Hello, fellow human beans!
I wish this wasn't so incredibly overdo, but at least I can excuse myself pretty well this time. Granted, I can usually just excuse myself by being like "working hard on the show, can't talk!", but that, in this case, is neither here nor there.
Things are weird right now, and I've gotta say something about it to you guys. We already made an announcement about this to our Discord community several days ago, which went something like: ...
2018-01-18 15:36:16 +0000 UTC
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Lovecraft's work is full of vast, incomprehensible cosmic entities. We won't pretend to understand them per se, but this video provides a good primer on some of the most important of them.
Audible ➤ http://amzn.to/2xlMBM8
2018-01-11 16:25:21 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick update—we're changing the time of tomorrow's think tank session from 8:00pm CST to 12:00pm CST!
If you haven't already, come join us on our Discord server! Whether or not you have ideas to contribute, you'll at least get a peek at what we're planning.
We'll be online Th...
2018-01-10 18:09:04 +0000 UTC
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Aaaaaand we're back!
After a slow-crawling eon of new year's update integration, we're finally ready to hit the think tank again. This one should be particularly interesting, because as we promised in the first video (and this forthcoming list), we're going to be using Lovecraft's mythological iconography as the props in the performance of our very own story robot's psyche. We've got ideas for how to approach this, but the devil is in the details, and some of the members...
2018-01-07 21:32:10 +0000 UTC
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A resounding silence reigns over our Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr pages. It will for a little while yet.
To the wider internet, it must sound like the still of death. But you guys know. You've seen us at work here, developing the Lifetime Rewards program, and you've seen us alive and well on the Discord server. Dust may be settling over our plot, but Chloe and I are far from dead.
Behind and between everything, we've still been hard at work producing the show. I finished wrang...
2018-01-05 00:28:44 +0000 UTC
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The Box Comes Open
As you can see, 2018 is ringing some very big changes. Not to the show itself, but to the show's lifeblood: our Patreon community. There's a lot to go over here, so we'll try not to mince words.
First off, Lifetime Rewards. As of now you're all going to start getting cumulative rewards for your incredible loyalty. The more you've contributed ...
2018-01-01 22:21:49 +0000 UTC
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A BARE 24 HOURS UNTIL...
It begins.
2017-12-31 20:56:15 +0000 UTC
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Of this fine mystery's unraveling.
2017-12-30 17:05:38 +0000 UTC
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Hello, fellow humans (and whatever else may be reading this).
So we're three days out from our big reveal, but we've gotta address something that'll be coming with the bomb. There's a lot on the horizon for Tale Foundry and its supporters, which means we've got to shore up frayed edges. Until now, patrons have been able to join, "sample" what we have here, and then leave before the payment cycle begins. But things are about to get a lot more interesting here, so starting ...
2017-12-30 05:03:21 +0000 UTC
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What is the Tale Foundry Writing Group?
The Foundry Writing Group is a weekly Twitch stream where we do live readings and group critiques of microfiction submitted by the community. Mostly, it's a place to come and bask in each others creativity while flexing our writing muscles.
It's a great way to keep the creative spark alive in the interim between Tale Fou...
2017-12-29 21:56:46 +0000 UTC
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THE WALLS OF IGNORANCE COME CRASHING DOWN AND THE TRUTH STANDS BARE BEFORE YOU!
2017-12-27 22:07:34 +0000 UTC
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We recorded the audio a few nights ago and I am about to get working on it. I am currently out in a shaded area ready to go. The only issue is the download speed. It looks like it is going to take a while to download all the way... Anyway, I am down to my last few days in Mexico so I will try and enjoy the sun at the same time as the audio.
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
2017-12-26 19:12:54 +0000 UTC
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We tear this thing open together! Let the speculation about what's on the inside begin!
2017-12-26 05:04:57 +0000 UTC
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THE GATES TO THE HOLY CITY FLY OPEN!
...in a manner of speaking?
2017-12-24 17:51:44 +0000 UTC
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IT HAPPENS. We're in the single digits now, people! Look alive!
2017-12-23 20:35:38 +0000 UTC
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There's a lot about to happen here.
Between the mere 10 days left on that gift box, all the new patrons and Discord members (thank you, thank you, you guys are all amazing), and this upcoming list video, I'm beginning to feel the weight of the workload in the small of my back. Chloe too, even down there in Mexico.
It's not the worst sensation, though. If I can just slog through the lethargy that comes with uploading a relatively successful video—the dopamine deluge, let's cal...
2017-12-22 23:47:02 +0000 UTC
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EVERYTHING CHANGES. Kinda. In a good way. Not like "goodbye everything you know and love about the show", just... you know, good stuff.
2017-12-22 17:08:07 +0000 UTC
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But only one day before the real count down starts!
2017-12-21 22:18:53 +0000 UTC
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As half our team works through the H.P. Lovecraft list video, the other half is preparing to begin research for the following series. We just... need to decide on what that series is going to be.
So, here's your decisive moment: which of these topics do you want the Foundry to cover the most?
2017-12-20 20:55:54 +0000 UTC
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Hola,
I saw the doctor yesterday and found out I have bronchitis. I got the medication for it and am starting to feel much better. I've spent some time in the sun and the rest engaging in a fierce battle with spread sheets.
Overall I am having a nice little working vacation!
—Chloe, Holiday Human Helper
2017-12-19 21:50:10 +0000 UTC
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Hola mis amigos.
Of course the moment I go to Mexico I get ill. But I haven't let it put a damper on my mood. I am working on setting up some sweet surprises and trying to enjoy the whether. I am seeing a doctor today to try and get this straightened out.
—Chloe, Holiday Human Helper
2017-12-18 18:54:23 +0000 UTC
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Alright, buckle up. If this one doesn't jostle you a little, it's hard to imagine what will.
I posted a few days ago about Patreon's upcoming processing fee change—how they were planning to shift the burden of payment from the creator to the patron, and how that has a severe impact on very low-tier patrons. We were attempting to make the most of a fairly undesirable and inevitable change. At the time, Patreon seemed utterly fixed on this course.
Now... not so much.
Turns out they...
2017-12-17 18:39:49 +0000 UTC
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And all shall be revealed.
2017-12-16 18:38:40 +0000 UTC
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Things are happening. A strange wind blows and the grass bends to meet it.
Everything is going relatively well for us right now. We're finally climbing out of the "rut" we were in (in terms of overall viewership and growth) over the last six months and finding our rhythm again. Since the latest video, more than 150 people have join our Discord server. Right now the video's sitting comfortable at ~33k views. Fans are enjoying it, we're enjoying the fans, and our neglected work ethic is enj...
2017-12-15 00:19:54 +0000 UTC
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Until we change your world... hopefully? I think it'll be a lot of fun to open this thing, at least.
2017-12-13 20:13:17 +0000 UTC
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HAPPY CHANUKAH!🕎✡️🔯
So update. I aced my finals. No sweat and no brainer!
Now the real juicy stuff. I have been put in charge of prepping a super cool secret. I am going to be working on it all through the month. It's so exciting. I will be leaving the country for Mexico on Saturday, but don't worry. I won't drink the water and will make sure to post tons of pictures on our instagram. Beyond that we have a think tank in about an hour. We are very excited about that as well....
2017-12-12 23:58:43 +0000 UTC
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That's not even two weeks. I hope you're all ready for the heavens to part.
—Benji
2017-12-12 23:56:05 +0000 UTC
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Because 22 isn't a real number and yesterday didn't exist...?
Whatever. You're a day closer to the thing!
2017-12-11 19:44:41 +0000 UTC
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This is good.
So I may not have said it in so many words, but I've been feeling pretty down about our output rate for a while now. It feels like it's been forever since we last put a video out, and the last six or so videos didn't catch on too well. I'm a pretty optimistic person, but when you're pouring 50-80 hours a week into something and seeing rare product and no results, it starts to wear on you. I've started to wonder whether we were in a permanent rut...
B...
2017-12-11 19:43:22 +0000 UTC
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There's something strange going on in Lovecraft's mythos, behind the tentacles and cosmic dread. Something of mythological significance that few other writer have ever achieved...
Audible ➤ http://amzn.to/2xlMBM8<...
2017-12-10 23:29:03 +0000 UTC
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