The Desert Mermaid

Hey, dudes!

ellenmillion’s Torn World is up and running and looking for contributors! It’s a cyberfunded creativity project where, writers, artists, nerds, etc. can engage in sandbox play—including stories, art, worldbuilding, and roleplay.

Right now we’re looking for people to help build it. I spent a while hammering out some of the language with ysabetwordsmith, and we’re still working on that. And I’m guessing that any other areas of expertise would be more than welcome to offer their two cents. But I’ll let Ellen explain a little more. It’s been fun so far—hope y’all enjoy it!

I've had really no idea what to say about the great fandom race meltdown that's been going on for a few months, since everything I came up with seemed redundant. Then it occurred to me that instead of adding to the pointless noise, I could direct you to some of the cool noise. So pay no attention to me; head on over to foc_u to check out some interesting discussion and some really rockin' nerds.

And in case you missed it the first time around, I also recommend heading to verb_noire, an e-publishing community/company for stories with PoC protagonists. I am pimping it today partly because it is the day you get your first glimpse of the cover of a book by a certain totally fabulous writer, and hopefully in a few days you will also be able to download the book itself! I have not read this book, but I assure you, with Tasha Campbell you cannot go wrong.