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Greetings, dreamcafe! We’re in the thick of the book tour now. I’ll keep this short and sweet and informational, but feel free to entertain yourselves with discussions of llamas or home renovations or whatever it is the kids are talking about these days.

This weekend, Steve and Skyler will be at FenCon X, a fan-operated SFF literary and filk convention in Dallas/Ft Worth.

Steve:
Friday, 5pm panel: When Action Gets in the Way of Story
Saturday, 10 am: Autograph session
Saturday, 1 pm panel: Beating out the Details
Saturday, 5 pm panel: Editing a Book in a Day
Sunday, 10 am panel: Real Politics in Genre Fiction
Sunday, noon: Reading

Skyler:
Saturday, 5 pm panel: Editing a Book in a Day
Saturday, 7 pm panel: World Building
Sunday, noon: Reading

This Sunday, October 6, is the book launch party at BookPeople in Austin, TX. Starts at 7 pm, there will be snacks, and it is going to be a lot of fun, so come down if you can. You can also order a signed copy of The Incrementalists from BookPeople by clicking the link above and following the instructions on the left-hand side of the page. (This is frequently an option from independent bookstores holding signing events, a thing that I’ve only recently learned!)

Going further into the future…
October 11: Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, CA 7:00 pm
October 12: Borderlands Books in San Francisco, CA 3:00 pm
October 20: Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA 7:00 pm (just Steve)

I have word from Skye and Steve and they have chosen winners! They have–and I here take the liberty of quoting them directly–weenied out by allowing themselves two winners in each of the three contest categories. There were too many beautiful, thoughtful entries to choose just three winners.

Contest #1: Would you take the gamble and join the Incrementalists? Winners: chaosprime and Kevin O’Neill

Contest #2: What would be your first project? Winners: Majikjon and evergreen

Contest #3: What have the Incrementalists already done? Winners: skyeyedoc and Dennis_H

Furthermore, the authors have awarded a Gold Star Bonus to SMW for sheer ballsiness.

Congratulations, winners! Please check your email. You should have a message from me that is clearly labeled as being about this contest and I need you to reply to me. If you have already replied to me, please disregard the previous instruction. If you are listed here as a winner and don’t have an email, please drop me a line–> jenphalian “at” gmail.

Finally, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated. This was a lot of fun for our beloved and intrepid authors.

Hey, guess what? Steve and Skye are signing at Alamosa Books in Albuquerque on Tuesday at 6:00 pm. You could go! You should go. Here’s a link for more info.

“But wait,” I hear you say. “I don’t live in Albuquerque! I live in Chapel Hill, NC!”

Well, fear not, friend, you can see Steve at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill on Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Sure, there’s even a handy link.

The contest has been closed for entries (as in, anything after Steve’s comment to that effect is ineligible to win) and is still being judged. Further news on that as it becomes available.

I’ve been listening to too much Nightvale recently. See you all at the dog park.

Skyler and l will be on Bitten By Books chatting on Tuesday the 24th (the day after tomorrow, holy shit!).  They’re giving away a $50 Amazon gift certificate. So come hang out.

Just because I’m enjoying gathering them together, here are some other links:

The official book web site (including tour dates)

The trailer (I mean, seriously, a trailer!)

A starred review from Booklist

My favorite review (of anything, ever)

I’m not filling you in on the issue, because if you’ve missed it, you’re better off.  All I have is one question: Might the source of this nonsense, instead of being financial, be as simple as an instance of, “I have the right to never feel bad about anything, and if I feel bad, someone has Done Something”? Could that be all it is?