Hey there everybody,
So it looks like I’m going to survive convention season, if only just barely.
And you know what comes after convention season?
Well…Sleep mostly. But after I catch up on my sleep, we’re going to start prepping for our yearly Worldbuilders fundraiser.
It used to be that Worldbuilders only really existed for about one month out of the year. But over the years it’s grown bigger and bigger. What’s more, authors, artists, publishers, and game designers have all come forward, offering to help in different ways….
- Anton Strout
Some of you might remember that last year, Anton made a very generous offer.
He had a book coming out, Alchemistic, and he said that for every copy that sold in the month leading up to the book, he was going to give Worldbuilders a dollar.
What’s more, Anton convinced his publisher (Penguin) to donate another dollar to match his.
Needless to say, I thought this was amazingly generous, and agreed to take back half of the bad things I’d ever said about him.
Well, a new year is upon us, and Anton has a new book coming out:
And, gentleman that he is, Anton has offered to help Worldbuilders out again….
That means that for every copy of Stonecast that people pre-order between now and the book’s release date, Worldbuilders will get two dollars. One from Anton and one from Penguin.
Now, all joking aside, let me take a moment to explain how generous Anton is actually being here….
You see, authors make their money by earning a royalty from each book they sell. For paperback books, that tends to be about 8% (at best).
That means that Anton makes about 60 cents for every book.
So you know that he’s really doing this out of the goodness of his heart. It’s not a clever moneymaking scheme.
Well… actually it is a clever moneymaking scheme. It’s just that it’s making money for charity, not for Anton.
And remember, Penguin has also agreed to match Anton up to the first $1500. That means that $2 will come to Worldbuilders for every copy of Stonecast that gets pre-ordered between now and the publication date of 9/24.
And you can pre-order anywhere you like, your local indie bookstore, B&N, Amazon, wherever you like…
- Boss Monster:
We’ve returned from GenCon with some copies of Boss Monster with the special promotional Quothe LadyKiller hero cards.
We only had 200 copies of these to start with, and they sold extremely well at GenCon, and now we have less than two dozen remaining
But the ones we do have are up in the store….
- Karen Hallion Prints
Another thing we brought to GenCon that sold like mad were prints from the ever-awesome Karen Hallion. Last year she donated some for us to auction off during last year’s fundraiser. But now she’s letting us retail some, since all proceeds from the store go to Worldbuilders.
This print was our best seller at the convention and a personal favorite.
Oot just walked by and said: “Oh dad, is that a video of a princess walking to a bathroom?”
I appologise, he’s too young for Dr. Who.
A lot of folks don’t realize that Karen does a ton of mash-ups that are unrelated to police boxes, too. She’s got a little bit for everyone, for example…
This one is Amanda’s favorite. And if you like it as much as she does, odds are the two of you can be best friends. It’s Kaylee and the Morton’s Salt Girl, all mashed up into one beautiful piece of art, great for Firefly fans and advertising enthusiasts alike.
Oot says: “A clown with an umbrella. Ha! She’s poopin’ ladybugs.”
Oot says: “That’s so silly! A mouse wearing a hat!”
We’ve got 8 different Hallion prints in the store, so make sure to check out the rest of them.
- Carniepunk
Last, but not least, we have a cool donation from Kevin Hearne. He sent us a few copies of the new anthology Carniepunk.
Yeah. Carnival steampunk. I’ll admit that I’m all tingly at the thought of this.
I’m thinking this anthology is going to be like Ray Bradbury with a monocle and a lightning gun. I’m going to have to order a copy.
Not only did they donate some books, but fully half the authors in the anthology got together and signed these copies.
The lovely authors who autographed are Rachel Caine, Seanan McGuire, Jaye Wells, Nicole Peeler, Mark Henry, Delilah S. Dawson, and, of course, Kevin Hearne himself.
It’s a rare treat to get so many authors signing a book. But it’s rarer still that we get something like this donated that we can sell in the store….
We only have a handful of them though, so if you want one, you better jump onboard quickly.
As for me, I’m off to order some books.
Later Space Cowboys…
pat
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Perusing around Karen Hallion’s work I’ve found what could easily become gifts for a half dozen people.
Yeah. No matter what kind of geek you are, Karen has something that will make you happy….
Thank you for posting this. I just purchased two by Karen Hallion. They are going to look great in my office next to my exploding tardis Van Gogh print.
The Oot commentary is the best part! Thanks for including it!
And I bet I know where he got his charmingly scatological sense of humor. ^_^
Oot seems to be a very intelligent lad whose parents are steering him in the right direction. It is only a matter of time before he can add Whovian to his credentials. In the meantime, keep talking Oot, your words of wisdom are delightful.
Bah, the Boss Monster cards are already sold out. Can you give us a notice if/when you get more in? Would love to grab a set or three.
It does suck, but I am somewhat glad that they did. I nearly spent $35 for another copy of boss monster just for the Quothe card.
That was quick. Carniepunk is gone as well.
Curses! Foiled again… The Boss Monster cards are already gone! I always seem to be a shade too late to grab the best swag. Any chance of more being available?
Pat’s appearance on Tabletop has been released to the world. He got to play with Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, and Brandon Laatsch. An enviable group of people to get to hang out with, to be sure. Who wins? Not for me to say, you’ll have to watch the thing yourself.
http://youtu.be/D7DvEIfrP84
Why is Oot so adorable?! Haha :) That’s a pretty cool display of generosity from Anton. Best of luck with Worldbuilders this year, Pat!
Love the Cowboy Bebop reference btw.
Glad I wasn’t the only one who picked up on that.
Lol same here I was hoping someone would comment so I wouldn’t be a lonely anime nerd.
Something important for you, Pat:
Luna Lovegood is one of my best friends.
You´ll understand it soon…
Convention Season and Worldbuilders stuff sounds pretty good Pat,but can you spend more time writing?( i know i sound like a dick)
but your fans in Iran(including me) have been waiting for too long,please,would you do us a kindness and finish your books?!