Welcome to the new Canister X blog, your home for all things heroes and monsters.
The blog redesign is complete, with mostly everything retooled. New banner, new overall design, even a new author headshot on the About page.
There are a few changes still left to make as these things are always evolving, but the big redesign is done. I admit this was a tricky project in that not only did I need the blog to function a certain way, but I also wanted it to look good without coming off as a sterile creator site where the creator feels untouchable. Canister X is my online home and I want my home to feel as welcoming as possible.
A chunk of Project Media is now complete.
More winter project plans coming your way soon.
Enjoy the new blog. Please stick around for a while to explore, and then when you’re done that, head on over to my Patreon page where this morning I posted a new chapter in my ongoing serial novel, Gigantigator Death Machine.
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Any and all things pertaining to A.P. Fuchs and his Canister X.
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Heavy Broadcast Mode Initiated – Welcome to Winter
From outside the window this morning. Awhile back I decided that November 1, 2019, would mark the day I officially went into winter hibernation mode aka Heavy Broadcast Mode. My work plate is mighty heavy and I need to keep my head low and just get things done. That said, I will be off the social feeds until spring. However, that doesn’t mean my feeds will be an empty desert. I’ll be broadcasting social content to you from here at the Central, but if you need to interact, please send me an email as I won’t be checking PMs.
One of the major tasks I need to do this winter is overhaul the website. The content will remain but the programming language is dated and I need to bring things up to speed if I’m to stay relevant as we progress down the Timeline of All Things. The aim is to do that this weekend, so if you come by the site between now and next week, don’t fret if things look in disarray. I’m hoping for a smooth transition and nobody is none the wiser, but I’ve also been around Web stuff long enough to know glitches happen when all you want to do is execute what is supposed to be a simple procedure(s).
Today also marks the beginning of a new month, which means a new month starts up on my Patreon page, in turn opening the gates for new chapters in my ongoing serial novel, Gigantigator Death Machine, essays, behind-the-scenes stuff, and more. Please join me and my other patrons as we embark on November’s journey by going here.
What is all this winter stuff I keep talking about? I don’t want to give away all the surprises, so I’ll give you a vague summary instead:- Plan for the 2020 convention/book signing season
- Bring projects old and new up to speed
- Release new book(s) and comic(s)
- Build up the YouTube channel
- Deliver solid content on Patreon
- Partially rebuild the media machine
- Engage in interviews through various channels
- Try not to die from overworking
There. Straight forward. Just work.
Enjoy the weekend.
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Station Ident – Oct252019
My name is A.P. Fuchs and I’m a novelist, cartoonist, and freelancer in all things publishing. You are tuned into my blog, Canister X, my official web presence. I’ve been writing for publication since my first short story sale in 2000, and have been publishing books since 2003.
My longstanding presence on social media includes:
Ello
MeWe
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Tumblr
LinkedIn
My Patreon page can be found here, where I post serial novels, essays on the creative and publishing industries, what goes on behind the scenes here at Axiom-man Central, and more.
Join me.
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Workload Explosion
Pictured: Batman mug from my childhood and my vape unit. This morning, I reviewed some things behind the scenes here at Axiom-man Central and came to the unsettling conclusion I have a year-long project ahead of me. The project is not a specific book or comic but rather a partial rebuild of my media machine. This workload is no small undertaking, but it’s an undertaking that must be done. I thought I was busy before and now I have to go into overdrive.
This will require further thought and scheduling.
And Heavy Broadcast Mode for the winter.
And caffeine.
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Station Ident – Sept202019
My name is A.P. Fuchs and I’m a novelist, cartoonist, and freelancer in all things publishing. You are reading my blog, Canister X, my official web presence. I’ve been in this business as a creative professional for sixteen years, been creating for longer than that.
While this is my main home on the Web, I also have a longstanding presence on social media:
Ello
MeWe
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Tumblr
LinkedIn
My new Patreon page can be found here, where I post serial novels, essays on the creative and publishing industries, behind-the-scenes secrets, and more.
Join me.
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The Canister X Transmission: Year Three
The Canister X Transmission: Year Three
Begin transmission . . .
Running weekly from May 2016 to April 2017, The Canister X Transmission was sent via email to readers worldwide.
Every week, readers received updates straight from A.P. Fuchs that were meant to entertain, educate, and inform.
The newsletter covered four main topics:
Weekly Creative Recap, in which Fuchs shared what he was working on and gave readers a behind-the-scenes look.
Flash Fiction, where each week a short-short story went out to entertain Fuchs’s readers.
Weekly Rant, where Fuchs went off on whatever topic interested him that week.
Anything, in which anything and any topic that intrigued Fuchs was discussed.
Exclusive to this collection is a special Issue One Hundred-five A newsletter unavailable anywhere else.
Welcome to The Canister X Transmission: Year Three
Available as a paperback at:
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes and NobleAvailable as an eBook at:
Amazon Kindle
Drivethru Fiction
SmashwordsPlease visit the Book and Comic Shop for Year Four.
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The Meaning Behind Canister X
The Meaning Behind Canister X
“Canister X” is an unusual name for a blog. There’s a story behind why that name was chosen. It’s not a terribly exciting story, but perhaps one that’s slightly amusing.
As is required of authors, a website is needed. Most writers use their name as their domain name. I did that, too, once upon a time. But one year–I can’t remember which–I forgot to renew the apfuchs.com domain and then I lost it. I tried to re-register it only to find out someone had snatched it up. The site was in German. I had no idea who this person was and didn’t know how to go about reaching them to see if I could have my domain back, so I had to come up with something else. If memory serves me correctly, I decided to rename the site with something unique. I can’t remember the options I went through but “Canister X” came to mind and I assigned meaning to that name. The “Canister” part is after Ninja Turtles, you know, the container that had the mutagen in it. The “X” part was about the site being about anything and not locking me into a particular idea or theme, and as you can see from the content on this site, it’s fairly varied. Sort of a “you never know what you’re gonna get.”
Later, “Canister X” also became part of the title of my minicomics: Canister X Comix.
I hope to one day get my A.P. Fuchs domain back and then use it to point to here or vice versa, but until then, Canister X is the name of this thing so we’re running with it.
This is your blog history lesson for the day.
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Special Post for my Blog Subscribers
There’s quite a few of you who have subscribed to this blog over the years and elected to receive my posts via email. Thank you.
I wanted to let you know that if you want another email experience from me, I have a weekly newsletter called The Canister X Transmission, which is presently in its third year. Issue 120 goes out this Saturday.
It’s free, and you also get a free novelette upon sign-up.
The Year Three format of The Canister X Transmission is simple:
1) Weekly creative recap of what I worked on the previous week
2) A flash fiction story
3) Weekly rant
4) Anything–where any topic or item(s) is brought up.Straight forward. Simple.
Hope you join me.
You can sign up for the newsletter at http://www.tinyletter.com/apfuchs
See you Saturday.
