Okay. So. To introduce those who are unaware of the situation, in the last week or two, Paypal's been getting in touch with various e-book vendors, demanding they remove certain types of erotica from sale to comply with Paypal's terms of use. Now, granted, their list of off-limits content is pretty ugly to look at… Continue reading On Paypal, Erotica, and ‘Censorship’.
Month: February 2012
Workblog for the week: Awards! Plague! Censorship!
Okay. Awards, plague, and censorship are a lot to get through. Let's start on the easy stuff, how my work's been going this week. Still have very little faith in myself, but the faith of others has done a bang-up job of keeping me afloat. And, more to the point, towards a reasonable wordcount this… Continue reading Workblog for the week: Awards! Plague! Censorship!
Workblog for the week: Fixing it in post.
This week has been miserable, writing-wise. Lots of lack of faith in myself, but that's natural from time to time. To defeat the bad vibes, I've been sending out more material to try and sell it. Yes, this will result in rejection. Rejections aren't the point -- getting back into the stride of the cycle… Continue reading Workblog for the week: Fixing it in post.
Jack, Schuyler’s Giant Killer
( A short story from a sort of... body-horror, gore-tastic, ridiculous setting I really want to do more with. Quite an early work, back when I was more or less posting stuff like this on hobby forums and the equivalent of DeviantArt. ) Jack, Schuyler's Giant Killer by Malcolm 'foozzzball' Cross (8000 words) "The sky… Continue reading Jack, Schuyler’s Giant Killer
Workblog for the week: The long and short of it.
Very little to report this week. There is some potentially very fun stuff on the horizon, although that can't be spoken of just yet, but it does involve thylacines. Also it's been snowing this week in London - very rare event, all things taken into inclusion, and so I've been staring at the snow a… Continue reading Workblog for the week: The long and short of it.
Workblog for the week: Dangerous Jade for sale!
Another week with comparatively little to report. I got some writing done on my novel, the Pirate's Beard, and had a bit of computer upheaval, and, OH MAN, IS DANGEROUS JADE LEGITIMATELY ON SALE NOW? YES IT IS. (According to the thing about the dates. The site will hopefully be updated soon.) Also someone reviewed… Continue reading Workblog for the week: Dangerous Jade for sale!