"CAPRICA": coming June 9!

To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the TV series Caprica, on Monday, June 9, I'll be publishing this:

 

I'll be clear right up front: this isn't a new* book.  If you've read Colonies of Kobol (Special Edition, preferably), you've already read this.  This is what was originally published as Book Thirteen in Volume Three.

"So why publish it separately?"  Well, to ensnare new readers.  Colonies of Kobol is huge so many people didn't give it a chance.  Or maybe they just weren't interested in some guy's unofficial made-up history to a twenty-year-old TV show.  (I don't take it personally.)  If, however, it were more inextricably tied to a TV show ... like Caprica ... maybe people would give it a shot.  And, if they liked it, maybe they'll back up and read Lords of Kobol or Colonies of Kobol.

Plus, I see people posting all the time about Caprica, so this might scratch that itch for many.

There's more news coming on June 9, but I'll save it for later.  Thanks for reading.

* - There is one part of Caprica that is new, but I'll post it on the blog for everyone to see when we get closer to the date.

"Thanks, Facebook": Well, this is awkward

I was going to post the "big" announcement today, but I'll save it until Monday.

  

You may recall my post from a few months ago ... the one titled, "Frak Facebook."  Yeah.

To briefly summarize for those who didn't see it: my Facebook accounts were hacked back in December and were locked, I attempted to regain control, Meta wanted me to verify the email address and password that the hacker changed the accounts to and I couldn't (naturally), so they said they couldn't do anything about it.

So, having resigned myself to losing that nice "ety3rd" brand synergy across all platforms, I created a new author page at "ety3rdbooks" and went about trying to rebuild my audience.

Fast-forward to this morning.  Out of nowhere, I get an email ... no images, no links, no nothing ... stating, "After reviewing your appeal, your Page Edward T. Yeatts III has been published. This means it can now be viewed publicly. The Facebook Team."  Sure enough, I went to "ety3rd" and it was visible.  Yes, I had to spend the better part of an hour getting everything reconnected and whatnot, but hey, it's back.  (If I had to guess, today may have been the first time a real human looked at my problem and was able to spot the issues right away.)

So, please, follow me at

https://www.facebook.com/ety3rd/

For everyone who joined me at "ety3rdbooks," don't worry: I'll keep posting there.  Just in case.

Thanks for reading.  (Announcement coming Monday.)