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Steve’s Update 3/9/2014

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Another busy week and recovering from the illness.  Be careful folks, wash your hands, and if you get sick do not freaking go into work – or anywhere else.

  • So the next book is still in editing, and I found some uncaught formatting standardization errors.  I think I got them all but it took hours of work.  So the next print is make or break, if there’s anything bad it could throw me off by a week or so.  Fortunately, the issues really are bits and tweaks – the content is fine (after looking over the book constantly for two days I found maybe 3 issues of content, and that was odd phrasings or a weird capitalization).
  • As noted the next book is a ways off, and I haven’t decided what it is.  But I definitely want to wrap up and bundle the Way With Worlds posts so I can give people a nice “handbook” of my work.  I ASSUME it’ll be after I’m done, but if it appears that my mojo is really going and I’ll be doing this more than a year, well . . . maybe two books . . .
  • We’ve got more content coming at MuseHack so be sure to sign in!  I haven’t had many interviews laterly, so Mondays may be intermittent, but we’ve got one new writer on communities, and I’ve auditioned another that’s going to bring a really unique view on math, education, and statistics to geekery!
  • The illness kicked me right off my Seventh Sanctum plans since the next generator moved down the hierarchy there.  I have some humorous/more fun ones to try that I may do since they’re easier.

And that’s it here.  Let me know how you’re doing!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

 

Update 3/4/2014

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Well I was sick most of last week so there’s not much else to say.

Hopefully the next proof of the book is the last so I can consider it formatted, then I can set everything up for the final big release!  I do plan to do an online release party when I have time, so stay tuned.

Until then, back at it . . .

– Steven Savage

Breaking Gotham

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I like the idea of Gotham: really a young Jim Gordon who’s life intersects with future superheroes (Batman in the form of a bereaved Bruce Wayne) and super villains (everyone else).  The basic idea is intriguing, though the implementation would be challenging, and the initial script sounds pretty dismal.  Also I wonder how long it could be done legitimately without running out of ideas or going in circles.

Besides, we’ve done a lot with the heroes.  So let me suggest we take a tip from the success of Breaking Bad and do a show about the villains, how they came to be, and how they end up.

Yes villains.  Plural.

Imagine a series of interlinked tales as we explore the lives of several villains as they come to be, interact, plot, and scheme.  As they come into their own, they’re haunted by The Batman, who is almost never seen on screen, but is a shadowy presence haunting them.  In a way, Batman would almost be like the stalking killer in a horror movie, a shadowy presence tormenting them and pushing them – and only later do you remember these are thieves, madmen, and murderers.

Over time they start to team up, a sort of loose alliance, filled with with friendships and rivalries, romance and unrequited love, and of course disturbing psychological problems and backstabbing.  Schemes and criminal plans start, goals are pursued . . .

Then The Batman starts winning.  Slowly, and surely one of the villains after the other are taken to Arkham or otherwise lost.  Slowly their numbers dwindle, their nerves fray, betrayal, accusation, and brutal violence set in.

Finally there’s only one left.  The Joker, alone, sitting in a room, abandoned by his henchmen, Harley Quinn in prison, petting one of his hyenas.  Then there’s the sound of a man walking into the room, and his shadow is like that of a bat.  The Joker, tired, beaten, exhausted, looks up, smiles, and simply asks “What took you so long?”

Series ends.

– Steven Savage