What will happen next in The Rifter? discussion

So lots of people helped with this project and I think now is the time to thank and introduce them.

First there is line editor and Basawar conjugation expert, J.D. EveryHope. Next in line we have galley proofing operatives Alan and Michael. (This picture was taken at Yaoi-Con this year. Aren't they adorable?) And finally, Lia, whom many of you are already acquainted with, relentlessly uploaded all information about this book to this site, and many others. (She even made me give her the right ISBNs and dates and such.) Thank you all!

Next up on our list are Gavin J. Grant and Michael J. DeLuca of Weightlessbooks.com who not only engineered an entire delivery system to make the Rifter possible, but converted all the ebook files as well.

Thank youse!

Here we have a... um... picture of our long-suffering illustrator & typesetter, my beautiful wife, Dawn Kimberling. Why she have these candles on her head? I do not know. I do not question. I simply admire.

Here is a photograph of Ginn Hale interviewing a goat in Amura'taye. (She was tireless in her research.)

And because Ginn asked me to, here is a picture of myself. Nicole Kimberling, editor and chief lunatic of the Rifter Project.

Nicole wrote: "And because Ginn asked me to, here is a picture of myself. Nicole Kimberling, editor and chief lunatic of the Rifter Project.

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I really hope that this is the year you get your front two teeth for Christmas!

But seriously, I owe a huge debt to all these people. Thank you all so much!
-Ginn

Thank you all so much also from me, and especially to Ginn (not only for interviewing smelly goats ;-).

Antonella wrote: "Thank you all so much also from me, and especially to Ginn (not only for interviewing smelly goats ;-)."

You know me, I'll take any excuse to go hang out with goats!

Lisa wrote: "Thanks to everyone involved in giving us The Rifter. I can't rave enough about it to anyone I can about how great it is. To think (after reading the DIK blog) we almost didn't get it! Thank goodn..."

They're a wonderful, talented group--and you wouldn't believe the ribbing I got from all of them for deleting a completed manuscript!

Oh, BTW, I edited these posts to add author links cause 1--I just learned how and 2--I realized that it might be interesting. So many people in publishing wear many hats: author, editor, web guru... costumed avenger... :D

you were just too darn cute!!! all the photos are great! the book has been an incredible reading journey - thanks so much. All of you! Especially (I assume) the goat..inside knowledge is always crucial :-D

After all these posts: maybe I should change my pic to this?

Ginn wrote: "You know me, I'll take any excuse to go hang out with goats!"

Your tastes are a bit particular... Along my cycling road to the city centre there is a little garden where someone keeps minigoats. I pass them almost every day: they smell awfully!

Lia, you know how to please a goat-loving writer! I'm so glad I wasn't drinking when I saw this pic!

Liade wrote: "Aber all these posts: maybe I should change my pic to this?

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sexy!

Antonella wrote: "Ginn wrote: "You know me, I'll take any excuse to go hang out with goats!"

Your tastes are a bit particular... Along my cycling road to the city centre there is a little garden where someone keeps minigoats. I pass them almost every day: they smell awfully!"

The billy goats do tend to "anoint" their faces with their own urine to attract and entice the lady-goats.

I'm so glad that as a species, we humans don't generally find pee-face unbearably attractive.

Liade wrote: "Aber all these posts: maybe I should change my pic to this?"

You have just helped me toward my next dorky Rifter related comic. I must now come up with a bit about goat farming. @,@ Thanks.

Should I mention that Fikiri's name actually means little goat?(Fik- means goat and the 'iri' sufix denotes a diminutive) It was a joke to myself that he was a "kid"...

And now I've just revealed what a huge nerd I am, haven't I?

Ginn wrote: "They're a wonderful, talented group--and you wouldn't believe the ribbing I got from all of them for deleting a completed manuscript!"i>

I still can't believe you did that. @.@ What horrible madness possessed you! I CAN'T EVEN! (faints)

And-- YES. Wonderful, talented people! Look at those photogentic faces! HOT DAMN!

Em-nat wrote: "Ginn wrote: "They're a wonderful, talented group--and you wouldn't believe the ribbing I got from all of them for deleting a completed manuscript!"i>

I still can't believe you did that. @.@ What..."


Well, at the time it seemed like the only sensible thing to do.
My antique 'computer'--we're talking a typewriter with a floppy disc nailed to the back-- didn't have enough memory to save any new writing so long as I had The Rifter files filling it up. I knew that The Rifter was too long to be published so I deleted it and got to work on Lord of the White Hell.

So when Nicole started talking to me about publishing The Rifter as a serial I was smiling and nodding and silently swearing at myself.

I have since gotten a "new" computer but members of my writing group still often greet me by asking if I've deleted any good stories lately! :D

Liade wrote: "Aber all these posts: maybe I should change my pic to this?"

:D

Em-nat wrote: "You have just helped me toward my next dorky Rifter related comic."

I cannot wait!

Em-nat wrote: "Look at those photogentic faces! HOT DAMN! "

I assume you're talking about me? Well, I will be photogenic once Santa stops holding out and gives me those teeth he promised so long ago. I mean look at my profile pic? Am I smiling? No. And there is a good reason.

Then again we really don't know if anybody has front teeth, do we... 'cept J.D.

Interestingly enough, J.D. used to be a real live model. She does really take a swell picture.

Ginn wrote: "My antique 'computer'--we're talking a typewriter with a floppy disc nailed to the back"

You mean your ancient Macintosh SE?

Nicole wrote: "Ginn wrote: "My antique 'computer'--we're talking a typewriter with a floppy disc nailed to the back"

You mean your ancient Macintosh SE?"

No, I meant my archaic Macintosh Plus...Wait A Minute? Are you implying that my SE is out of date now too?

Ginn wrote: "Wait A Minute? Are you implying that my SE is out of date now too? "

...no. Not in any way. You just use whatever tools you have to use to get the job done.

Nicole wrote: "...no. Not in any way. You just use whatever tools you have to use to get the job done."

Like a chisel and a mallet.

I love the idea of trying to submit a manuscript in the form of stone tablets and chalked hunks of concrete... kind of biblical.

Epic!

Barb wrote: "Epic!"

indeed
:D

I want to see all these cartoons/manga thingys too... I have recently discovered these books - and sooooo want to go to Y-con (?) next year :-D

Barb wrote: "I want to see all these cartoons/manga thingys too... I have recently discovered these books - and sooooo want to go to Y-con (?) next year :-D"

Whoo! Come on over and see us sometime, Barb. We'll have a grand 'ol time! :D

A few of us are planning on going to Albuquerque next year, and as we will already be in America it would be crazy to not squeeze Y-con in too :-) at the minute I am reading and loving Teahouse manga - Whitney got me a whole new addiction :-)

I'd be thrilled to see both of you there--I obviously already owe Em-nat a burger and I'd be glad to provide one for you as well Barb...

I'm not sure of the exact dates but the first print versions of the Rifter might be going on pre-sale there as well.

I do eat burgers :-)

Barb wrote: "I do eat burgers :-)"

It's like it was fated to be!
(Also the last two years Teahouse has had a table just a few feet from the blind eye books set up!)

Kismet!! And seriously to fly allllll the way over from Aus ... I really ought to make the most of it

Lisa wrote: "Also even if we don't make the conference, would you be able to sign the books somehow?

I'm pretty sure that can be done...

If you ordered from blind eye books and added a note about requesting an autograph I bet Nicole would be happy to hand the books over to me at Yaoi-con and have me sign before she shipped them off.

Lisa wrote: "When does it happen?"

I don't think the exact dates for yaoi-con have been set yet but previously it's always been held right around Halloween.

Ginn wrote: "Lisa wrote: "When does it happen?"

I don't think the exact dates for yaoi-con have been set yet but previously it's always been held right around Halloween."

I've heard some rumors that the con may be moving down to LA. Y-con is staying pretty mum about it though. X.x

Em-nat wrote: "Ginn wrote: "Lisa wrote: "When does it happen?"

I don't think the exact dates for yaoi-con have been set yet but previously it's always been held right around Halloween."

I've heard some rumors t..."

I think it will be moving. At least the guys I talked to at Akadot seemed pretty certain. But you're right, there hasn't been any official word.

(Totally off topic here but I thought I should mention that Sasaharu--the guy running Akadot--is F'n Cool.)

Ginn wrote: "I think it will be moving. At least the guys I talked to at Akadot seemed pretty certain. But you're right, there hasn't been any official word.

(Totally off topic here but I thought I should mention that Sasaharu--the guy running Akadot--is F'n Cool.)"

I have no idea what Akadot is! D: Have I been in my Nerd Cave too long!?

Ah, it's a sad thing to hear about Y-con moving, especially since I only recently escaped southern California. Now they want me to go back!

Em-nat wrote: "I have no idea what Akadot is! D: Have I been in my Nerd Cave too long!? ..."

Akadot is the major retailer for many of the yaoi titles. Sasaharu has been organizing groups of translators, editors and artists to help to bring in and publish more yaoi titles.
(At the 2011 yaoi-con Akadot was in the upstairs dealers room across from Jo Chen.)

Ginn wrote: "Akadot is the major retailer for many of the yaoi titles..."

I know of what you speak now! Derpa derp.

Em-nat wrote: "Now they want me to go back! "

Gooooooooooooo Baaaaaaaaack.

Lisa wrote: "Ginn wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Also even if we don't make the conference, would you be able to sign the books somehow?

I'm pretty sure that can be done...

If you ordered from blind eye books and adde..."

Not that I know of, but I'll keep an eye out for any opportunity to swing by!