Little bits and pieces of everything and anything.: seanan

Little bits and pieces of everything and anything.

1. We're over a month out from the publication of Rosemary and Rue [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy], and the book still seems to be going over generally well. It's selling briskly, it's received a lot of positive press, and people look excited about book two. This makes me happy, as I, like all authors, am highly neurotic. (Remember, urban fantasy novels set in San Francisco make the perfect gift for any occasion! Buy two, they're small!)

2. The cover for A Local Habitation [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy] is now up on Amazon, displaying my awesome new front cover blurb from the lovely Ms. Charlaine Harris herself. Yes! She likes my book! I am basically on top of the world right now.

3. Since it gets asked with fair regularity these days: no, "Wicked Girls Saving Themselves" has not been recorded on any of my three currently available albums. It's the title song on Wicked Girls, which is going to be released in late 2010. I don't have a full finalized track list for the album yet, but it's definitely going to include "The Ghost of Lilly Kane," "Writing Again" (by Brian Gunderson of We're About 9), "The True Story Here," and "Counting Crows," among others. The theme for this album is, essentially, the strength to rise above your story.

4. All three of my currently extant albums remain available through CDBaby.com, but I can't promise how long that's going to be the case. My stock assessments are always a bit questionable, given my tendency to discover CDs under the bed, but I'm going to say that there are between 150 and 180 copies of Stars Fall Home remaining, and I'm not currently intending to reprint the album. Pretty Little Dead Girl is in slightly better shape, being the live album and hence a slower seller, but I still wouldn't malinger forever on placing an order, or that order may not be place-able.

5. The cats are reacting to my current illness by behaving like this is Kitty Christmas, and basically running the Blue Cat 500 all around the house. They know I can't do anything to stop them. Remind me again that I actually like my cats? Because I am so not getting that right now.

6. Paging

silvertwi. I do not yet have a mailing address for you. You have forty-eight hours to supply me with same, or your prize will go to somebody else.

And now we must rinse.

tezmillertm

October 13 2009, 02:28:58 UTC 7 years ago

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"The Ghost of Lilly Kane"? Is your cat planning on haunting you after death? ;-)

seanan_mcguire

October 13 2009, 02:32:23 UTC 7 years ago

Nope! Here are the lyrics to the song in question.

fireriven

October 13 2009, 02:58:50 UTC 7 years ago

I am so sorry you're ill, my dear; I would come feed you pumpkin pancakes and flat 7-Up if I could! Alas, being in Georgia, I can only show you these.

October 13 2009, 03:17:28 UTC 7 years ago

My housemate brought me Diet 7-Up. I have shaken it vigorously to flatten out the bubbles.

Also, nom.

nimitzbrood

October 13 2009, 03:09:01 UTC 7 years ago

Whatever you do don't die on us!

(Nobody wants an army of zombie Seanans. I mean how would you stop an army of zombies that know how to avoid being defeated?) ;-P

I really hope you feel better!

October 13 2009, 03:17:42 UTC 7 years ago

I'm working on it! Thank you!

silvertwi

October 13 2009, 03:29:32 UTC 7 years ago

Charlaine Harris? Really? *squee* She isn't one of my all-time favorites, but I did enjoy her writing until I got distracted by way-too-time-consuming school work. That's awesome!

Also, missed your message first time 'round, so thanks for the page. I sent my info as directed. *salutes* Thanks!

I hope you feel better. Seems like a lot of people are sick right now.

October 13 2009, 03:35:11 UTC 7 years ago

She isn't one of my all-time favorites—that's a list of, like, three people, and getting on the list would probably require you to assassinate somebody—but she's an awesome lady, and she has a lot of readers right now. So having a blurb from her is sort of like an endorsement from the Great Pumpkin himself.

No problem re: the page, although I can't guarantee I'll always remember to do that, so if you enter contests or drawings, please be sure to check back.

7 years ago

rhoda_rants

October 13 2009, 04:06:22 UTC 7 years ago

I noticed that our Borders is stocking you a lot better than they were just a few weeks ago, when I bought RnR myself. I had to go deep into the fantasy section and hunt it down then - now, there are two healthy rows in one of those kiosk displays out front.

October 13 2009, 04:09:48 UTC 7 years ago

Behold! For gradually, I shall conquer the world.

Seriously, though, things like this are awesome to hear, especially right now, when I'm ass-deep in both book five of this series and book two of the Mira Grant series. It reminds me that the light at the end of the tunnel is not of necessity a train.

ravin_raven

October 13 2009, 04:27:43 UTC 7 years ago

I just shook off the last of my own cold which has plagued me the entire month of October. No being sick, or at least get well before OVFF. Dublin is a beautiful suburb and doesn't need you coughing all over it. :P

And yay new album, though I must ask - who is the Jane referenced in "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves"? I always supposed it was Wendy's daughter, but I am unfamiliar with all the Peter Pan stories.

vixyish

October 13 2009, 15:51:50 UTC 7 years ago

Icon love! <3 I was just looking at that set of icons yesterday. :D

The Jane in the song, if I may answer on behalf of our sick Seanan, is Jane Banks of Mary Poppins.

notalwaysweak

October 13 2009, 09:04:18 UTC 7 years ago

Do you think 'Build A Chain' might end up on Wicked Girls? I'm on a Kelley Armstrong kick at the moment.

October 13 2009, 20:07:35 UTC 7 years ago

It's not currently slated to do so.

archangelbeth

October 13 2009, 10:09:51 UTC 7 years ago

I hope you feel better soon!

Would/will CDBaby be able to get your stuff on iTunes (assuming you wanted that)?

October 13 2009, 20:08:20 UTC 7 years ago

So do I! And no. There is currently no plan to sell MP3 versions of the albums, and if we did, "Still Catch the Tide" would have to be stripped out, as my contract with Talis does not include electronic distribution.

ravenclawed

October 13 2009, 13:30:26 UTC 7 years ago

2. Love the cover of A Local Habitation and that's a good photo of you.

4. Just ordered "Stars Fall Home" and "Pretty Little Dead Girl," and "Red Roses and Dead Things" is on backorder. Can't wait to get them!

5. Because they're cute and blue?

October 13 2009, 20:09:25 UTC 7 years ago

The cute blueness is all that's currently keeping them alive. "Red Roses and Dead Things" will come off back order as soon as I'm healthy enough to leave my house.

yvonnemlv

October 13 2009, 14:10:59 UTC 7 years ago

1. Having read RnR a week ago or so, I am feeling the need to re-read it now. :D

2. Glad to hear October is learning from previous experience. ;)

5. Can you send your cats here to me? I'll send 'em back when you're better.

October 13 2009, 20:09:49 UTC 7 years ago

Learning from previous experience? Que?

The cats don't ship well, sadly.

ladymondegreen

October 13 2009, 15:26:06 UTC 7 years ago

I'm sorry you're still sick. I'm still sick too. Perhaps we can enter a wellness pact together and both be well for OVFF?

Please don't skin the kitties for mittens. Blue won't go that well with your orange coat.

<3
Me

October 13 2009, 20:10:14 UTC 7 years ago

I'm afraid that sort of bargain just makes my immune system go on strike about half the time. Not a good plan.

xjenavivex

October 13 2009, 17:50:50 UTC 7 years ago

That is a smart cover!

October 13 2009, 20:10:23 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

Liked R&R

murgyt

October 13 2009, 21:21:39 UTC 7 years ago

Don't know where I found your LJ. Saw your book was coming out. Hmm.
Wandered into B&N, saw it on the shell, recognized the name. Hmmm
Bought it, liked it. Finished it in one sitting. Make me Late For Work.