FridayFix™ GFL T-Shirts!


Ladies & gentlemen, please allow me to introduce our new in-house designer, Scott "Big Fish" Pond. And since we wanted to announce Big Fish in a Big Pimpin' way, feast your eyes on four brand-new GFL team T-shirts. Sha-ka-paaaaoowww! These were designed by Scott, and now you can buy them. Click on the shirt you want, put that thang in your cart, and when you're done ordering all you want just check out (a.k.a., give us your moneys).  

We have small, medium, large, XL, 2XL and 3XL. Since we are in pre-order, if you need a special size (teeny or big), we can hook you up, just email ARealGirl with your request.

GFL influencing future NFL uniform design?

Well, I also invented the internet, so who knows?
Here's a very cool article I stumbled across thanks to a link from science secret agent Tom Merritt. Business Insider showed off "crazy, science fiction-y uniform designs" in a recent post, and damn if these things don't look like the GFL come to life. Let's go ahead and admit it -- the GLF is slowly infiltrating the world of football, and things will never be the same.  


Click through to see if your team gets a uniform rave-up. The picture above of the concept art for the Washington Redskins. Hmmm, six feathers, three on the right, three on the left ... does this design resemble a certain team from Ionath, or is it just me?

Maybe it's just me ...

Oh, snap! Look who's online!

A stalkerrific tool for you stalkertastic Junkies
Check out the big brain on Brad! And "Brad," in this case, is the BackMyBook guys who created this site (but you already knew that). Some new features just rolled out, including a nice little tool to let you know which of your fellow Junkies are online. See the image in the upper right-hand corner, where you log in? A new link there tells you how many registered Junkies are online. It doesn't represent how many people are on the site in total, just the registered users. Cool, no? 

You can also now make "user comments" directly to a fellow Junkie. If you're going to say "howdy" to each other, or get into a side conversation with many back-and-forth responses, this is a great way to do it. So, if you're trading comments on a blog post and those comments go off-topic, consider taking the conversation "offline" in this way -- you still get to talk about that new pair of curly-toed shoes, and the rest of the Junkies can focus on the topic at hand. 

Audible doesn't want indie authors? Too bad for them.

You can have my free podcast when you tear it from my cold, dead hands
Scott's blog I feel compelled to respond to Evo Terra's blog post about Audible Creation Exchange, or ACX. Evo Terra runs podiobooks.com. He has been at the forefront of free, serialized audiobooks (also known as "podiobooks") since 2005. Podiobooks.com offers audiobooks that are almost exclusively narrated by the author. 

Please read his post, but in a nutshell, here is what it says:
  • Audible Creation Exchange (ACX) is part of Audible.com, a place to buy and sell downloadable audiobooks.
  • ACX, on their own website, says they are actively seeking authors that want to record their own audiobooks. "Your book, your voice."
  • ACX positions itself as a champion of the little guy with website text like this: "Too many authors have been left out of the quickly growing and culturally repositioned digital audio market. Until now.”
  • Evo wanted to let ACX sell the nearly 600 audiobooks available on podiobooks.com, if the individual authors wanted to do the deal.
  • ACX has told Evo, in no uncertain terms, that they will not sell an audiobook that is also available for free.
Click through to read my full response to this and get my thoughts on Audible's myopic efforts to control content and take choice away from the customer, because you obviously aren't smart enough to make your own decisions. 
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THE ALL-PRO Episode #13

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THE ALL-PRO Episode #13

Along with the glory of professional sports, there comes the heartbreak of the "final cut," when teams release players that didn't make it on the roster for the regular season. Quentin watches as the Krakens finalize their 2684 roster, and says goodbye to friends and teammates.
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Quentin also confronts Don Pine about the Galaxy Sports feature story by Yolanda Davenport, the story that paints Quentin as a villain -- because he's taking the blame for Don's choices. Will Don step up and be accountable?

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More site work, be patient!

Don't make me stop this car ...
As you can see, we're making more adjustments to the site. We know about missing icons. But if stuff breaks, do email us media@scottsigler.com. If you got a butt-load of emails all of the sudden, our bad.

You can't make an omelette without breaking the kneecaps of a couple of guys who owe you money, if you know what I mean.

FridayFix™ Scott on the NSFWShow, Jan 2012

 
FridayFix sponsored by GoDaddy.com Sometimes, Scott gets to do guest appearances on other shows. Sometimes the shows go well, sometimes not so much. Rarely, however, have I ever seen the FDØ™ enjoy himself as much as he did on the NSFWShow (part of the TWiT Network). 

We've linked to the audio, as usual, but if you have time do set aside an hour and watch the video. Hosts Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young are funny as hell, and the fans of the NSFW show make in-joke art as the show happens that will blow your mind. 
Click here to download audio of FridayFix™ Scott on NSFWShow January, 2012 
(Disclaimer: no minds were actually blown in the filming of this video)
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Junkie Brainstorm Session: GFL/Siglerverse numbering system

Allright, you lazy, good-for-nothing beatniks! Get out of that got, drop your linnen and stop your grinnin'!

This year is going to see as many as six new Dark Øverlord products enter the marketplace. ARealGirl and I are starting to plan for the far future, and we want your brains (for doing stuff brains are actually supposed to do, not to put in our belly). 

We want to develop a naming system that shows the exact timeline of Siglerverse cannon, and have that nomenclature be included in titles. We want people to be able to see, at a glance, the order of Siglerverse books.

It's far more complex than it sounds. Click through to the full article to see our dilemma, and if you want to help we'd love your thoughts. 
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THE ALL-PRO Episode #12

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THE ALL-PRO Episode #12

TOR READER'S POLL
Did you vote for THE ALL-PRO in the Tor.com 2011 Reader's Choice Poll yet? We're in the lead for a "Stubby" award. This is a great way to spread Siglerism to a new bunch of scifi fans, so if you enjoyed (or are enjoying) the book, click the link and leave a comment that says "Best novel: THE ALL-PRO by Scott Sigler." Spread that Stank!

IN THIS EPISODE
A huge 40-minute episode. Media Day blows up in Quentin's face as Yolanda Davenport's well-timed cover story finally hits. The season changes instantly for Quentin and the Krakens as the accusations start to stack up, and he becomes the galaxy's number-one villain.

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My review of ALCATRAZ, the series (Episode #1)

Scott's blog I am a fancy-pants big-wig. I am horribly important and terribly busy. My wallet is too small for my $20s and my diamond shoes are too tight. People like me get to see shows before anyone else, because the opinion of our kind moves mountains. These are the reasons I have already seen the first episode of JJ Abram's new series ALCATRAZ.

Watch the trailer, then read on to see my scintilating review of this show, where I let JJ have it with both barrels.

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