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I already mentioned this on my real-name journal, so please excuse the duplication for those of you who follow me in both places, but my dear friend Jane Irwin is currently running a Kickstarter for her graphic novel Clockwork Game. This is the print edition of the webcomic Clockwork Game, meticulously researched and beautifully drawn historical fiction with a slight steampunk vibe, about an 18th-century chess-playing automaton and the contemporary PR circus surrounding it. This is a gorgeous labor of love on Jane's part, and I know that the print editions will be excellent quality, because I know Jane and she's very detail-oriented about that sort of thing! There's an introduction by SF & fantasy author Nisi Shawl. It's well worth taking a look; you can check out the comic online at the above link.

In fannish stuff:

There is going to be a Sheppard H/C Secret Santa this year (actually renamed to Winter Fic Exchange because of the deadlines being later). Although I have long since wandered out of this fandom, I participated in the very first of these -- I think it was 2006, maybe 2007. It was the first fic exchange I ever participated in and, I think, possibly the first time I'd encountered the concept. Old times. :D

I thought there was something else I wanted to mention, but I can't remember what ...