me an email. Hazeltherabbit@yahoo.com<br />
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We even did a photo that you're sure to like. Here's a behind the scenes shot:<br />
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Secondly Lizzie will be re-releasing her short Depths of Passion and she has a shiny new cover! We'll let you know when it will be available. Behold the awesomeness:<br />
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<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-32139937200481805562014-08-08T13:55:00.002-07:002014-08-08T13:55:57.374-07:00Steamposium and more<b>Steamposium</b><br />
Lizzie and I are very excited to be panelists and vendors at this year's Steamposium (Steampunk Conference) in Seattle! With the amazing Steamcon now sadly gone, we are so happy that there is a dedicated steampunk conference in our area. We don't yet know what panels we'll be on yet but I'll give a more detailed blog when we find out. Steamposium is going to hold a lot of cool things for us, Lizzie has a new anthology of her work coming out and we have two super secret surprises which I'm dying to talk about but can't just yet. If you're in the area we'd love to see you. The conference runs from Sept 26-28 and features guests Sean Maher (Simon from Firefly), Jewel Staite (Kaylee From Firefly) and Kato (Steamgirl) so you won't want to miss this is you can help it. <a href="http://seattle-steamposium.com/">Check out their site here</a>.<br />
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My friend and author Mandi Lynch is trying to get 1000 postcards this year. So if you have a postcard lying around from your area or one from your travels, send her one. (Everyone likes real mail!) Here's her info-graphic.<br />
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<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-49665295633803773342014-07-29T11:28:00.001-07:002014-07-29T11:28:43.743-07:00The New HouseI've been pretty silent on the internet lately because Lizzie and I have been searching for a new house. Due to our last landlord selling our old place early we scrambled to find a suitable new one with the quickness. We found a really cool gem an exit up from our old place and I'm happy to report we couldn't be happier. It fits our needs perfectly and it has a forest and a horse pasture. Pretty stoked since the woods around the house have trails and secret Narnia-esque clearings all through it. It's like our own playground/fortress of solitude all in one. So while I get back to blogging regularly, here are some pics of the new digs henceforth named "La Petite Ferme De Lapin"<br />
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<br />Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096268389439201426.post-43196385137801041452014-06-09T15:19:00.000-07:002014-06-09T15:19:32.723-07:00Jay Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While this is quite late in the scheme of things, I wanted to make a post about the award winning science fiction/steampunk/clockpunk author and all around awesome guy, Jay Lake. I didn't know Jay that well, although Elizabeth and I were on a really fun "What is steampunk, clockpunk, cyberpunk etc" panel with him at Steamcon 2 in Seattle. In that panel, we came up with the quite hilarious "Coffeepunk" genre together. (I have pictures from that panel, but I can't currently find them.) Grrrr<br />
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About six months before Thomas Riley and The Maelstrom came out, I sent Jay an email asking if he might give a blurb but due to his health, he said he wouldn't be able to do it. It was the kindest and most thoughtful rejection I ever got. After that, I followed Jay from his blog and Facebook where I learned about his battle with cancer. He spoke frankly about his illness which I found brave and even as horrible as it was that anyone should have to go through what he did, his blog posts to be passionate and unapologetically honest. He gave an ultra detailed account of his experience with cancer, physically, mentally and socially. It's an eye opener for sure.<br />
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Sadly, Jay passed away on June 1, 2014 and I write this as a tribute, a thank you and a call for you to celebrate Jay's life and talent. Jay has a ton of good books and stories and I implore you to check his work out, whether it be his books or his blog. Rest in Peace Jay, thank you for sharing your talents with us.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jlake.com/">Jay Lake's Website/Blog</a><br />
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