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Be a mensch: Hook your pals up with a free steampunk sexbot ebook!

Gentle Readers,
Sorry to go off message for a moment, but I have a less DIY, more scifi announcement:
The Kindle ebook giveaway for my steampunk novella “Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate” is *this Wednesday through Friday* (February 22-24)!

Wanna help spread the love and catapult the propaganda? Rad! Please feel free to share this link as far and wide as you deem fit: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006RTWZF6 (The book will be ABSOLUTELY FREE starting on Wednesday).
Wanna share a few images from the book? Here are links to a couple of nice examples of the new, original art from Chad Sell:

  • http://www.chadsellcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/windmill-low-res.jpg
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    Wanna blurb? Howsabout:

    This Nebula-nominated novella was first published in Paradox magazine in 2008 and answers the pressing historical question: What would have happened if a crippled, alcoholic, Confederate veteran living in Utah Territory taught clockwork robots to have sex?

    Thanks again for your help!
    One last bit: Amazon reviews are a *huge* boost to lil guys like us; if you read the ebook and like it, why not take a second to post a review? If you read the ebook and don’t like it . . . um . . . well, then, please feel free to grouse vociferously and at length in your home or place of business, among your closest confidents and immediate family–even send me a personal letter, or pick a fight with me on the streets of Ann Arbor, MI. Let me directly address your concerns about the literary merits of clockwork sexbots and foul drunkards without the cold intermediary of Amazon’s star-based review system coming between us.
    One way or the other, *Thanks!*
    With Love, I Remain,
    Yr dave-o . . .

    • If You Don’t Get Excited at 1min30sec into this Video . . .

    . . . then you’re definitely looking at the wrong blog. This is a *fantastic* development in material fabrication; see the robot fly after the jump! (It doesn’t do particularly well but, you know what, neither do bees if you’re really watching).

    (via Tiny Robotic Bee Assembles Itself Like Pop-Up Book | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com)

    Continue reading “If You Don’t Get Excited at 1min30sec into this Video . . .”

    FYI: Upcoming “Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate” ebook promo

    Just a quick heads-up: my Nebula-nominated (“toot, toot!” goes my own horn) novella, “Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate” will be available absolutely *FREE!* next week! Visit Amazon between February 22 and 24 and download a copy! Spread the word WITH *EXCLAMATION* POINTS! Overstate Minor TRIUMPHS!!!
    But, for reals, swing by and grab a free copy from Feb 22-24:
    Amazon.com: Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate eBook: David Erik Nelson, Chad Sell: Kindle Store

    If you’re a crafter/maker, this is a worthwhile Kickstarter project

    Or, really, a worthwhile investment; there is a *lot* of disorganized info floating around the web explaining how one *might* transition his/her DIY habits into some sort of business that at least defrays its own costs–and maybe even puts some meaningful scratch in the coffers. What’s missing in my humble, is an organized set of case studies from actual makers/crafters who’ve made their DIY hobbies into stable businesses.
    I’ve interfaced with TJ a little, over email and Skype; he’s a good guy, and really well suited to putting this project together. Dave’s advice: Go in with at least $15 so you can get the ebook.
    Makers Going Pro by TJ McCue — Kickstarter

    My Non-Denominational Gift-Giving Holiday Gift To You!

    It’s been a basically rad year for DIYing and making and meeting new folks who are enthusiastic about taking crazy ideas and making them into crazy objects and communities. As a token of my appreciation, I’d like to send any interested folks an ebook copy of my geeky DIY craft book SNIP, BURN, SOLDER, SHRED. Email me at dave[AT]davideriknelson[DOT]com before the New Year and I’ll send you a link to download a big, beautiful PDF of the whole thing (if you’re more of a Kindle/Nook person, I can probably accommodate you, too).
    FYI for you strictly online shoppers: Odds are slim for getting a copy of my book in time for Xmas (although Chanukah People can probably get one from No Starch Press before the Eighth Night; order directly from their site using the coupon code “SHRED”, save 35 percent, get *free* ebooks!). So, I’m happy to hook you up with an ebook copy as a sort of place-holder gift, if you’d like; just drop me an email and I’ll send you a link.
    Added bonus: Here’s a holiday song I recorded a few years ago, when there was more hair on the top part of my head, and more hours in each day. Enjoy! Merry Whatever Thing!
    Another Dark Christmastime – YouTube

    Amazon has sold out of my geeky DIY/craft book . . .


    . . . but the publisher, No Starch Press, still has copies on hand. Order directly from them if you’d like a book in time for Chrismanukwanza (or Winter Solstice, Robanukah, Kristallmass, whatevs you’re in to). Use the coupon code “SHRED” and save 35% (!!!). Every order from No Starch includes *FREE* ebook editions (PDF, ePub, and Kindle-compatible mobi). Alternately, if you want an autographed copy, you can hit me over email (dave[at]davideriknelson[dot]com) and we’ll work something out (an especially attractive offer for folks living in Washtenaw County, MI, since I can just hand you your copy instead of straining the already overburden USPS).