My friend Sarah, one of only a small handful of people I truely consider friends having met them online, has finished and published her novella, One Con Glory! It was initially a serialized story that got its grubby little start in the pages of Alert Nerd Press‘ PDF ‘zine, Grok (an anthology I, along with Sarah and Matt – another so-called Internet friend – periodically put together.) She then put the pieces together, polished it to a geeky shine, and reached out to myself (I did the cover, of which must be OK, because Sarah seems to like it and I have the uncontrollable urge to continue tweaking it) along with webcomics superstars Max Riffner, Benjamin Birdie, and Pj Perez, to illustrate. Not to mention she added extra bonus content (like any good geek would), in this case, a playlist.

The story spotlights an obsessive fangirl and her all-consuming quest for a particularly precious action figure. You can read a more detailed synopsis — as well as check out advance praise from the likes of The Savage Critics’ Jeff Lester, Fantastic Fangirls’ Caroline Pruett, and The Book Smugglers — right here.

I’ve read it, a couple of times now, and I can only say, short of launching into a full, scatterbrained review, that I think it would make a great little indie, romance film, and if I ever find a spare 100K lying around, I’m going to make it!

But for now… here’s an exclusive excerpt. Read on!