June 1, 2007

ALAN DEAN FOSTER

It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on two novels simultaneously. One is, of course, FLINX TRANSCENDENT. As promised, it will tie up as many loose ends in the history of Flinx’s life as possible. The eventual final manuscript looks like it will run 130,000-140,000 words….a little less than double a normal-length book. Should be enough to satisfy everyone….even those readers who have waited 35 years to see how certain things turn out.

Ha! Only 35 years after I read the first one… this is great news.

Technorati Tags: Flinx, Commonwealth, humanx, Alan Dean Foster

IGN: Weitzes Conjure Elric

May 29, 2007 - Filmmaker siblings Paul and Chris Weitz may segue from The Golden Compass to another long-awaited fantasy epic, Michael Moorcock’s The Elric Saga. Universal optioned Elric in 2003 for the Weitz brothers to adapt.

“Of the great classic fantasy series it’s the one that hasn’t been done yet,” Chris Weitz informed EmpireOnline.com. “My brother Paul and I liked those books growing up and we’ve met Michael Moorcock and he trusts us to take those books forward.”

The Weitz brothers will produce Elric via their Depth of Field shingle. While no director has been set yet, Chris added, “I’d really like it if my brother directed them.”

The Elric books might be terrific movies. I say might because the visuals (albino Elric, mystical sword) could easily overcome the interior perspective which is really the best part of the Elric books.

Technorati Tags: Michael Moorcock, Elric, Stormbringer

For those interested in the business side of Google Book Search, here are some cumulative statistics for my Google Book Search publisher account from 2005 to June 2007. I now have a total of nineteen titles live.

impressions: 421,886
unique page views: 576,836
book views: 106,486
buy this book links (all vendors) 1,767
BTB clickthrough: 1.1%
Ad clicks: 3,645
Ad clickthrough: 0.9%
Total ad revenue: $314.68

About half of the impressions, BTB links, and ad revenue are associated with my best-selling title.

TB Patient: ‘I Hope They Forgive Me’ - washingtonpost.com

The inspector ran Speaker’s passport through a computer, and a warning _ including instructions to hold the traveler, don a protective mask in dealing with him, and telephone health authorities _ popped up, officials said. About a minute later, Speaker was instead cleared to continue on his journey, according to officials familiar with the records. The inspector has since been removed from border duty.

Well, this is encouraging…. top-notch border inspectors on the job!

And BTW, no, we don’t forgive you. If I had my way, you would be disbarred.

See Georgia State Bar Rule 4-108, Conduct Constituting Threat of Harm to Clients or Public; Emergency Suspension.

(a) Upon receipt of sufficient evidence demonstrating that an attorney’s conduct poses a substantial threat of harm to his clients or the public and with the approval of the Immediate Past President of the State Bar of Georgia and the Chairperson of the Review Panel, or at the direction of the Chairperson of the Investigative Panel, the Office of General Counsel shall petition the Georgia Supreme Court for the suspension of the attorney pending disciplinary proceedings predicated upon the conduct causing such petition.

Make contact with the State Bar of Georgia.

Technorati Tags: Andrew Speaker, TB