The Schlock Mercenary Challenge Coin Kickstarter...

...is in its final eight hours. The thing has overfunded beyond anyone's wildest dreams (it's knocking at $150,000 right now), but seriously, if you want to get in on it, now's the time. His original goal was $1800. If it went to $180,000 I think everyone would be delighted. The coins are shiny, y'all.

And Howard and Sandra are Good People. They both work super hard and still always have time for their fans. My first interaction with Howard was when he drew a picture for me, a perfect stranger and completely unasked, at my first CONduit, after my first fiction sale. Howard supports his family of six on the webcomic.

So, if you've got an extra $15 lying around, you can't go wrong by getting a "Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys" coin. $25 gets you two coins of your choice.

Come on. You know you want to. LOOK AT THEM. There's no bad there.

My tweets

• Thu, 12:16: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is a friggin' idiot.… http://t.co/PVVKEkxyeI
• Thu, 12:29: Got my final bit of crit on Janni's story. Now to incorporate it, read it over one more time, and push it out the door. #amediting
• Thu, 14:48: *squints* I think. I think that's the last edit I need to do on the Janni story. I'll format it and go over it one last time--then sub. YAY.
• Thu, 18:24: And Janni's story is off to its first market after a last read-through. 42,500 words "complete" since January, more than all 2012.
• Thu, 18:31: Just realized that three of my "complete" shorts take place in the same 'verse. WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. I guess.
• Thu, 19:20: And Janni's story is out the door to its first market.… http://t.co/b1SdzS87In
• Thu, 22:32: This is why we outline, even if it's retroactively. I just found out why Ghost Ship is broken. Now I have to figure out how to fix it.
• Fri, 11:37: The Schlock Mercenary Challenge Coin Kickstarter...… http://t.co/6wfXVuxdDv
• Fri, 11:56: Da Boy turns 12 today, so we have birthday activities planned. No writing for me, but getting out of the house is good.