Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Today I penned my first blurb for a book, at the request of M. Christian. It should appear on an upcoming book of his science fiction and horror. While I was of course very flattered to be asked, it is also a little bit surreal — a bit like being recognized from my blogging on [...]
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Today, Reesa, Steve and I spent nearly all of our productive hours creating a map of a city on another world. It was a fairly grueling 12+ hour process, even with breaks to take in an episode of Dexter and eat. The first draft results are impressive, and preliminary photos have been shared with our [...]
Friday, November 28th, 2008
My poem “Dessert” has been published by the erotic webzine, Oysters and Chocolate. You can read it here.
I’ve spent the week in Chicago, where my mom lives. We celebrated a nice thanksgiving yesterday, which I wrote about a little on Words Words Words. We’ve also been shopping for spices and specialty cooking oils. Tonight we’re [...]
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
In the latest part of our artist business models series, I discuss the question of whether to outsource or roll-your-own. We’re regularly adding new entries to the series so watch this space, read Words Words Words, or join the mailing list on Continuous Labs to hear about the latest.
The last few days have been ones [...]
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
In our latest entry in the Artist Business Models series, Reesa writes about the True Fans model. The series continues every day on Words Words Words.
Theo Drumsthemoon has recruited my friend Mr. Fang’s band, Inversion Effect, to appear on Halloween at Lufton Runner. Voluptuary Amul Kumar did a great job on the concert poster. I [...]
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Today we have two more entries in our artist business model series: Part 9 offers even more detail on dividing donations, including several methods for deciding which contributors to your collaborative project should share the loot. In Part 10, I discuss the concept of whuffie and ways to get your non-paying fans to grow your [...]
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The latest entry in the artist business models series is now available. With the introductory material out of the way, we are now discussing specific revenue streams for artistic projects, beginning with donations as a form of fan patronage. Read about it on Words Words Words.