More Dynamics GP Fiction: Wanda’s Wicked Workshop

I told you that there was more to come. I’m releasing my newest Dynamics GP short story, Wanda’s Wicked Workshop, just in time for Convergence. That way you’ll have something fun to read on the way.

Wanda, the mistress of Wanda's Wicked Workshop is facing a visit from the health inspector. When the health inspector turns out to be a real ogre who is immune to her magic, she has to rely on Microsoft Dynamics GP and her Dynamics GP consultant to keep her shop open. FastPath’s Config AD and MetaViewer also make an appearance to help save the day.

Wanda’s Wicked Workshop is available as a PDF or Kindle story. Don't miss the other titles in the Adventures in Accounting with Microsoft Dynamics GP series. If you're not have fun while reading these, you're doing something wrong.

About Dynamics, Development and Life: A Spy Story from Mark Polino with lots of Dynamics GP

Jivtesh liked my little tale: Debits are Forever. He’s got an enthusiastic review at A Spy Story from Mark Polino with lots of Dynamics GP.

There are still a few free codes left. Check out MSDynamicsWorld’s article for a free copy.

A New Microsoft MVP Benchmark? Fan Fiction for Dynamics GP Imagines ERP in its Full Glory | MSDynamicsWorld.com

I’m sure that a few folks thought that my Friday post on fan fiction for Dynamics GP was April Fool’s Day joke. Nope, I’m serious and the good folks at MSDynamicsWorld know a good story when the read one.

Checkout A New Microsoft MVP Benchmark? Fan Fiction for Dynamics GP Imagines ERP in its Full Glory for a code for a free story. You won’t be disappointed.

One of My Evil Plans: Fan Fiction for Dynamics GP

Now that Debits are Forever is out, I’m willing to talk a little bit more about this evil plan. Like the subtitle of Hugh MacLeod’s highly recommended book Evil Plans,  I’m working to have fun on the road to world domination.

If you missed the last post (and really, that should have been hard to do) I’ve written some fictional short stories around Microsoft Dynamics GP. Yes, I might be insane or … I might be an evil genius.

I confess to boredom with white papers, even (especially?) the ones I’ve written. Case studies are so pristine that I could grind them up and use them for hand sanitizer. I wanted something different. My brain rebelled in the middle of writing another Best Practice Guide and came up with these wacky tales of using Microsoft Dynamics GP in unusual settings. Oh, and it keeps coming up with them. This isn’t the end.

Like many of you, I’m a CPA. I literally have a degree in boredom and can put it to use with the best of them. However, there is no reason why Dynamics GP has to be boring. So let’s have some fun. Frankly, I want to see the SAP folks and the Oracle people and whoever else standing around wondering why their ERP software isn’t cool enough for fan fiction. I want them asking what Microsoft is putting in the cool aid that turns users into FANS that are reading about ERP software.

Plus, when my kids, friends and parents ask what I do for a living, they can read about how George supports and saves secret agents using Dynamics GP. That is MUCH COOLER than explaining what ERP stands for.

It’s fitting that this is launching on April Fool’s Day because this is surely a nutty idea, though it’s no joke.
For those of you choking on the $0.99 charge, go away. Sit in your cube and for heaven’s sake don’t read these stories, you're not ready for this yet. But for those of you willing to peek over the cubical and drop a whopping $0.99 on something a little crazy, let’s go take over the world.

New Dynamics GP Fiction: Debits are Forever

For those of you who got a kick out of A Space Alien’s Guide to Microsoft Convergence, I’ve got a new treat. My newest story is a bit longer at 12 pages all in. It’s titled Debits are Forever and it’s a new twist on a classic spy tale.

In Debits are Forever our hero, and want to be spy, George, uses Microsoft Dynamics GP to support an off-the-books spy operation. In the process he manages to save the life of a female agent, his not-so-secret love, and stop a terrorist plot, all with the power of Microsoft Dynamics GP. It’s a fast paced, fun thriller designed to make you smile. It’s also an interesting way to explain to your kids what you do everyday.

This is a grand experiment. Debits are Forever is $0.99 in PDF or Kindle format. If you liked A Space Alien’s Guide to Microsoft Convergence and you want to have a little fun with Dynamics GP, please support my little project.

[I find myself setting this up to post on April 1 and yet, this is not an April Fools joke. Still the topic is odd enough to make the launch date ironic.]

A Space Alien’s Guide to Microsoft Convergence

Today I’m launching A Space Alien’s Guide to Microsoft Convergence as a way to present the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics Convergence customer conference in a different light. This short guide is just as the title describes, a Convergence primer for beings from other planets.

I’ve been experimenting with some very different ways to present usage cases for Microsoft Dynamics GP. You’ll see some of those in the very near future. They aren’t just out of the box, I burned the box.
Frankly I think that my brain is rebelling from writing articles, blog posts, best practices guides and whatever else. It’s now insisting on writing fiction. In this particular case I’m bored with all of the guides to Convergence, including my own, so I decided to push the envelope.

The PDF version is a free download but you’ll need to register. Don’t worry, I won’t spam you or sell your name. I’m trying to collect information to better understand who might be interested in more of this type of thing.

I’ve also been wanting to play with publishing to Amazon’s Kindle and this looked like an opportunity to experiment. As a result, there is a native Kindle version of this very short document available on Amazon. For my U.K. friends, don't worry, there's a U.K. Kindle store version as well. Unfortunately, Amazon won’t let me publish a free Kindle story. So if you want the native Kindle experience you’ll have to drop 99 cents.

(Not being able to publish free stuff actually makes sense. Amazon pays Sprint for wireless delivery to Kindle devices but they don’t charge customers a monthly fee for the service. Amazon has to pay for it somehow and not filling up the Kindle store with free stuff is one way. There is free stuff for the Kindle but Amazon controls what’s free.)

There are more tales ready to launch. Frankly, I've had so much fun writing them that I'll probably keep at it regardless of the feedback but I'd love to hear what you think. Feel free to leave a comment on the blog, drop a tweet, Like this post on Facebook or email me.