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Canister X Mailbag – Custom Funko Pop! Figures Christmas Unboxing – 10312023 – 122523
Canister X Mailbag – Custom Funko Pop! Figures Christmas Unboxing –
10312023 – 122523
What? Unboxing Christmas gifts before Christmas yet showing you on Christmas? Something’s wrong with the space-time continuum.
Merry Christmas, everybody! Please enjoy this video of unboxing some custom Funko Pops!
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2024 Broad-and-Loose Publishing Plans
2024 Broad-and-Loose Publishing Plans
If you’ve read my newsletter, it was revealed that in terms of publishing focus regarding 2024, my current plan is to first see 2023 through to the end in terms of content releases and year-end fiscal wrap-up. In short, do some fun stuff and conduct some actions on the business side of things so come midnight, December 31st, 2023 will be done business-wise. So that’s where my headspace is at: 2023 see-through then, in my mind’s eye, a division line then on the other side of that line, 2024.
2024 is currently planned publication-wise in broad blocks.
Here’s where the headspace and planning is at as of this writing:
Fiction:
Late January/early February – AXIOM-MAN/CRIMSON CLOAK: SCARLET SYNERGY teamup novella release.
Approx. June/July – AXIOM-MAN: BATTLE OF POWER TRILOGY, the final arc within the series that wraps up the first act of the overall AXIOM-MAN SAGA. These books are created back-to-back with a planned three-part cover image so when you put the books in a row, you get a full, cool image that compliments the story. At the same time, each cover of the three-part image will stand on its own.
Non-fiction:
March – CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS
Late April or May – THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX
The following titles are either done or nearing completion so their specific release windows aren’t known until I analyze where each project is at and then can time it from there.
CANADIAN SCRIBBLER: COLLECTED LETTERS OF AN UNDERGROUND WRITER Vol. 2
GETTING DOWN AND DIGITAL: HOW TO SELF-PUBLISH YOUR BOOK 2nd Edition (updated and revised since the 1st edition’s info has become stale-dated over the years)
Comics:
Fall 2024 – FREDRIKUS Nos. 1 and 2 in print and eComic
Regarding the above non-fiction, and since my focus will be 90% on fiction, the above non-fiction titles are presently “floater titles” in my head therefore to be released/peppered throughout the year. If it turns out my blocked-out timing is off or life happens in a way that legitimately alters the above plans, then all of the above non-fiction releases are subject to change release-wise, with perhaps a title or two saved for 2025.
In short, fiction first, non-fiction second, the fiction releases being the priority.
Since I’m such a planner-aheader, and can only think in so much detail about said ahead plans, as of right now, the loose release block schedule above is the best I can offer at this time. Timing and more concrete info will be announced once things begin to lock down.
Lastly, the fiction focus for 2024 is superhero stuff. My last couple releases (ZOMTROPOLIS: A RECORD OF LIFE IN A DEAD CITY and GIGANTI-GATOR DEATH MACHINE: TRIPLE FEATURE) have been monsters so we’re getting back into the heroes side of this whole REALM OF HEROES AND MONSTERS thing.
There may or may night be a couple of surprises. I have something quick planned but it involves another person and in this game, when it comes to working with others, certain allowances need to be made because sometimes things happen beyond your control and you just have to wait it out so no official announcement or projection regarding this possible project(s) until things are more solidified.
2024 should be a good year.
Christmas Holiday 2023 Creative Plans
Christmas Holiday 2023 Creative Plans
Last week of working like a dog then a holiday break for 10 days. Really needed and really looking forward to it . . . but that doesn’t mean I’ll be doing absolutely zero.
While there will be little things to get done during the break, namely life stuff, here is my general holiday overview divided into blocks big and small.
Dec. 22 – Midday. Nap (if work is done early)
Dec. 23 – Festivus. Decompression day and the airing of grievances on my Facebook page to help with the decompression
Dec. 24 – Rest and Christmas Eve stuff
Dec. 25 – Christmas (with a special video on YouTube that is interesting but will also make you laugh)
Dec. 26 to Dec. 30 – A combination of relaxing and binge creating for 2024 and one more Christmas gathering but I don’t know the date. Probably the 26th or 27th.
Dec. 31 – New Years Eve. I’m too old to do the stay-up-til-midnight-then-kiss-the-girl thing. I foresee a later night but in bed before we travel through time into a new year.
Jan. 1 – Last day of rest so the aim is to do as much nothing as possible
Jan. 2 – Back to real life
And those are my Christmas Holiday 2023 Creative Plans.
That last date scares me at the time of this writing though, because, right now, worn out, I don’t want to deal with real life. Need the break. I do know, however, the break will be a full recharge if it’s anything like my same-length break in the summer, which is a good thing.
There you go. General holiday plans, subject to change as per the rules of Christmas Holidays when things can turn on a dime.
I hope you’re looking forward to Christmas as much as I am. I have some really cool, special-to-the-individual gifts to hand out and I can’t wait to see their reaction!
Peace.
Patreon 2.0 Thus Far
Patreon 2.0 Thus Far
It’s been a little over a month since Patreon 2.0 launched.
Since then, here’s a list of patron-exclusive content that’s aired so far:
PE: Copper Horse (photo)
PE: I Wonder What They’re Gonna Think? (Blog post))
PE: Welcome to Patron-exclusive Videos! (video)
PE: Quick Note – About Serial Books
PE: Welcome to CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS
ZOMTROPOLIS – 11
PE: Quick Note – A.P. Fuchs LinkTree
PE: Ye Olde Sawblade (photo)
PE: Behind the Scenes – Caught in Black Headlights
ZOMTROPOLIS – 12
Where Did the Sunshine Go? (from CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS)
ZOMTROPOLIS – 13
PE: Creating: Time Allocation (essay)
PE: Quick Note – ROHAM: STORY TIME with A.P. Fuchs Season Length
PE: Gnome nom nom (photo)
PE: Quick Note – Out of Order?
ZOMTROPOLIS – 14
PE: The Day I Almost Died (video)
That Cold Chatter (from CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS)
PE: Behind the Scenes – FREDRIKUS Pages
ZOMTROPOLIS – 15
PE: Quick Note – You Can Look Ahead
PE: A Drop of Ink on Silver Sphere (photo)
Lots more set for the New Year with much fun and excitement to come. I hope you join me on this journey.
Station Ident – 121423
Station Ident – 121423
This is your station identification for 121423.
My name is . . .
. . . A.P. Fuchs. I’m a writer, cartoonist, and freelancer in the worlds of books and comics. This is Canister X, my official web presence and the Realm of Heroes and Monsters, where we try and entertain and inform you on a regular basis.
I’ve been at this publishing game for 20+ years and I’m not near done yet. Presently, we’re big on video content—both longer videos and shorts and reels—and podcasts so be sure you’re hooked up at the appropriate links below (podcast on YouTube).
My various social media presences are:
My Patreon page is here. It’s in Phase 2 and is a special place where I post post serial novels, serial comics, essays and articles on the creative arts business, behind-the-scenes secrets, patron-exclusive videos and art, and so much more. Join me and my other patrons and be a part of something entertaining and interesting with consistent content. I even have a cool trailer for it.
I also have a webcomic titled Fredrikus. Go here have a chuckle.
On Saturdays, I send out my newsletter, The Canister X Transmission. It’s a weekly newsletter where we all come together after a busy week, unwind, regroup, and kick off the weekend. Presently, we are in The Very Long Year Six. Join us.
Finally, my Merch Shop is out in the world and is open for business. Playing cards, hats, shirts, zippos, flasks, and more!
End station identification.
Self-publishing: Playing the Long Game
Self-publishing: Playing the Long Game
2023 has been about me making broadstroke creation moves, playing the long game the key component behind each stroke.
There is a reason I’ve been regularly posting videos to this site despite it being about a writer/artist amlnd books and comics.
There’s a reason behind setting myself up and creating content for various platforms.
There is a reason behind why I constructed Patreon 2.0 as I did.
The list goes on.
What you’ve been seeing on this site over the past year are groundwork foundation-laying moves that will aid 2024. You can’t build a house on sand. You need concrete.
This is PROJECT REBUILD 2.0 and it’s working.
Every action I take, and as I’ve mention in my newsletter, are meant to help Future Me along with Future Works which, in turn, help Future You, dear reader.
A lot of PROJECT REBUILD 1.0 was more theory-based and planning-based versus actual execution of the theory. PROJECT REBUILD 2.0 has been the execution of 1.0.
As I state in the below video, there is method to the madness.
2024 is looking to be a fairly big year self-publishing-wise. Lots of titles, so at present I’m mentally mapping out the year in terms of how to release everything and when.
But that’s 2024 and we’re not there yet.
2023 will continue, and finish, as it has been thus far.
A new content schedule will be created for 2024, but as of now, this schedule will remain.
Thanks for tuning in this year.
More to come.
Peace.
– APF
Goodbye TinyLetter; Hello MailerLite
Goodbye TinyLetter; Hello MailerLite
Well, MailChimp pulled the plug on TinyLetter, the newsletter engine I’ve using to send THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION for about eight years. It was a great platform because it had a simple and direct, user-friendly interface and was perfect for a text-based newsletter like mine. But, alas, all good things must come to an end, I suppose, so thanks to fellow author Bobby Nash, he turned me on to MailerLite and from there I’ll be able to continue to send out new issues of the newsletter week after week. This change, of course, will involve some link adjusting and some web design stuff since all my sites have the TinyLetter subscribe box.
Either way, we now have a new provider and there should be no interupption in service.
You’ll also receive a free thriller novelette upon subscribing. Goes out Saturdays.
Goodbye, Tinyletter. Thank you for your service.
If you’d like to be a part of THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION while I finish getting things all set up, please email me and I’ll add you to the subscriber list. You can also use the form above. The email-me option is there in case of glitches.
Thanks.
– APF
Zomtropolis and Giganti-gator Death Machine Bestsellers
Zomtropolis and Giganti-gator Death Machine Bestsellers
As per my distributor (Ingram), these two recent releases have been my bestsellers last I checked. I’m really proud of both books because they allowed me to explore the two areas of the monster genre that I really like: zombies and gigantice creatures. To see that people are picking up these books (and in print, no less, in this eBook era) is truly gratifying. At the end of it all, I just want people to read my stories.
Thank you, dear reader, for making ZOMTROPOLIS and GIGANTI-GATOR DEATH MACHINE bestsellers.
Grab your copy of ZOMTROPOLIS: A RECORD OF LIFE IN A DEAD CITY in paperback or eBook here:
And snag a copy of GIGANTI-GATOR DEATH MACHINE: TRIPLE FEATURE in paperback or eBook here:
And if you’re needing your superhero fix, lots to choose from in the CANISTER X BOOK AND COMIC SHOP right here on the site. Multiple vendors to choose from as well.
Peace.
– APF
Canadian Scribbler: Collected Letters of an Underground Writer Book Spotlight
Canadian Scribbler: Collected Letters of an Underground Writer Book Spotlight
Bringing together letters from 2005 – 2013, Canadian Scribbler: Collected Letters of an Underground Writer is a look into the world of independent publisher, author, editor and cartoonist, A.P. Fuchs.
Topics include: self-publishing tips and tricks, writing advice, the C4 Lit Fest short story critiques, Fuchs’s superhero epic The Axiom-man Saga, book reviews and commentary, the Second Coming, thoughts on the comic book market, the gray areas of modern day society, and much more.
Includes letters to such literary notables as Stephen King, Dave Sim, George Clayton Johnson, Piers Anthony, Brian Michael Bendis, Kevin J. Anderson and many others.
Always insightful, often witty and consistently inspirational, Canadian Scribbler: Collected Letters of an Underground Writer is a thoughtful collection of letters from one man whose passion for the creative industry—and trying to survive in it—shines through on every page.
Grab your copies of the CANADIAN SCRIBBLER: COLLECTED LETTERS OF AN UNDERGROUND WRITER here:
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Thank you for watching Axiom-man TV.
Realm of Heroes and Monsters YouTube Playlist Curation
Realm of Heroes and Monsters YouTube Playlist Curation
As my YouTube channel begins to grow, at this present stage I’ve come to a point where I had to adjust my playlists to keep things more ogranized for those who view and/or follow playlists.
There are the news ones I created and organized. I have plans to tweak and adjust some more, but this is my start:
Hot Wheels Batman Batmobile Playlist
Superman Collectible Shorts and Reels
So as you can see, 5 lists were created to better sort the channel which makes for easier navigation.
Feel free to explore the above and don’t forget to subscribe to the Realm of Heroes and Monsters on YouTube. Helps keep the book and comic machine going.
Peace.
– APF
