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The Canister X Transmission: Issue 355
Posted on November 2, 2024 3:51 pm by A.P. Fuchs

The Canister X Transmission: Issue 355

Issue Three Hundred-fifty-five – November 2, 2024

Greetings . . . and all that.

As I start this edition, we are dead in bed from working heavy hours for two weeks straight.

I remember the jobs I had in my early twenties and how my whole life schedule-wise revolved around them and I was all into it and having a blast—and that had nothing to do with a paycheck. I just enjoyed working. Was able to be in go-mode all the time without issue. Now that’s starting to slow down. I still enjoy working. I’m a workaholic. Current work-on-self project is finding balance between work and play so I’m still testing things out, but sheesh . . . fried.

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Okay, the Good news/Bad news. I don’t know if I should preface with the good then do the bad or . . . . Okay, that’s the path. Here:

Good news is the writing of the BATTLE OF POWER Trilogy is getting done and on schedule for new deadline, and the general three-part cover layout is complete as of this writing. The bad news is we obviously missed our end-of-October release plan.

But there’s good, solid, and valid reason and I ask for your trust in that regard.

An event occurred beyond anyone’s control behind the scenes and it was a dead serious matter. Everyone is okay but it occurred out of nowhere thus skewing the schedule.

Current aim is to release by end of year. I do indeed want to cap off 2024 with the trilogy so I can dedicate prime creative energy into art in 2025.

We’re working on it. Thanks for your patience.

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Saturday AM.

We argued with ourselves this morning, a grown-up human being lying in bed with the head craving the pillow and the body wanting to move. You feel like an idiot because it’s you vs you and there are valid arguments for getting up and staying down.

We got up.

Nap, certainly, later, but we got up. A cold started yesterday, and today I’m very coughy with yuck to go with it. It’s very much going to be a pace-it day unless things improve.

Last weekend I did some live video at the Winnipeg Comic Con. They were this week’s effort on the socials for those who didn’t catch it live. I also took a ton of pics so plan to do a picture compilation video as soon as able.

Here are the live ones:

Live Stream No. 3: Dystopian YA Author Melinda Marshall at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024

Live Stream No. 4: Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 Artist Alley Tour!

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I’ve been doing conventions for years and always heard people complain about “con crud” after the fact. (Con crud is basically you getting sick after a show because you were around 10,000-plus other people; last weekend’s turnout was 30,000, I was told.) Never been an issue but Melinda came down with something nearly right after the show. I was fine and conquered the week but yesterday the coughing really got going and I feel the inklings of a cold today. Even while in bed this morning I was freezing despite being completely dry (so not from a night sweat).

The plan is to load up on some cold-fighting home remedies, maybe a store-bought one, a hot shower, and some rest. For colds, my usual routine is simply load up on the above then sleep it off. Nine times out of ten I wake up with the cold mostly gone.

Into battle, I suppose?

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Lastly, we scored big on Funko Pops at the show, stuff that was super pricey online and I got them for about 85% off, all perfect condition.

The beauty of conventions.

I’ll leave you be now. I need to heal up.

Have a good weekend, and if you’ve got your own version of con crud going on, time to tackle it and deal.

Peace.

Best,

A.P. Fuchs

Con Crud, MB

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Live Stream No. 3: Dystopian YA Author Melinda Marshall at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024
Posted on October 29, 2024 5:05 am by A.P. Fuchs

Live Stream No. 3: Dystopian YA Author Melinda Marshall at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024

Live at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 author A.P. Fuchs interviews author Melinda Marshall about her new Dystopian YA release, THE TYPHON PROJECT!

This book was a hot seller at the show and Melinda put a lot of work into it. The miracle of this book is the first draft was written in three days as part of a novel writing contest. Of course, it went through revisions and edits after, but getting a first draft out in three days is an impressive feat.

Listen to Melinda as she discusses her new book that debuted at the convention and found its way into many readers’ hands.

THE TYPHON PROJECT by Melinda Marshall:

Short synopsis:

To save humanity, Leah is among the chosen for genetic modification. She is sent to The Typhon Project with the hope of finding a cure to save what’s left of the planet. But she can’t shake the suspicion something isn’t right.

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Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 A.P. Fuchs and Melinda Marshall Books Unboxing – Dystopian YA and Monsters and Superheroes!
Posted on October 19, 2024 6:42 am by A.P. Fuchs

Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 A.P. Fuchs and Melinda Marshall Books Unboxing – Dystopian YA and Monsters and Superheroes!

Winnipeg Comic Con is coming up on October 25, 2024, which is one week away from the posting of this video. Wonderful book stock just arrived and author Melinda Marshall and myself want to share the opening of these boxes with you because they contain new titles by both of us!

The big highlights are:

THE TYPHON PROJECT (Dystopian YA) by Melinda Marshall:

To save humanity, Leah is among the chosen for genetic modification. She is sent to The Typhon Project with the hope of finding a cure to save what’s left of the planet. But she can’t shake the suspicion something isn’t right.

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Amazon (CAN)

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AXIOM-MAN/CRIMSON CLOAK: SCARLET SYNERGY (Superhero) by A.P. Fuchs:

Surrounded by a strange red mist, Axiom-man finds himself in a world not his own. Not again. Meeting a man who calls himself the Crimson Cloak, Axiom-man and this red stranger must fight their way through a hotel of madness where each new floor brings on a deadly challenge.

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Amazon (CAN)

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CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS (Poetry) by A.P. Fuchs:

All right, World, this is how it’s going to be: Rhymes and verse, Melodies rehearsed, across life’s rocky sea. Read a poem, maybe two, pick three if you wish to dare. Ramblings and coherence, sometimes jots of incoherence, anything for poetic flare. Enjoy and explore, please do, I implore. Let’s talk about life bizarre ’cause it’s pretty complex stuff, said Harvey Pekar.

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Authortube: My Book is Not Selling! What Do I Do? | Part Seven – In Conclusion | What Book Marketers Don’t Want You to Know
Posted on September 30, 2024 6:16 am by A.P. Fuchs
Authortube: My Book is Not Selling! What Do I Do? | Part Seven – In Conclusion | What Book Marketers Don’t Want You to Know

It’s time to wrap up this video series on how to market your book when your book sales have come to a standstill. A lot was explored over the past six videos and, for this one, we summarize things and point out the one lesson that underscored the entire marketing series. Pay attention because it’s an important one.

Oh, and as a PSA, if anyone comes to you offering a secret method to book marketing, run. They are trying to sell you something and aren’t truly interested in your project. Watch this video for more on that.

Thank you for sticking with me throughout this series. I hope you learned something. It was also a good refresher for me. Time to keep putting things into practice. It’s the only way to market your books.

See you on the shelves!

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Station Ident – 070424
Posted on July 4, 2024 5:00 am by A.P. Fuchs

This is your station identification for 070424.

My name is . . .

. . . A.P. Fuchs and welcome to my blog where superheroes and monsters and Pop Culture reign supreme. I’m an independent writer, cartoonist, publisher, and freelancer in the worlds of books and comics, and have been so for the past twenty-five years. This is Canister X, my official web site and the Realm of Heroes and Monsters, where we’re entering summer mode.

Most certainly you’ll be receiving content, but it’s going to follow the theme of the CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: YEAR SEVEN of fluidity. We’re gonna play it casual. We have a major deadline due for the fall for THE AXIOM-MAN SAGA so that project is going to require me putting all hands on deck to get done in time.

My, perhaps, too many social media presences are:

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My Patreon page is here. It’s a very important place where I post serial novels, serial comics, essays and articles on the creative arts business, behind-the-scenes insights, art, photos, and more. Join me and my other patrons and be a part of something entertaining and interesting with consistent content. Check out the sweet trailer for the page.

I’m also the writer/artist behind the webcomic, Fredrikus, which you can read from the beginning here.

On Saturdays, I send out my newsletter, The Canister X Transmission. It’s a weekly newsletter where we all come together after the week, take a breather, regroup, and head into the weekend. Presently, we are in Year Seven. Join me and my readers and fans of fandom. I love the fan community as it’s a wonderful group of people to be part of, both physically and virtually. See you on the inside.

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Status Report – 061824
Posted on June 18, 2024 5:00 am by A.P. Fuchs
Status Report – 061824:

We’ve been busy behind the scenes here at Axiom-man Central. Here’s a rundown of what’s currently going on this superhero year:
- AXIOM-MAN: THE SUMMONING: About 1/3 complete with plans to finish mid-July then move on to AXIOM-MAN: TRANSFORMATIONS.
- Axiom-man in-house collectibles for direct order and conventions and signings: Playing cards – in and done. Stickers – in and done. Special high-end-soon-to-be-revealed Axiom-man collectible – in production with an ETA at Axiom-man Central of approximately two weeks.
- Blog/website coding upgrade: In process but gaining ground.
- YouTube offerings: Set for the week.
- Patreon: New material being slowly added for future postings.
- In-house book stock: Under inventory review with the mind to get in copies of the first half of the year’s releases in July plus any additional stock I might need.
- Secret FREDRIKUS project: Slowly coming along. Very slowly.
- Freelancing: Two projects in the pipeline
That’s about all my headspace can handle at the moment for immediate work. There are some other up-in-the-air items as well, but those are in a floating-in-the-ether stage without any firm landing point.

All we can do is focus on the above, get it done, then continue.

This has been your Status Report for 061824.
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Status Report – 052324
Posted on May 23, 2024 6:41 am by A.P. Fuchs

Status Report 052324:

I heard back from Archives Canada regarding my reserved eBook ISBN number for CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS. I’m in a position to upload now but when I do, I want to make sure my head is clear so I can make any last-minute adjustments correctly. This may happen within the next couple if days but definitely this weekend so we’re still on track for release.

For those who read my recent newsletter, I came to an agreement with myself that for the secret Fredrikus project, if we average one item every few days, we’ll be in good shape come time when other stuff is wiped off the plate. Then after that, things will bulldoze ahead and my comic goals for 2024 will be met.

Yesterday, I posted about how to overcome writer’s block. You can check out the entry here or the direct video here.

Further, THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX is about 70% formatted, which keeps us on track for an end-of-June release.

Lastly, work on the BATTLE OF POWER TRILOGY is still underway and thus far we are on schedule. I’m going to be putting down a lot of words in the near future and I know I’ll feel lighter once the first installment is complete. The other two installments all feed from that one so once that one is complete, then it’s kind of an issue of expanding on it but not in a purple prose way. In a more story way. As mentioned, this concludes the first act of THE AXIOM-MAN SAGA.

This has been your Status Report for 052324.

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Canister X Mailbag – Hilda and Richie’s Sandwich Children’s Book Unboxing – 04272024
Posted on April 27, 2024 7:24 am by A.P. Fuchs

Canister X Mailbag – Hilda and Richie’s Sandwich Children’s Book Unboxing – 04272024

Backing Max West on Kickstarter is a habit of mine. He’s done several campaigns and his most recent effort was for his children’s book, Hilda and Richie’s Sandwich. These children’s books are solid, wholesome, clean, and good for all ages.

Plus Max draws fun anthropomorphic characters.

Check out this unboxing for this cool project!

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Special Fredrikus Project in the Works
Posted on April 23, 2024 5:00 am by A.P. Fuchs

Special Fredrikus Project in the Works

Soon, Fredrikus is coming at ya in a way he’s never done before. What is it, you might ask? Well, just wait and see, dear reader. But I can assure you it’s an experiment in the comic medium and I’m bringing Fredrikus along for the ride.

In the meantime, please check out the Official Fredrikus Webcomic about an down-and-out anthropomorphic dog in a dystopian sci-fi world.

For excting books and comics to tide you over in the meantime while this special Fredrikus project is constructed, please visit the Book and Comic Shop here on this site.

Thanks for supporting the worlds of art, comics, and books!

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Patreon for Creators
Posted on April 18, 2024 5:00 am by A.P. Fuchs
Patreon for Creators

A lot of time and thought has been put into the essays and articles I post on Patreon for my patrons to help the creators there boost their arts career.

These articles and essays aren’t available anywhere else online except for patrons. Definitely worth the read even if you drop in for just a month.

These are the topics covered so far with more to come:
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Please join me on my Patreon journey by going here.

For some free reading on writing and self-publishing, please check out the articles at this site.
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