Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: stunned
  • Music: Death Cab, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark."

Um...holy cats.

So someone commented on my guest blog at the League of Reluctant Adults—where you still have an hour to comment and be entered to win an ARC of Rosemary and Rue—that...

"Charlaine Harris plugged this book to a crowd of 500+ people at her signing in Oak Brook, IL this past Monday. She was asked what she was reading and she said she was enjoying this ARC immensely. Scores of people around me were scrambling to write down the name..."

This sort of made my jaw hit the floor, because, um, well, HOLY CATS. And being me, I went looking for any other information about this particular event.

What I found was Charlaine's blog. Specifically, her current books entry. Specifically...

"One of the DAW editors sent me an ARC of Seanan McGuire’s first book. It's a winner."

...and...

"I think any of my readers will enjoy this book, and surely any of Patricia Briggs' readers will, too."

I think my head is going to explode.
Tags: book promotion, good things, reviews, rosemary and rue, toby daye
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kathleenfoucart

July 19 2009, 17:39:00 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, wow! How fantastic is that?!? :)

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 17:43:34 UTC 7 years ago

Very fantastic, in that "my head is on the verge of actually exploding" sort of way.

spectralbovine

July 19 2009, 17:41:14 UTC 7 years ago

OMG. WOWSERS.

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 17:43:43 UTC 7 years ago

HOLY SHIT.

spectralbovine

7 years ago

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djbp

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ladymondegreen

7 years ago

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shantak

July 19 2009, 17:56:03 UTC 7 years ago

*jumps up and down and cheers*

Yay! More people will know how great a writer you are. Awesome.

(And I've only read your online stuff.)

-Shanta

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:51:37 UTC 7 years ago

Glee. :)

deakat

July 19 2009, 18:04:59 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:51:47 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

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seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:52:14 UTC 7 years ago

I don't think I'd class that as "gushing fans," but the support and open-handed awesome I've been receiving just blows my mind. I'm so thrilled.

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chelsearoad

July 19 2009, 18:08:39 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, serious YAY!

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:52:22 UTC 7 years ago

Glee.

starmalachite

July 19 2009, 18:55:19 UTC 7 years ago

Sometimes, just sometimes, karma *isn't* a bitch. You've earned it.

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:52:31 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you, honey.

inkedcarrie

July 19 2009, 19:04:40 UTC 7 years ago

That's wonderful! I cannot wait to buy this book. Big hugs on you!

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:52:39 UTC 7 years ago

Glee!

tollers

July 19 2009, 19:11:43 UTC 7 years ago

Serendipitously, I'm reading a Charlaine Harris at this very moment (well, okay, I was reading it 'til I put it down to read LJ, but you get my point). And while her style is very different from yours, I'd have to agree... I think her fans will love Toby. :-)

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:52:49 UTC 7 years ago

That's awesome!

kyrielle

July 19 2009, 19:15:08 UTC 7 years ago

Eeee! YAY! (And I agree with her re Briggs' readers, at least the ones into modern supernatural stuff.)

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:53:12 UTC 7 years ago

Yeah, the comparison's been made before, and I'm really glad people seem to be agreeing with it.

paradisacorbasi

July 19 2009, 19:55:41 UTC 7 years ago

This pleases me.

seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:53:23 UTC 7 years ago

It pleases me, too. :)

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seanan_mcguire

July 19 2009, 20:53:47 UTC 7 years ago

Sooooooooooooooo thrilled.

antigoneschase

July 19 2009, 20:49:40 UTC 7 years ago

OH MY GOD! That's SO friggin awesome! Wifelet loves Charlaine. Like, WAY loves her (I've never read any of her books, but I'm being heartily encouraged) and she was like "Oh WOW!".

Yeah, we love hearing good stuff that's happening to you. *dorks out*

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:53:58 UTC 7 years ago

I'm dorking out right there with you, I swear. HOLY CATS.

jjloa

July 19 2009, 20:56:21 UTC 7 years ago

OMG. that is AWESOME.

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:54:12 UTC 7 years ago

I know, right?!

talkstowolves

July 19 2009, 21:25:13 UTC 7 years ago

This is brilliant, but so are you. ;)

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:55:25 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you, sweetheart.

wendyzski

July 19 2009, 22:00:41 UTC 7 years ago

I am excited to the point of flailing, so I can't even imagine what you are doing.

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:56:57 UTC 7 years ago

Mostly? Sitting around, looking stunned.

ladymondegreen

July 19 2009, 22:32:42 UTC 7 years ago

Given that my sister will not stop talking about the show based on Charlene Harris's books, this strikes me a tremendously good sign.

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:57:07 UTC 7 years ago

Yeah, me, too.

palmer_kun

July 19 2009, 22:41:15 UTC 7 years ago

Oh wow. This is big. And awesome.

She just handed you an audience, how awesome is that?

She must be thanked. I'll start on that...

*goes out to track down and read some of her books*

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:57:22 UTC 7 years ago

I'm supposed to meet her in San Diego. I think I owe her a drink.

archangelbeth

July 19 2009, 22:49:47 UTC 7 years ago

You got a rec from Charlaine Harris? The Sookie Stackhouse author? EXCELLENT!

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:58:06 UTC 7 years ago

I did! Holy cats!

mirrorred_star

July 19 2009, 23:38:18 UTC 7 years ago

Holy whoa! That's awesome!

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:58:18 UTC 7 years ago

I'm really very ... about the whole thing.

gwynnega

July 20 2009, 02:44:01 UTC 7 years ago

WOW!

showing my age...

lapintada

July 20 2009, 14:01:37 UTC 7 years ago

*points at icon*

Isn't that "Dee" from Ryan's Hope?

Re: showing my age...

gwynnega

7 years ago

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tikiera

July 20 2009, 13:09:13 UTC 7 years ago

This rocks!
Briggs probably is a good " if you like this author" comparision. She's on my list for reccing, for the same people that the Toby book will be.

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 14:58:35 UTC 7 years ago

I'm super-thrilled.

mneme

July 20 2009, 16:53:43 UTC 7 years ago

Awesome!

Hopefully, this will translate out to moar readers!

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 21:30:59 UTC 7 years ago

I hope so.

kvtaylor

July 20 2009, 17:48:46 UTC 7 years ago

Dude. Eeeeee!!

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2009, 21:31:11 UTC 7 years ago

ZOMG YES!

mayir

July 21 2009, 03:13:22 UTC 7 years ago

Even my girlfriend, who hasn't met you and knows nothing about the books besides, "My friend Seanan is coming out with a book," went: "Charlaine Harris? The 'True Blood' author? /Wow/." (The girlfriend loves the Sookie Stackhouse books and True Blood). So that's the kind of power that that sort of endorsement has.

seanan_mcguire

July 29 2009, 14:56:21 UTC 7 years ago

VICTORY!
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