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greygirlbeastJust a little dreamsick this ayem. It's been worse. I think this is actually going to be a shorter post, for a change. A shorter post with no photographs. Huzzah.
Yesterday was a spectacular writing day, certainly the best I've had thus far on The Red Tree. I did 2,201 words, in a mere two and a half hours, and almost reached the end of Chapter Three. I'm sure that I'll find it today.
A few things that I want to remind you of:
1) Don't forget that the KGB Fantastic Fiction Raffle has begun, in support of the readings at KGB Bar in Manhattan. Lots of awesome items, including a complete collection of back issues plus one-year subscription to Sirenia Digest (back issues delivered in CD-ROM), and also a copy of the revised 3rd edition of Tales of Pain and Wonder. Tickets are only a dollar each (!!!), and every ticket gives you a chance to win the item of your choice. The auction will end on July 28th at midnight.
2) Talking to Harlan and to Bill at subpress, it seems that I am only the third American author ever to be fortunate enough to have one of Jacek Yerka's paintings grace the cover of herhisits book. I think Theodore Sturgeon was first, then Uncle Harlan, and now me. And here is a link to the painting in question, so you may have a sneak peek at what A is for Alien will look like (painting No. 19, "Deep Water"). There's an update at subpress regarding the book and its accompanying chapbook here. I'm thinking that the chapbook title will be B is for Basal.
3) The mass-market paperback of Daughter of Hounds will be released on September 2, and you can now order it from Amazon for only $7.99 (or with Threshold for only $14.98). It is, obviously, very important that this edition does well, so I ask, even if you read the book in trade paperback, if you can afford to pick of the mmp, please do so. Thank you.
Not much to yesterday besides the writing. Chinese take-out for dinner. I checked out a Medieval Persian rp sim in Second Life and was fairly impressed. It's a marvelous build, one of the best I've seen, making wonderful use of only one sim. It's also allowed me to dust off and rework Shahrazad al-Anwar, my old Dune character. Now, she's a dark magus (a necromancer who's mute and has amnesia). Anyway, if you'd like to check it out, the sim is called Kingdom of Sand. Candy-colored werewolves not allowed. Oh, and I played a short and delightful scene as Elenore Darwin (the Time Lord "daughter" of Professor Nareth E. Nishi) with the street urchins in New Babage. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that Ellen Datlow (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ellen_datlow) has posted a fairly amusing (and Spooky says cute) photo of me from Readercon. You can even see my Sid Haig button.
The weather is still blessedly cool. Cloudy. Rain again last night.
Yesterday was a spectacular writing day, certainly the best I've had thus far on The Red Tree. I did 2,201 words, in a mere two and a half hours, and almost reached the end of Chapter Three. I'm sure that I'll find it today.
A few things that I want to remind you of:
1) Don't forget that the KGB Fantastic Fiction Raffle has begun, in support of the readings at KGB Bar in Manhattan. Lots of awesome items, including a complete collection of back issues plus one-year subscription to Sirenia Digest (back issues delivered in CD-ROM), and also a copy of the revised 3rd edition of Tales of Pain and Wonder. Tickets are only a dollar each (!!!), and every ticket gives you a chance to win the item of your choice. The auction will end on July 28th at midnight.
2) Talking to Harlan and to Bill at subpress, it seems that I am only the third American author ever to be fortunate enough to have one of Jacek Yerka's paintings grace the cover of herhisits book. I think Theodore Sturgeon was first, then Uncle Harlan, and now me. And here is a link to the painting in question, so you may have a sneak peek at what A is for Alien will look like (painting No. 19, "Deep Water"). There's an update at subpress regarding the book and its accompanying chapbook here. I'm thinking that the chapbook title will be B is for Basal.
3) The mass-market paperback of Daughter of Hounds will be released on September 2, and you can now order it from Amazon for only $7.99 (or with Threshold for only $14.98). It is, obviously, very important that this edition does well, so I ask, even if you read the book in trade paperback, if you can afford to pick of the mmp, please do so. Thank you.
Not much to yesterday besides the writing. Chinese take-out for dinner. I checked out a Medieval Persian rp sim in Second Life and was fairly impressed. It's a marvelous build, one of the best I've seen, making wonderful use of only one sim. It's also allowed me to dust off and rework Shahrazad al-Anwar, my old Dune character. Now, she's a dark magus (a necromancer who's mute and has amnesia). Anyway, if you'd like to check it out, the sim is called Kingdom of Sand. Candy-colored werewolves not allowed. Oh, and I played a short and delightful scene as Elenore Darwin (the Time Lord "daughter" of Professor Nareth E. Nishi) with the street urchins in New Babage. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that Ellen Datlow (
ellen_datlow) has posted a fairly amusing (and Spooky says cute) photo of me from Readercon. You can even see my Sid Haig button.The weather is still blessedly cool. Cloudy. Rain again last night.
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Date: 2008-07-23 05:10 pm (UTC)It's perfect. Mazel tov!
I checked out a Medieval Persian rp sim in Second Life and was fairly impressed.
That's very cool.
Spooky is right about the photo.
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Date: 2008-07-23 05:11 pm (UTC)It's perfect. Mazel tov!
Yep. I'm very, very pleased.
Spooky is right about the photo.
Spooky's always right. It drives me nuts.
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Date: 2008-07-23 07:23 pm (UTC)Just doing my job, lady.
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Date: 2008-07-23 07:29 pm (UTC)Just doing my job, lady.
Yeah, yeah, yeah... (aa the Pogues said).
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Date: 2008-07-23 06:55 pm (UTC)thanks, as always, for sharing.
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Date: 2008-07-23 07:36 pm (UTC)you have beautiful cheek bones!
Now, if only I had nice little paraorbital horns sprouting from them, life would be good.
A is for Alien
Date: 2008-07-23 11:13 pm (UTC)I have the limited edition of MIND FIELDS (that Mr. Ellison was gracious enough to inscribe to my son at Dragon Con these many years ago). Mr. Yerka's work is astonishing.
This one will be beautiful. It suits you like so much of Richard Kirk's work. I hope it's a wrap around DJ. Yes, I'm being greedy.
Oh, and the author's photo should be a fold out poster sized photograph of you at the coast taken by Spooky.
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Date: 2008-07-24 03:36 am (UTC)This one will be beautiful. It suits you like so much of Richard Kirk's work. I hope it's a wrap around DJ. Yes, I'm being greedy.
I haven't yet spoken with Bill about the particulars, but that's what I'm hoping for, given the dimensions of the painting.
Oh, and the author's photo should be a fold out poster sized photograph of you at the coast taken by Spooky.
As long as it glows in the dark.
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Date: 2008-07-24 12:16 am (UTC)Off-topic but Platypus Related
Date: 2008-07-24 03:46 am (UTC)Re: Off-topic but Platypus Related
Date: 2008-07-24 08:30 am (UTC)Awesome!!!
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Date: 2008-07-24 02:08 pm (UTC)So you are roughly on schedule, regarding the deadline?
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Date: 2008-07-24 03:32 pm (UTC)So you are roughly on schedule, regarding the deadline?
I wish. At best, I'm at least a month behind.
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Date: 2008-07-24 06:16 pm (UTC)