Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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One month in the wild. Where are we now?

As of today, Rosemary and Rue [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy] has been out in the wild for an entire month. It's been spotted in chain stores and independent booksellers, in airports and at train stations, in basically every state in the United States and in countries around the world. We are officially well and truly past the point where my publisher can go "ha ha, tricked you" and order up a bonfire. (Not that I ever really thought that they would, but if you've ever met me, you know that I can be twitchy on an Olympic level.)

I have not yet seen a stranger reading one of my books in a public place, which is probably for the best, as I'd either start to hyperventilate or give myself brain-freeze trying to decide whether I should go over and offer to sign it for them. This doesn't stop me from watching the reading material of the people around me.

Most of the people I know have either purchased Rosemary or swear that they're going to do so Real Soon Now, Honest. (Since I don't intend to check their bookshelves for proof, these assurances are sort of pointless, but they're also really funny, so I'm willing to roll with it.) My mother has probably purchased five or more, but she's my mom, so it's okay.

The page proofs for A Local Habitation have been reviewed and returned to my publisher, which means we're on-track for book two. I'm super-excited. I'm also plinking away at book five (The Brightest Fell), which is rapidly becoming my favorite in the series to date.

Because it's an anniversary, I feel like I should do something to celebrate. So, because it makes sense, I've decided to give away a copy of Rosemary and Rue. Here's the plan:

1) Comment here, telling me why I should give you a copy of Rosemary and Rue. Do you want it for you? Do you want it for your school bake sale? Have you just been dying to test the aerodynamics of a paperback book fed through a wood-chipper? (Actually, I probably won't give you a book for that last one, but I'd love to come over and watch the experiment. With someone else's book.)

2) That's all.

I'll pick a winner tomorrow. Be detailed. Be creative. Detail and creativity count. So does bribery, but that's a distant third.
Tags: giving stuff away, rosemary and rue, toby daye
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You should give me a copy because...

netdancer

October 1 2009, 21:06:44 UTC 7 years ago

On the harder, prosac side I cannot afford to buy any books, of any kind. This gives me a case of heartache as I am and have always been a reader. There is just no money there now, not until I magically am healed by Faeries so I can work againm or I get Disability, which seems almost as likely as the Faeries scenario sometimes.

On the non-hardship side? I may be one of the few people who remembers roleplaying with Trinity. I don't forget things that touch me, and I had a very great deal invested in Adrian.

My memory of you is long and deep and I can remember you coloring on construction paper on my living room floor in the house we no longer live in. Going with you to the local gameshop. Shenanagins in Indy. :>

I want it for me, oh yeah, but I won't be selfish, I'll let the people I love most read it too.

Re: You should give me a copy because...

seanan_mcguire

October 7 2009, 19:52:37 UTC 7 years ago

I am very not flush with actual copies of the book. But if you send me your mailing address through my website contact form, I might could find you an ARC (with the standard "please buy a copy when you can" rider)...

Re: You should give me a copy because...

netdancer

October 7 2009, 21:38:18 UTC 7 years ago

Done! I will buy...as I plan to buy all your books. This whole "Aaaagh, strapped!" thing cannot last forever...