...a mass of incandescent gas...

[greygirlbeast]

And here it is 12:57 p.m., and out there it's 97F and feels like 103F. The high is forecast at 100F. We've tried to get through this heat wave — and this summer, in general — without air conditioning. Environmental concerns, bad sinuses, and trying to keep the power bill down. But I have written nothing for four days now, because it's been too hot in the house to move, much less sit here and write. So, finally, this morning the air conditioner was turned on. Right now, it's probably in the low eighties in my office, and it feels like heaven.

All I really did do yesterday was spend the whole afternoon on the sofa, reading Volume One of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Previously, I'd read only the first couple of issues. Of course, I adore it. Especially Mina. More Mina, please.

Oh, and I'm afraid the Bastard Fairies have already been replaced by a new favourite band, Abney Park. You must hear them, and see them. A steampunk band, the first to my knowledge. They've got a great deal through their website, whereby you can download everything they've recorded, ever, for a mere $33.

Which reminds me, as I've already mentioned, you can snag a copy of the new (corrected) mass-market paperback of Low Red Moon for only $7.99 from Amazon, or get it with the trade paperback of Daughter of Hounds for only $19.89. Also, for them what might be interested, we have a copy of the mmp of Threshold up on eBay, which comes signed (and personalised at your request). And it's not as if I'll be doing signings anytime soon.

Chin up, Kiernan. Sally forth. Miles to go and all that joyous rot...

Comments

[smu.livejournal.com]

I love Abney Park. The lead singer actually has an LJ, he'd probably love to know you're a fan!

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Abney Park are a great band. robert_from_ap is the lead vocalist, abneyangel plays keyboards, and nathan_fhtagn is the guitarist and violinist. I'm not sure if anyone else is on LJ, but those are the ones I know of! =)

[chenderson.livejournal.com]

Magdalene Veen's lj is kicking around somewhere...
Aha: http://magdaleneveen.livejournal.com/

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

Splendid! Thanks for the links, guys. I'll post them in my next entry, methinks.

[laserbitch.livejournal.com]

And, might I add that Robert is a big, biiig dork. It's great.

[albionidaho.livejournal.com]

Just since the publication of Daughter of Hounds and the mmp publication of Threshold I have actually been able to find your books in bookstores. This excites me greatly since now I can actually find your books in Idaho, of all places. I also found another Kiernan fan, which was also quite exciting.

I hope it bodes well for your career that your books are now being read and sold in a state that seems to be 20 years behind the rest of the country.

Good luck for sales, and for the Beowulf release, which I hope will increase your readers and books sold, since I am selfish and only want you to write more books.

[chenderson.livejournal.com]

If only I could do the same in Canada! It took me the longest time to even find a copy of Daughter of Hounds in a bookstore, and it remains the only Kiernan book I've ever seen in one.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

If only I could do the same in Canada! It took me the longest time to even find a copy of Daughter of Hounds in a bookstore, and it remains the only Kiernan book I've ever seen in one.

And for this reason am I forced to be grateful for online bookslellers.

[albionidaho.livejournal.com]

How sad :(.

I remember looking all over the west, and not finding her anywhere. But now... :). I even found a copy olf To Charles Fort, with Love in an indy bookshop in Utah back in February.

Hopefully it will only be a short time before she's easily found in Canada, too. Perhaps Beowulf will help that.

[chenderson.livejournal.com]

I'm certainly hoping!

[blu-muse.livejournal.com]

You know what? I'm just gonna take the higher road and remove my previous comment. I should put drame in your LJ...sorry about that. Bad manners.

[blu-muse.livejournal.com]

er.. shouldn't, that is. Bad day.
Glad it's cooler! Hope to read the new digest this weekend.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

I'm just gonna take the higher road and remove my previous comment.

Thank you. :-)

But while we're on the subject, if you want to talk about difficult people, pray you never find yourself so unfortunate that you have to work with me, for I am a right fucking asshole, most times...

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're listed in Wikipedia's List of Fictional Books.
Just before Stephen King.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_books

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

Okay. That is cool. Thank you.

[laudre.livejournal.com]

It's good you like TLoEG Mina; the second volume makes it quite clear that she's the main protagonist of the series. I do think you'll adore the second volume, too, though for reasons I won't go into here to avoid spoilage.