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Greg Stolze
Posted project update #1The Future Sound of Playborg
I swear I did this without ingesting helium or sitting on a washer in spin cycle.
-G.
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commented on a projectAll the stories allow not-for-profit derivative works, but I have yet to see "Regret, With Math" fan art. -G.
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Posted project update #5Another One, Completely Different
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Posted project update #9Don't Miss the New One.
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commented on a projectIs it for only two players? -G.
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commented on a projectHere's the bonus files. Enjoy! http://www.gregstolze.com/1RollMonsters.pdf http://www.gregstolze.com/1RollSpells.pdf -G.
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commented on a projectYaaaaay!
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commented on a projectI believe it's spelled "outlast." -G.
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commented on a projectIt's a thought, but at some point I have to think I'd be hitting diminishing returns on my efforts, you know? How much effort can I sink into a story that took me two or three days to write before it becomes overwhelming? -G.
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commented on a projectIs it for only two players? -G.
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commented on a projectHere's the bonus files. Enjoy! http://www.gregstolze.com/1RollMonsters.pdf http://www.gregstolze.com/1RollSpells.pdf -G.
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commented on a projectYaaaaay!
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commented on a projectI believe it's spelled "outlast." -G.
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Posted project update #4Here it is!
Thank you thank you thank you thank you, and here's the link...
http://www.gregstolze.com/fiction_library/ThesePeople.pdf
...and did I say "thanks"? Thanks.
-G.
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Posted project update #3Crunch Time
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Posted project update #2Listen up!
The podcast of the story is the tantalizing perk offered to everyone who pledges a dollar or more. But how can you know it won't just be some nasal-voiced dingus mumbling over the sound of his dryer rolling clothing in the basement?
The same way you can know that the story won't be an amateurish mish-mash of unconvincing decisions and flat characters: By listening to this preview! Here, in its glory, is the first part of "These People Mean Nothing to Each Other." Enjoy, tell your neighbors and relatives, and pledge. Thank you.
-G.
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Posted project update #8Last Update...?
The pledges are in, the thanks have been thanked (though I'll thank you again, of course) and the story is off in the wilds of the internet, stumbling and blinking. All that remains is to make SURE everyone who pledged got the podcast - I sent a query, but I figure it doesn't hurt to ask in more than one place.
Oh, and to answer a question from the last post's comment...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregstolze/these-people-mean-nothing-to-each-other-an-ete
-G.
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Posted project update #1The Chicago Tribune subjectively judged my writing.
I have been found worthy! Julia Keller, book critic for the Trib, read 800 submissions to the Great Chicago Ghost Story contest and her favorite was mine, "2122 North Clark."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/chi-1101-lit-life-contestnov01,0,238327.column
It's quite an honor. So if you're on the fence about backing "These People Mean Nothing to Each Other," you can consider Julia's endorsement.
-G.
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Posted project update #7As Promised!
The story "Regret, With Math" has now been funded and is now available. You can get it at the following url.
http://www.gregstolze.com/RegretWithMath.pdf
Of course, if you haven't contributed yet and still want to, you can get access to the podcast. Or if you just want to enjoy the story, well enjoy. Feel free to send me a private message with your email address if you want to be notified the next time I fund a story like this, or the next time I release one.
-G.
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Posted project update #6Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
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commented on a projectIt's a thought, but at some point I have to think I'd be hitting diminishing returns on my efforts, you know? How much effort can I sink into a story that took me two or three days to write before it becomes overwhelming? -G.
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Posted project update #5Now we enter... END GAME
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Posted project update #4You wanna hear it? I bet you wanna hear it.
In case you're wondering what kind of story you're getting, I've excerpted a bit from the beginning discussing just that. If you're wondering whether I sound as nasal and pedantic as you'd expect -- well, listen for yourself.
-G.
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Posted project update #3Expert Testimony from Sachin Waikar
What follows is unedited explanation from the judge for the Richard Eastman prize.
"I thought it would be so easy. When the Naperville Writers Group asked me to choose the winner of the first annual Richard Eastman Prize for prose pieces in RIVULETS, I thought it would be a piece of cake--good cake, maybe like chocolate fudge. After a cursory reading, the winner would just jump out.
"Yeah, right.
"After three or four readings of the 50-odd entries I'd narrowed it down to about seven finalists. Each time I read them, I liked something different about each. Of course it was more complicated because I was judging fiction and non-fiction, stories and memoir.
"Another reading helped me get it down to four: a narrative non-fiction piece and three stories, including Greg's story, REGRET, WITH MATH.
"But the pieces were strong in different ways. So I realized I had to come up with a criterion, a scythe to cut through it all. Finally I did: it had to be something that I thought was so ingenious and engaging that very few writers--maybe even no one but the author--could have written so well.
"The next morning, the winner jumped out at me: REGRET, WITH MATH.
"Meticulously structured, witty, and with a great message (i.e., don't worry too much about this life, because you're probably even more screwed in several others; oh, and try not to think too much about the ones where you're better off), the story delivers.
"I was judging the pieces blind, because I knew many NWG members from my time with the group. But when they took the blindfold off, I wasn't surprised at all to find out it was Greg's story. He always nails the writerly trifecta of voice, story, and wit.
"I loved REGRET, WITH MATH. It stayed with me like few stories do. I'm sure you'll feel the same way.
"And a bit about me:
"Sachin Waikar’s writing has appeared or is forthcoming in two Seal Press anthologies, South Asian Review, Parents Magazine, and children’s magazines including Highlights, and Kahani. His screenwriting has placed in HBO/Miramax’s Project Greenlight and been nominated for an ABC/Disney Writing Talent Grant. Sachin holds a BA from Stanford University and a PhD in clinical psychology from UCLA. He is a freelance writer in the Chicago area, where he lives with his wife and two children." -
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Posted project update #2Why should we trust you, Stolze?
A valid question for these sorts of trust-based financial exchanges is "Why?" What have I, the author, done to assure you that you won't pay up and receive a shiny dump of a tale, poorly paced and punctuated, defaced by self-indulgence or, worse, thinly veiled spiritual propaganda?
So far, not much. I'd love to think you watched the video and thought, "Wow, it's like the sincerity is radiating from him like warmth from the sun!" (After all, I did wear a necktie and everything.) But a more telling guarantee might be access to my track record. I can't guarantee "Regret, With Math" will illuminate your life with meaning, or even amuse you, but I can offer three resources that indicate it's a good bet.
1) According to Google, I'm a good writer.
If you enter "Greg Stolze" "great writer" as your search terms, you get 544 hits.
If you enter "Greg Stolze" "bad writer" you only get 4 hits.2) You can read a creepy story I wrote about ghosts.
It's called Ghosts: The Straight Dope. Its tone is pulpy and cynical, in contrast to the drier and straightforward style of "Regret, With Math." On the other hand, I wrote that one over ten years ago and I think my skills have gotten sharper since then.
3) You can hear me read a fantasy story.
Here's my story, The Doom of Swords, as read by me and three people from my writer's group. (I voice the crabby musician.) There are a few production glitches, but I've got a better microphone setup now. More importantly, the tone and focus of the story is different from "Regret, With Math," but I think this shows I can craft a plot and present it.
There they are, then. If you're undecided, get a taste before you commit. If you don't like the freebies then, yeah, you probably won't like "Regret, With Math." But at least I can console myself with an informed rejection.
On the other hand, if you like 'em? You know what to do.
-G.
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Posted project update #1The Illo -- I Request Brutal Honesty
Okay, the little vector art thing I threw together -- what do y'all think? Good? Bad? Intriguing? Amateur-hour? Let me know, particularly if it either made you MORE likely to support or LESS. If enough people dislike it, I'll see about replacing it with some kittens. Or a more relevant picture involving the martial arts.
-G.
