Well, I have nothing but good News today and quite a decent slice of it. So sit back and lap it up! Today’s update on the progress of HIDEOUS PLASTIC – In stores everyone can hear you scream includes the major announcement that the latest version of the Preview Edition is now available. This 30 page excerpt from the book is FREE! So grab it now.
The purpose of this release goes well beyond just merely being a promotional exercise. V0.30 is the last version that will be publicly available prior to publication. It requires fact checking and verification before the complete manuscript is handed over to an editor. As such, it is imperative feedback addressing any issues that may be present in this excerpt is received. Feel free to distribute the .pdf to whoever you like for this goal.
That’s not the only News for today. You will notice on the right sidebar donations are now being accepted using PayPal.
Originally I was going to launch the Patreon page today but circumstances have changed in my favor during this past week. A Patreon campaign is still being considered but is now currently on hold. The big News for today may preclude its implementation, altogether. I have recently been in discussion with an investor who is interested in possibly fully funding the publication of the book.
Needless to say, this is exceptional News and it may preclude any necessity for crowd funding at all. Here’s hoping all goes well. I have retained the option for PayPal as I am aware some people do want to support and assist funding this Project, regardless. Also, at this early stage of negotiations, the proposed support of an investor may yet amount to zero. I may yet have to resort to Patreon.
I’m being transparent on this issue simply because I didn’t want to launch the Patreon campaign today (as some of my readers have been anticipating) and then 4 months down the track announce “Oh, and by the way, an investor has fully funded the Project.” I’m sure you can understand the complications that would arise from such an outcome. Messy, to say the least. So, Patreon is on hold right now pending further developments and negotiations with this Third Party.
If the investor does support the Project, all finance raised by PayPal donations will be treated as surplus funds and will be committed towards generating bonus material for the book. More details regarding those plans pending commitment from the potential investor. Nonetheless, such bonus material is something I have been contemplating for some time but haven’t been confident of my ability to afford it. That may have changed in the last few days. So go ahead and PayPal as much as you like. Please do. Either outcome, involving an investor or not, ensures PayPal funds won’t be wasted.
All the same, go and download the new Preview Edition, already! Get back to me at: windebieste@hideousplastic.com with feedback if you wish. Don’t forget PayPal funding will be put to good use either way.
Thank you for your time and support.
-Windebieste.
This 19 inch tall statuette is cast in multiple materials, Polystone, polyresin, ABS and PVC. The Queen Alien present at the heart of this sculpture is accompanied by a pair of warrior xenomorphs, a pair of facehuggers and 5 eggs all mounted on an elaborately made hive base recalling the scene from beneath the atmosphere processor in ALIENS.
A unique character, part android – part Alien, Jeri appears in the ALIENS Expanded Universe and was featured in the Dark Horse comic (and novel), ALIENS: Stronghold. Jeri will be hand painted, cast in metallic resin and be in 1/16 scale. Estimated availability is expected to be sometime in December, 2018. 
