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* Welcome back from the wilderness, Matt F’n Wallace!

* Scrivener will indeed tell you how many words you wrote in a year

* Mur is making progress on Midsolar Murders Book 2

* Matt is working on a video game he can’t talk about yet, and we await Savage Crowns

Good News Good News

* Hugo nominations are open for 2022

* Team Rejection count: now at 14

Main Topic: Matt’s New Middle Grade Book

This is the book Matt always wanted as a kid, so now he’s written it for himself & everyone else

Using the word “fat” and all the baggage different people bring to it

Relating to Vincent D’Onofrio and Sammo Hung in their acting and action roles

How to approach writing fat characters: Writing the Other, lecture by author Meg Elison. You really should read her award nominated novella “The Pill.”)

Matt’s page, and the Fat Kid Guide page

Links

* Merch Shop!

* Mur on Twitter

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* The Garages on Bandcamp

* The Garages on Twitter

 

Twitch schedule for Feb:

* Mondays: 2-3:30pm AMA

* Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

* Wed: 3-5pm Gaming

* Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Affiliate Links

* The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid by Matt Wallace

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