The League of Scientists

“Ghost in the Water” Ultra-Secret Preview

Andy Kaiser — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:07:57 +0000

My printer is mad at me. As I type this, my poor, abused, overworked home printer is in the process of printing over 1500 pages. That’s a lot, particularly when it’s only used to printing single-page birthday invitations once a year. What if I asked you to type that much? …that’s right. Now you know how my printer feels. I’m [...]

“The Ghost in the Water” printing timeline

Andy Kaiser — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:47:26 +0000

More news from the publisher: we have a tentative publishing schedule. This is good news, because it allows me to tell you when you can buy book #1! December 2010 – We’ll print the book. January 2011 - We’ll start distributing copies for review and marketing. February 2011 – “The League of Scientists and the Ghost in the Water” will [...]

“The Ghost in the Water” cover art status = “really, really done” (mostly)

Andy Kaiser — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:41:11 +0000

Great news – the publisher has approved the cover art! It’s done! As I type this, the artwork is physically located at Green Frog Photo, a local photography studio. There, Jeff Hage and Jeff Huyck will set up the art under a controlled four-point lighting system – this will bring out all the colors of the [...]

The League of Scientists #2

Andy Kaiser — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:17:24 +0000

The League of Scientists book number two has a working title: The Magician’s War Sure, it may change as I actually write the book, but hey, one of the first things a newborn baby gets is a name, right? And this is more than just a newborn, since I’m already well into the outlining stage – I [...]

“The Ghost in the Water” cover art status = “also kinda” done

Andy Kaiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:17:57 +0000

Just like my last post about the text of “The Ghost in the Water”, I’m happy to announce that the cover art is also kinda done. That is, it looks good to me, and has been submitted to the publisher for final approval. If they approve it, the artist and I will take the painting to [...]

“The Ghost in the Water” status = “kinda” done

Andy Kaiser — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:57:54 +0000

It’s done. Well, actually, let me amend that: It’s kinda done. What I’ve accomplished is a completed first draft of the book. The story is complete. All chapters have been written. The story is (mostly) coherent, the characters (mostly) well-developed, and words (mostly) spelled correctly. I know you’re saying, “That’s nice, Andy, but give me the book.” Hey, [...]

Mr. Andy goes to school

Andy Kaiser — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:44:05 +0000

I did it! I went back to school! Back to crowded hallways, packed with students. Back to standalone desks and personalized lockers. Back to cool teachers, and, OMG, some awesome students. I saw all of this today, and I even did a little teaching myself. I went back to the fifth grade. For those of you who know [...]

The League of Scientists #2 (…What?! The first book isn’t even out yet!)

Andy Kaiser — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:08:16 +0000

I’m in an interesting situation. League of Scientists #1 – “The Ghost in the Water” – will release to bookstores in early 2011. The delay is due to the requirements of traditional publishing. This isn’t an ebook we can post online. It’s not a print-on-demand publisher to whom we can just hand a text document, and [...]

“The Ghost in the Water” cover art concept is approved

Andy Kaiser — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:44:07 +0000

A big, tasty chunk of news for you to chew on: After a lot of back and forth on what the characters should look like, we now have a publisher-approved sketch for “The Ghost in the Water” cover art! Ladies, gentlemen, I’d like to introduce the (pencil sketch versions of) The League of Scientists: From left to [...]

The League of Scientists is online

Andy Kaiser — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:07 +0000

Welcome! Take a look around. Get to know the place. If you don’t do anything else, visit the Info page and sign up for email updates. I want to keep you updated with the latest information on The League of Scientists. Thanks, Andy