Well, crap.

I just heard that MythBusters has dumped the B-team of Kari, Grant and Tory, and will be going with just Adam and Jamie from now on. Pardon me while I try not to swear.

I do like Jamie and Adam, but I can pinpoint the exact moment I became a fan of the show. It was when Kari, Grant and Tori were testing if a car would be thrown through the air when exposed to the exhaust of a jet engine. They had the car towed remotely behind the jet with the engine running, and it was literally lifted off the ground, flung through the air, pieces flying off...

And the three of them were jumping up and down like giddy fourth-graders, cheering and laughing. They were having FUN. And that's when I realized that fun was contagious, and it was something I hadn't found in a lot of TV lately, and I've been a fan ever since.

I wish them all the best and nothing but. And to whatever suit -- and that means Adam and Jamie too if they were a part of it -- who had them cut from the show: Bite me.

Nothing to announce announcement!

Yeah, I got nothing tonight. But you should watch this penguin video. Because penguins.

Cover artist announcement!

I promised you a big announcement on Sunday, and I'm following through with it. (Unlike that one time when I promised to blow the lid off the "jumbo shrimp paradox". Sorry. The NSA is still harassing me about that one.)

I'm pleased to announce that the cover art for Of Introductions And Abductions, the first Monkey Queen book, will be provided by Willow! I discovered her work on DeviantArt, and you can see her gallery at http://willow-san.deviantart.com/ .

Here's a sneak peek at her inked pencils for the cover:

Art (c) 2014 by Willow, used with permission.

Publication date!

I promised you big news this weekend, and here it is: I'm pleased to announce that Of Introductions and Abductions, the first book in the Adventures of the Monkey Queen series, will be published on Amazon September 19, 2014!

(This will be the e-book debut, for Kindle devices and Kindle software for your mobile device of choice. It'll be launching on other e-book vendors, including iTunes, Kobo and Nook from Barnes and Noble, shortly thereafter. A print version should be available through Amazon in early October.)

But don't touch that dial--more big news Sunday!

For the First Time in Nearly Forever...

I know, I haven't been posting too much. Well, hold on to your hats and toupees, because things are changing. Watch this space! Good things will be announced this weekend! Until then, even if I couldn't get them to do a cameo in the book, here's a selfie of me chillin' with my friends...

Curse of the Werecorgi: A Monkey Queen short story

To those coming here from Writer's Cafe: Thanks for dropping by! Enjoy.

To those who aren't: Writer's Cafe is a forum on the KBoards site devoted to those who write e-books. Someone there posted a link to a very amusing Twitter feed, the Worst Muse (https://twitter.com/WorstMuse). There was a tweet about werecorgis, I made a joke about writing a werecorgi trilogy, and things sort of spiraled out of control after that. Here's the result.

Can you handle the Curse of the Werecorgi? Find out after the jump!

Crivens!

We can always use some good news:

Just to let you all know, the book that's on the screen in front of us - and is well underway - will be the 5th Tiffany Aching novel. -- Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) Source: https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/483932534443483136

I was a huge fan of Discworld at the beginning, but I drifted away after a while. When I obtained my tablet, I downloaded the first Tiffany novel, and before too long made it all four. I blame the Nac Mac Feegles. Anyway, no release date yet, but let's hope it's soon.