Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8 Content Roundup For July - August 2013

Work on Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades is going well, and I'm very happy with the first half. The second half is well underway and part of it has grown past my expectations into something I'm really enjoying.

The Facebook Group has gotten a lot of early access to insights about writing the novel, the cover, which was announced there while I was designing it, and snippets from the book. After another reader asked about the release date, I thought I would gather all the information and freebies about Broadcast 8 in one place.

To start with, there's the cover! I hope you enjoy it, there are a couple things hidden in the clouds. The 3D model was licensed, and the background is a heavily re-touched image from NASA. After composing and 3D rendering was complete, it only took a couple days to come up with a final version. 

Now, for an update on the release date. I can't pin down a specific date yet, since the draft isn't complete, but I can tell you that the goal is to release it before the end of 2013, much earlier if possible. Pre-orders will be available when a date is available at every retailer except for Amazon.

There is an ample preview available, totalling in eight chapters, as well as a short story that may not appear in the novel, but is part of the canon. There won't be more material for preview, but the links to everything that's come out are below.

So far this novel will be larger than anticipated, and I've enjoyed writing it more than the Expendable Few and Broadcast 7. So far there are over forty chapters, and I'm just getting into the second half.

Thank you so much for reading and supporting me by buying the books. You'll hear more from me soon on the Spinward Fringe Podcast and other free things coming in your direction!

RL

[Oh, and don't forget to join the Facebook Group!]

The Atlantean Decision: Short Story -http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-atlantean-decision-short-story.html

Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Prologue -http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/03/spinward-fringe-broadcast-8-first-look.html

With Greater Awareness Part 1:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/a-broadcast-8-preview-with-greater.html

With Greater Awareness Part 2:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/broadcast-8-preview-with-greater.html

With Greater Awareness Part 3:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/spinward-fringe-broadcast-8-preview.html

With Greater Awareness Part 4:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/broadcast-8-preview-with-greater_24.html

With Greater Awareness Part 5:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/broadcast-8-preview-with-greater_25.html

With Greater Awareness Part 6:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/broadcast-8-preview-with-greater_26.html

With Greater Awareness Part 7:http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.ca/2013/05/broadcast-8-preview-with-greater_27.html

Oh, and there's a podcast network, but we're all on break right now or recording new shows for our second seasons. http://crewcastradio.com

Love Thy Fellow Geek...

I agree that the term geek MAY be overused, but I also posit that, maybe with the number of people who are engaged in pop culture, games and entertainment rising all the time, there are just so many more geeks.

Basement dwelling hobbyists with 'too much time on their hands' are not only seeing the daylight, but they're becoming the minority as more creative, enthusiastic fans are embracing and showing their love for what entertains and inspires them.

There are also many more ways to share what you create in the throes of fandom, or during periods of creativity. From self publishing (hi, that's me), to Etsy and everything in between. When you get creative with your passions, even if it's your favourite television show, you feel more involved, more connected to it. In my case, I feel more connected to the genre I write in and the people that enjoy it than ever.

In old world terms, someone who spent a year building a Klingon costume for a convention would be considered really geeky, with very few people appreciating their efforts before the convention. They'd get a lot of negative attention. Now, since there are so many more Star Trek fans and geeks in general, they'll find some encouragement, allies, and maybe a couple other Klingons to car pool with on that special Convention weekend.

We WANT more geeks of all kinds. They get our favourite movies made, make them popular, and encourage the studios to make more. They scold television channels for pulling our favourites (for YEARS in some cases), they even engage in social discourse now, making paparazzi  look more shallow and un-entertaining than ever.

Who cares if some of the geeks don't meet our expectations, or get all the details right when they start trying to participate. That just means they're newbie geeks, and they need us! We've got to put our favourite episodes of Star Trek The Original Series, Doctor Who, or Spaced, or whatever else we adore in their hands so they can continue their education in the order of Geek and find out what they dig themselves.  Geeks aren't born, they're initiated!

Maybe if we get enough geeks together, the next time some network wants to cancel our favourite show, we can shout them down, shame the idea out of their heads, and get six more seasons out of them. We've already done the impossible once, imagine what could happen if our millions become billions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxJqdGEdsjY

[News on Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8 is coming soon to the blog]

The Spinward Fringe Podcast Broadcast 27: The One With The Great Big Preview

Sylvie and I (Randolph Lalonde), spend some time talking about the seven part preview of Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8 (available here), which is a story in itself with a beginning, middle and end. This podcast will spoil that story for you, so it's a good idea to read it before you listen to this one. We talk about some of the story decisions, and how the central character in the story has evolved.

I also take some time to apologise, as we part the curtain for a look behind the scenes and how little time Sylvie had to work with me on getting the seven part story out into the world. As an Editor, she was on a very tight schedule, and I tell her how I'll be changing things so that doesn't happen anymore. All in all, this is a good hour for the Spinward Fringe Podcast, and we do go into some details about how Broadcast 8 is coming along, so people looking for a progress update will find it here.

Thank you so much for listening!

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