Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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State of the blonde.

Hey, guys. Sorry to have been so incredibly scarce recently. Between the Ohio Valley Filk Festival, going through the page proofs for Feed (which killed no fewer than four pads of Post-It notes), getting ready for World Fantasy, and trying to finish a variety of projects before deadline, it's been hectic squared around my place, resulting in a lot of things slipping. (Ironically, my viewing of America's Next Top Model and conquest of "Plants vs. Zombies" are not among the things which have slipped. This is because skinny crazy girls and plant-eating undead don't require all that much thought, while composing a coherent blog entry does.)

So what's been going on? Well, for starters, I have my Advance Review Copies of A Local Habitation, and they're flat-out gorgeous. I'd take a picture of Alice with the books, so you could get an idea of how big she's gotten, but unfortunately, she killed the camera a while ago, and it has yet to be replaced. Seriously, I love these books. I also blush a lot when I look at them, because the back cover and inside page are covered with quotes about Rosemary and Rue being awesome. I always sort of envied authors who got that much good press, and now I am that author. It's weirdly quantum. The Great Pumpkin loves me so.

(Before y'all ask, yes, we will be having a few ARC giveaways. Watch this space for further developments.)

The cats have greatly enjoyed my week off from work. This will not make them any more forgiving when I disappear for the entire weekend, but at least I don't feel quite so neglectful. Alice has been thoroughly brushed, and Lilly "helped" me kill zombies for about an hour last night, by sitting on my lap and occasionally attacking the mouse.

Hope y'all are having a fabulous Halloween season, and that all your bonfires are smoky, your jack-o-lanterns spooky, and your black cats sleek and strange.
Tags: a local habitation, alice, cats, geekiness, lilly, state of the blonde, this is halloween
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scholarinexile

October 30 2009, 16:00:58 UTC 7 years ago

I'm so glad you posted this...I was literally settling down at my keyboard to send you a message asking if everything is okay. But you've got a lot going on these days, especially being the day before Halloween and you being the Pumpkin Queen and all, so I guess I ought not be surprised. Glad to hear you're holding together out there.

So what's your intended Halloween excitement? For us, it's a visit to a local amusement park that goes haunted for the season tonight, followed tomorrow by passing out candy to Trick-or-Treaters, Samhain devotions, and our annual viewing of The Nightmare Before Christmas.

seanan_mcguire

November 2 2009, 16:13:47 UTC 7 years ago

I went to World Fantasy. I didn't eat anyone's tasty brains. But I really wanted to.

scholarinexile

November 2 2009, 16:19:05 UTC 7 years ago

Honestly, I don't think anyone would have blamed you or minded if you did. :)