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"Another Charitable Getting post? But Sam, the book is in print!"

THE MARKETING MACHINE NEVER ENDS. :D

Today is Veteran's Day, as we've discussed, and Lulu is offering a special coupon -- if you haven't bought CG yet and want to, today's a good day as you get 20% off with the coupon code "VETSDAY305".

When Nameless was published I asked folks to send me photos of the book from their parts of the world, and ended up with quite a satisfying Brag Gallery. Now that CG is starting to arrive, I'd love to do the same thing. So! If you have a copy of Charitable Getting or are expecting one soon, take a photo and send it off to me! I'd love to see where CG is headed.

Also, someone at some point emailed me about shipping options because Lulu is still quite expensive in some areas, postage-wise. I've lost the email (argh) but I know that for the UK it's now actually just as cheap to buy individually as it is to ship bulk to one person and then have that person mail everything out. I'm not sure if this is the case in Canada, however, or in some other parts of the world. SO! If you know you're going to be ordering some and are afeared of the postage, consider doing a bulk order! You can drop a comment here (if you're not reading this on LJ, I'd suggest going there to comment) and maybe some fellow Cafe members will go in on it with you. I'm thoroughly unable to help with this, other than advertising its existence, but many people are more organised than I. And who knows, you might make new friends! :D

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[the-randomist.livejournal.com]

The email I got from lulu offered free shipping(max $20) for today only with the code HERO305. It can't be combined with other coupons, but it may be a better deal for some?

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Ooooh excellent, I will totally add that in. Thank you!

[the-randomist.livejournal.com]

Oh, bother - I just double-checked the email, and it's only valid for shipping within the US:

Enter coupon code HERO305 at checkout and receive free mail shipping. The maximum savings for this offer is $20. Sorry, but this offer is only valid in US dollars and cannot be applied to previous orders. You can only use this code once per account, and unfortunately you can't use this coupon in combination with other coupon codes. Shipping address must be within the United States. This great offer expires on November 11, 2010 at 11:59 PM, so don't miss out!

Sorry, I didn't catch that the first time. :(

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Yargh! SNEAKY LULU.

FOR US SHOPPERS

[supergreak.livejournal.com]

I did some calculations:
if you're only buying one copy of CG, it goes like this:
VETSDAY (15*.8)+3.99 standard shipping = 15.99
or HERO305 15+free shipping= 15.00 so that's cheaper.

but the more copies you buy, the better the "20% off" sounds- for 2 copies it's $30 flat(free shipping) versus 29.94(% off), and obviously the more, the merrier. So you could find someone else who wants a copy, and save some dough. On the other hand, if you want it fast, the free shipping is a really good deal.

Re: FOR US SHOPPERS

[aliannesecunda.livejournal.com]

Woo! Thanks! Ordered my copy :)

[neifile7.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, you have your first bragging pic from me!

There will be others.

International shipping is a HEDAKE. My sympathy to the non-US readers.

[seneska.livejournal.com]

My book arrived to the UK at no massive cost (£3), and got here amazingly quickly. Do you have a preferred shot for your book in Edinburgh?

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You know, I've only ever been through Edinburgh, never actually stopped there -- I leave it up to your discretion! :)

[happi-feet.livejournal.com]

You'd know a better discount would come along on a day I have no money. I'll just have to hope a good Christmas discount comes up.

As soon as I get it, I'll take it and Nameless out to the Sweetlips Store and get a photo with the giant lips -- which are guarded by an angel, but it hasn't moved since I've been watching, so I might be safe. If I disappear suddenly, you'll know what happened. Between the countryside and the statuary, something had to happen some time.

(What is it with farmers and concrete statuary?)

[marmot-pie.livejournal.com]

I'm in Perth, Western Australia and if anyone wants to share postage with me somehow?

[debitha.livejournal.com]

"Also, someone at some point emailed me about shipping options"

That would have been me. This was what I sent about the breakdown of costs for shipping to the UK:

1 copy: £9.93 + £2.99 postage = £12.92

5 copies = £49.65 + £6.99 for postage = £11.33 + £1.75 (£1.24 postage + a little for envelopes) = £13.08

That secondary postage cost is from when we did Nameless, and the prices have gone up a little since then. Also, I don't know whether the slight size increase would affect which size category it falls into, which would also increase the secondary postage cost.

In short, people should just order from Lulu.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Augh thank you. I am so disorganised these days.

[debitha.livejournal.com]

No worries!

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

Haha! Finally! I brought Charitable Giving with me to the theatre this weekend. I'm halfway through it now and while I love many things about it, I kind of maybe love the interns best (bias, what bias?).

So here is CG at Arena Stage, where I went to see Tectonic do "Laramie Project" this weekend.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I <3 The Laramie Project SO HARD OMG.

But the picture did not come through! D:

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

Let's see if this works... If not, I'll have to wait til I get home tonight :)

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadcypress/5201029713/)

Laramie was AMAZING. There were still some of the original members of the company in the cast, which gave it an extra resonance. They also did the new "Ten Years Later", which I'd never seen or read before.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I've not even heard of that! How was it? (and yeah, the photo came through this time YAY.)

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

It's pretty new! They went back to Laramie in 2008, and got to speak to a lot of the same folks as before, as well as some new people. It doesn't have the same natural narrative arc as the first, and isn't, honestly, as good, but does satisfy the audience's curiosity about how lives were really changed, if at all.

The big coup is that this time, they were able to speak with both of the murderers, and hearing their voices is as fascinating as it is chilling. Ultimately, the play satisfies that need to know what happened next, and while it has some powerful moments (some from the interviews, some great theatrical moments), it's not really on the same level as LP. That being said, it's still Tectonic and worth a look.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd love to see the follow up, and it's amazing that they got to talk to the boys who did it. I'll have to see if a production is coming to Chicago anytime soon.

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

So I finished Charitable Getting in the midst of my food coma today.

Sam, it's FANTASTIC.

It's a book that I've been itching to get back to as soon as I put it down all week long (I may or may not have been reading it during my drive through rush hour traffic in DC, BUT ONLY AT RED LIGHTS I SWEAR), and so I got to read the last 50 pages or so all in a big rush today. I went back and poked through some of your posts during the first draft stages and it looks like most of the things you worried about became my favorite elements- I LOVED the ensemble and felt like they all stood out as individuals with personalities that made me want to be around them (I felt a kinship with Jess's hair in particular HA HA INCLUDING DETAILS OF APPEARANCE PAYS OFF), and Trent was a believable asshole and Tanya wasn't totally evil at all. One of my favorite scenes turned out to be what I think is a late addition- Ian interviews Tanya. I LOVE IT. I love it as much as Ian loves it, which seems like rather a lot. :D But seriously- I think it's a wonderful read and I can't wait to be in on the next Extribulum process. :)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

LOL, do not crash your car because of CG! :D

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. A lot of what I struggled with is thus what I focused on, so I'm glad it really worked for you in the end.

The scene where Ian interviews Tanya is, I think, literally the last scene I added -- it's one of the only scenes nobody else saw before it went to print, and I was actually really worried about it, that it villified Tanya too much. It's nice to hear that's not the case!

Fortunately for me and for you, the next Extribulum will probably be January :D I have one ready for beta and two needing rewrites, but they're all coming up fast....