My Life In Fandom: Brian Niemeier, Geek Gab, Mecha & "CY40 Second Coming"

As of this post, it's about to start. See you in the chat.

Observations:

• Doing "Build-a-Mech" as a crowdfunding backer perk was a great success. Yes, doing it myself in multiple forms.
• There's an XSeed tabletop game in the works. Woo.
• There will be a Book Four.
• Cole & Anspach's Galaxy Edge series has proven that the rapid release paradigm really does work, but it takes effort to set up to get the full effect. That effort requires resources that most newpub authors don't have, which is why Brian's taken a patronage approach via crowdfunding.
• Successful crowdfunding for authors works best when you have the manuscript done and ready to edit, at the least, before asking for backers.
• Blogs are coming back due to there not being another medium that can do what blogs do for reader engagement. Social media is being recognized for other purposes and usage thereof shifting accordingly by the savvy users.
• Lifestyle brands might as well be open grifting, be it corporate or indie.
• Time to touch up the Lore page and put in some more entries. Scribble that in for the coming week.