A call for volunteers

You’ve had some free samples of my writing [check the #story tag in my posts] and now I’m looking for Beta Readers because it’s just occurred to me that handing out stories for free before I try to sell them might just be a bad business plan.

So. Does anyone out there with sharp reading eyes wish to subject themselves to the alpha drafts of whatever the heck my warped mind concocts next?

A polite request

I’m trying to raise some moneys for my next trip to Thailand [ticket price $2500] by selling my written works on/via Smashwords.

They need covers.

I have the artistic skill of a distantly-deceased moose.

So. Therefore, I must ask kindly for someone to design front covers for RTFM, Nor Gloom of Night and perhaps Good Boy if I can get it somewhere where I like it a bit better.

I might even publish a fantasy story I’ve had on the backburner for a while, called Of Cats and Kings. It’s basically a rewrite of Puss in Boots from the POV of the cat.

Want to see it? I’ll be posting it tomorrow.

Covers need to feature my pen name [C M Weller] and the title. The recommended size for the cover image is 1600 pixels wide by 2400 tall. I’m guessing it also helps if the artwork is also interesting without being spoileriffic.

And considering that these are all short tales [maybe not with Good Boy after I’ve rewritten it…] this may be something of a challenge.

As I am currently skint, the only thing I can offer is credit where credit is due. Links to art sharing accounts can be discussed.

Thanks in advance for your time, effort and understanding.

Technically technical difficulties

Okay, so here’s the scoop.

While I was over in Thailand, I used a (gasp) foreign chip so I wouldn’t be landed upon by positively ginormous roaming charges. And so I could, you know, call home without also gathering a huge debt.

Now that I’m home and back on my regular chip, my computer refuses to recognise that there’s photos in there at all. And I know for a fact that I have almost three hundred of the little buggers (and some videos) hogging space on my iPhone.

I would like to have these images, moving and still, on my computer. I am also not technically adept enough to do the major fiddling required to move data from one device to another without; huge hiccups, installing anything out of my budget ($0), or risking my hard drive to unexpected malware via the freeware option.

Keep in mind that I’m practically a noob when it comes to doing this stuff. I need the “for dummies” version that’s been dumbed down even further. Helpful pictures would also be nice.

So. Calling all Technogeeks: How do I get data from my iPhone when my computer [aka the bit that runs iTunes and iPhoto] swears blind that the data’s not there?

Almost there!

Okay, so I’ve almost transferred all my files and folders from the dying laptop to my new lunchbox Mac. Yay.

I’ve installed Minecraft - essential!

And now I’m trying to find where the save games are so I can get on with the MathMagician Adventure Map.

Alas, things have changed and I can’t find the bugger.

I know it’s in ~/Library/Application Support… but I can’t remember where I go after that.

I can has help from the Minecraft Boffins?

I’m looking for title art

If you’ve read my recently-published tale, Late Bloomer and have any artistic talent, please post or send me something.

I’m looking to share Late Bloomer on EqD and they like it when you have art for a title page.

If anyone, anywhere, loves the story enough to make some non-spoilery fan art, please send it to cat@internutter.org or even post it as a reply here. Or send me a link to where you posted it. Whatever.

I need that art. You got that art?