Mindy Klasky has been talking about "author branding" lately. Is it a bad thing that my brand is "slightly maniacal but easily distracted Disney Halloweentown Princess on a never-ending quest to dominate your puny planet"? I mean, it doesn't fit very easily on a T-shirt...
Anyway, today is a day for awesome news that is awesome. Those of you who follow dianafox will have already seen the first part of this: the Newsflesh trilogy (Feed, Deadline, Blackout) has sold to Egmont in Germany. Egmont is also the German publisher of the Toby Daye books. Because of this (and some questionable black marks on Mira's legal record, but that's beside the point), they'll be publishing the Newsflesh trilogy under the name "Seanan McGuire." I like being confusing!
Meanwhile, rights to the first three Toby books (Rosemary and Rue, A Local Habitation, and An Artificial Night) have sold to Azbooka in Russia. Vixy is very excited, because she actually speaks Russian, and will thus be able to read my books in a whole new language. I'm very excited because dude, Russia.
Soon, my conquest of your world will be complete, and my collection of foreign language editions will require its own shelf.
Egmont is also the German publisher of the Toby Daye books. Because of this (and some questionable black marks on Mira's legal record, but that's beside the point), they'll be publishing the Newsflesh trilogy under the name "Seanan McGuire." I like being confusing! Ha! Oh, there's going to be an international incident.
Soon, my conquest of your world will be complete, and my collection of foreign language editions will require its own shelf. I do need to buy some more bookshelves.
Wondrous! I plan to buy the English version of Toby for the German exchange student currently staying with my parents, and if I can get the Russian Toby-books for my brother, that will be even more awesome!
I think I just realized what's been causing the blackouts in SF and C-Town. YOU. WRITING A BOOK CALLED BLACKOUT. CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE FOR A WHILE, PLEASE. LIKE WORKING ELECTRICITY.
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Come over to my LJ and let's celebrate together, I will dance madly around your house or mine with you! :)
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Ha! Oh, there's going to be an international incident.
Soon, my conquest of your world will be complete, and my collection of foreign language editions will require its own shelf.
I do need to buy some more bookshelves.
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World Domination
New World Order
New World Order
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Maybe.
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I'm DYING to see what the Russian titles will be!
Also: note to self: learn German...
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(Mua ha ha)
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(Hopefully, you can't go TOO far wrong with one-word machine translations. *wry grin*)
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This is when having an alter-ego can prove useful!
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But I hope "author branding" isn't meant too literally.
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(I just have an incentive to re-learn Russian...)
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AngelVixen :-)
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..sniff sniff.. smells done .. release them back into the herd..
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http://rosefox8.livejournal.com/131
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OT: new dinosaur found!
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Re: OT: new dinosaur found!
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If I get a Spanish-language one, maybe I can learn more of the language?? It's a fantasy, anyways!
I read "A Local Habitation" and loved it! Your writing was very enjoyable in "Rosemary and Rue," and is even better this time around!
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