Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
No Gariath, but Lenk does have an evolutionary argument with a talking monkey.
Oh, who am I kidding. I totally hope for that.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Steven Steve screamed this from the crapper:
Is that some sort of adolescent girl?
Not really adolescent. More like someone having a crisis of faith. The way I see it, she can either become hopelessly depressed, or a nihilistic whore. I hope for the latter, but I'll have to wait.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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nem-x wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
give me a free book
So that he may say "I have a book"
SO IDK MAN
So what do I have to do to get an autographed copy?
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Mr. Parcelan had this to say about Pirotess:
that one guy on Amazon who gave it a one-star review because he had to buy a copy instead of getting one from my publisher.
Wait... was he some kind of "professional reviewer" for Amazon or some other big-time publication review? If I ever got a copy from a publisher I'd be shocked shitless.
Now not getting a copy direct from the author, well I can see where that would piss him off. I mean, seriously, it's some words on paper. You fuckers can get off your ass and do more than that. 
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Mr. Parcelan enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Karnaj and Bajah both went berserk for it and Sean said it was good, though.SO IDK MAN
It was thoroughly entertaining and a joy to read, but it was too short.
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This one time, at Blindy. camp:
Yeah I just read that guys review. He seems like a dick.So what do I have to do to get an autographed copy?
Buy a book, PM me for an address, send it over and I'll send it back?
Wait... was he some kind of "professional reviewer" for Amazon or some other big-time publication review? If I ever got a copy from a publisher I'd be shocked shitless. Now not getting a copy direct from the author, well I can see where that would piss him off. I mean, seriously, it's some words on paper. You fuckers can get off your ass and do more than that.
He's a blogger for a North American site who is shocked (shocked) that he had to import a copy from the UK instead of waiting for it to come out in the States.
In general, the publishers give away ARCs or at least free copies to bloggers to generate buzz. However, that tends to be fairly limited by region. The book came out in the UK first, so this guy decided to buy it there instead of waiting for it to come out in the US. This apparently was a grave insult.
Or maybe he really, really hates pee jokes. I can't say. Karnaj fucking loved that scene.
One thing though that just made me go "Really? REALLY?! Come on, seriously..." was a little bit of the descriptive blurb on the back of the book: "and Kataria, the savage shict who farts in her sleep,". So I take it the rest of the book is going to be crammed full of pee and poop jokes, huh?
That was actually my dad's suggestion to put in and I did because my agent needed something to put in his catalogue and I thought we'd change it later.
Oops!
The pee joke is more pee philosophy, anyway.
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And now, we sprinkle Mr. Parcelan liberally with Old Spice!
Hah. Not quite. There are certainly more than you might anticipate for a fantasy novel and I probably went a bit overboard on occasion.
Fuck that. One of my pet peeves in fantasy literature is the implication that everyone is not filthy, hairy, bags of disease with horrible personal hygiene.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Karnaj said:
Fuck that. One of my pet peeves in fantasy literature is the implication that everyone is not filthy, hairy, bags of disease with horrible personal hygiene.
If you're into this IRL too, simply attend a furry convention.
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So quoth Mortious:
If you're into this IRL too, simply attend a <Insert Fandom Here> convention.
It's not just furries.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Random Insanity Generator was all like:
It's not just furries.
No joke. Baycon's game room will kick out neckbeards who menace with funk; they have a big sign demanding that anyone with B.O. go back to their room and employ the shower.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
There was this one time at World Fantasy when we were all riding down an elevator with some bridesmaids trying to calm down the groom for the wedding that was going to take place. It was me, some other author, and a rather hulking, hairy bookseller who, after three seconds of silence, said in a voice that could best be described as gutturally shrill...
"Ah say we toss the hot young studs out and divide up the women amongst ourselves."
No one reacted, so he said it again.
"Ah say we toss the hot young studs out and divide up the women amongst ourselves."
They got off a second later and disappeared. I was sort of freaked out about it.
you hurt my feelings that day parcelan
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
