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Steve’s Update 6/14/2015

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So here’s what’s up lately!

Sailor Moon Book

Working away on that Sailor Moon book.  That’s going to have me busy for awhile as we need about 50 interviews to make it work.  Right now we have six.  Draw your own conclusions there.

Two things that we want to do for the book are 1) Find common patterns and narratives, 2) Understand the timeline of the show and the fandom.  That’s not even going to be clear for a few more interviews – and the history itself is a bit odd.  The property’s prominence in America is an odd thing, and unriddling “just how this worked” requires some detective work – and a few cases of realizing the role of random circumstance.  However, I’m also getting a few bits of fandom history here which is helpful.

Way With Worlds

OK, Way With Worlds is now all uploaded and included into a book format – which means sorting, then editing.  It’s also looking to be enormous – try about 450 pages when done.  That’s 120 pages more than any of my last books.  It’s good it’s already basically done and in need of editing . . .  but that’s a lot of work.  So yeah, I don’t think we’ll see this one until 2016.

It’s going to be interesting to rewrite what is basically a rewrite, but I want to bring more coherence to the various essays, fill in gaps, and basically make it a manual for worldbuilding.  So I guess it’ll be version 3.

Speaking

Working on my fall/winter schedule still.  More as I find it, but as a hint, I’m looking to do a panel on creativity at a very professional event.  Stay tuned . . .

That’s it for me.  Hope you’re doing well!

 
Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Way With Worlds: Wrap-Up Plus!

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So, I sat down recently to plan my next Way With Worlds Column – and realized that I had no more to write. I had all the rewrites I wanted. I had added all the new content I was inspired to add. I had completed my goal.

That goal? Revisit what I’d written over 15 years previously to update it with all the things I learned since then. Mission accomplished – but now there’s more to do.

I’m now going to gather all these columns and do what I should have done all those years ago – edit them into a book. Once that’s done I’ll have the definitive word on my theory of world building for the next fifteen or so years. That’ll also give people something to have and read and keep – much as I found some people had printed out all my old columns.

While editing the columns into a book (and doubtless improving and updating them), I’ll probably be inspired to write other columns. You’ll see those pop up here and there as the mood strikes me – and they will be integrated right back into the book.

This is going to get the full book treatment – multiple edits, organizing the columns into appropriate categories, and so on. I will surely tweak, rewrite, and expand the work, integrating the feedback and insights I’ve had since I started this mad effort. When it’s done it’ll be worth your time.

How long will this take? Not sure because I want to have fun with it – and because I’ve got other projects going on. Right now I’d guess the release would be no earlier than late 2015, and no later than a year from now.

Will there be other non-WWW writing here from me? Probably. You know me, I can’t shut up . . .

. . . though I should also get to some more generators. That Plot Twist one is still hovering over me, and you folks keep sending ideas . . .

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Civic Geek Update 1/25/2015

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Sorry for the delays, but I’ve been busy.  But here’s a new Civic Geek Catalog Update!  Don’t forget I’ve got this sorted by Geekery and Category.  210 entries and counting (and yes, I have to make subcategory pages).

Cosplay

  • Charitable Work
    • Cosplay For Charity – A belgian cosplay group that attends and helps with charitable events
    • Costumers With A Cause – Costumers who lend their talent and presence to various charitable events
    • Pausle For a Cause – A singaporean cosplay group involved in charity events as well as other ventures.

Technology

  • Citizen Involvement

Writing

  • Books
  • Literacy
    • Words Travel – Scholastic’s national literacy program for incarcerated parents and their children.

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/.