Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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2 things about the series.

Two more days remain in our pre-release countdown, which has been a surprisingly fun and distracting way to pass the time between now and A Local Habitation [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy]. So that's a big "hooray," at least on my part. I like distractions that actually work, rather than ending with me starting a new essay series or something.

2 Things About the October Daye Series.

2. People periodically ask me "well, if you had your way, how long would this series go?" And to them I must say...I don't actually know. See, I know how it ends. I have detailed outlines through book seven, and looser outlines for books eight and nine, as well as a lengthy list of things that happen after that. Also, there's a prequel called Strangers in the Court that's supposed to happen between books six and seven; it's about how Toby got knighted, and it's going to be lots of fun. I always know where I am in relation to the ending, and I can always get there in one volume, but I don't have any sort of firm "it is X books long" statement that I can go bandying around.

1. I really do take a malicious glee in doing horrible things to Toby's car. I mean, people are like "why do you do those things to Toby's car?", and I'm like, "BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY." I also enjoy preventing her from sleeping, taking away her food, and denying her coffee. I am a cruel, cruel author.
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"I really do take a malicious glee in doing horrible things to Toby's car."

That POOR little VW!!!! (sniffle!) They are such good little cars! They'll give you their hearts and souls and engine blocks for just a little oil and the occasional belt!!! WHAAAAAAAAA!!!!

(My first was a '68 classic bug, and I currently drive a '99 beetle. My Father still drives the classic he bought new in '69,- so... yeah, I wept when that poor little car bit it... And really- you CAN fix them easily enough... Has Toby never heard of JC Whitney Co.?
I'm sorry! And Toby isn't that mechanically inclined.
Sorry, I keep forgetting that not everybody had my dad... (He made sure that all his girls got their hands greasy, fixing cars at one point or another!) :D

And, with all the iron in steel, working on a car might be - uncomfortable for her, too... (Or is it only pure iron that messes with them?)

Breathe deeply this week! :D