Order, Chaos, and (ugh) Wednesday

[altivo]

Argos philosophizes on order and chaos here as he finishes up getting the warp threaded onto his loom.

It was that day again. What more can I say? Did barn chores early, ran off to a Weavers' Guild meeting in Woodstock, then ran to work after staying too long to watch a slide presentation on silk production and weaving in Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, and China. As usual, Wednesday was much too long. No Nano counts yet, though I hope to get some done before falling asleep. If not, tomorrow is a half day of work when I should be able to catch up at last.

If anyone is getting impatient to see just what's going on, the introductory chapter is posted here.

Comments

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

I have kept the conclusions of the previous stories off the web in hopes that they will be published in print, but this year I promise a full conclusion and denouement.

I didn't see the previous stories, and hope I don't need the background to enjoy this one. So far this is a stand-alone, and I like what I've read :o)
Thanks for sharing!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

No worries, this one is perfectly good as a standalone. The book with the working title Argosiad (which will eventually be changed I sure) includes a bobcat detective named Hammel who will appear (much younger) in this story. Other characters from the other book may have cameo appearances, but you needn't know anything about them. Most of the Argosiad is in fact still online along with others of my stories, complete and incomplete. The published furry story "A Close Port of Call" appears in its entirety in Google Books as a "preview" for the volume in which it was printed.

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the links. I find I can read these on the Touch, and won't have to sit at the pc to enjoy them.

[I didn't think the Touch would be that comfortable to read from because I tried a Kindle and didn't like it at all. When you mentioned Kyell Gold and The Prisoner's Release, I found that Amazon only sold it as a Kindle edition. I downloaded the free sampler, three or so chapters of Inside the Cage and was impressed not only with the author's style, but how readable the story was on the iPod. I'm still debating ponying up the measly ten dollars to buy the e-book.]

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you can still get The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories in paper print direct from Sofawolf Press, if you prefer paper. The illustrations are probably omitted from the ebook version, and they are quite nice.

I've never used any of the iPod gadgets, but I definitely prefer a backlit screen over the "e-paper" of the Kindle. I see Barnes & Noble are now introducing their own competitor to the Kindle, as well, but with the same non-backlit display. I haven't seen the Sony reader, so don't know what it's like, but I do have an Ebookwise-1150 reader. It's paperback sized, has a nice backlit display, and costs far less than a Kindle. Unfortunately, it doesn't read Kindle formatted files, but it does read at least a half dozen different formats, and a huge selection of books are available (or you can load your own content, from Project Gutenberg for instance.)

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

My biggest gripe with the Kindle for iPod is that none of the books that I wanted came with illustrations. The first book I chose to download was The Velveteen Rabbit (imagine that!). It had the full color cover art as its icon, but the book itself had no illustrations at all, color or otherwise. Aesop's and Jemima Puddle-Duck were the same. Why advertise a product as made especially for a device when in actuality they are selling you the equivalent of Project Gutenberg books? (grrrr)

That aside, I noticed that Gold's book was also just a text version even though there were shots of the book cover art and illustrations from individual stories shown. I may buy a paper copy yet (prefer that anyway).

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Sofawolf's paper editions are quite high quality with illustrations by leading furry artists as a rule. They seem a bit pricey for paperbacks, but for a small press and niche market they really aren't so bad.