Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire

Rise up while you can.

Well, that's that; my magical murder pixie toils are done, and they have borne sweet, sweet fruit, has the second book in the Newsflesh trilogy, Deadline, has just been sent back to my publisher in final draft form. Barring acts of god or unforeseen gaping plot holes, my part in this book is over until the page proofs. Which will probably hit around October, assuming we follow the timeline we followed for Feed. Post-It notes in Ohio, here we go again!

Final book stats, including Dedication and Acknowledgments:

150,001 words.
525 pages.
Twenty-seven chapters.

When asked to say something about the book, Vixy says, "Fucking brilliant. Gripping. Terrifying. Satisfying. It's about heroes." So, you know. Fucking brilliant. You heard it here first, folks. Really, I'm scared out of my mind—I always am at this point—but I'm also deeply relieved, because it's done. It's finished. My baby is heading out into the great wide world, and there's no more chopping or stitching or graverobbing to be done. (What? You mean everyone doesn't assemble their offspring out of transistors and corpse parts?)

I'm done.

One more book, and this grand adventure is over; one more book, and we find out whether or not I can stick the landing. I think I can. I hope I can. I believe I can. Because alive or dead, the truth won't rest.

Rise up while you can.
Tags: busy busy busy, deadline, good things, mira grant, turning it in, zombies
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*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
I have the glee.
Hooray!! I am so looking forward to reading it.
Thank you!
Can't wait to read it!
Yay. :)
Seriously, I want there to be more Deadline. I'm pretty sure this book is gonna be comfort reading for me.

Yes. A zombie thriller. I just... I like the characters *that much*, and I'm hooked that much, and I cheer for their triumphs that much.

I think it pokes at a combination of my thing for stories about heroes and my thing for disaster movies. (Which is probably a subset of my thing for heroes anyway.)

Quite a conversion from "I don't do zombies", neh? :)

Rise up while you freakin' can, people. This book blows the roof off.
You have no idea how happy this makes me, because boy, do I need you on Blackout.

You are my hero.

greektoomey

6 years ago

vixyish

6 years ago

Yay!

The only better news than this will be a publication date, so that I can actually make plans to buy a copy...
May 2011.

phoenixsansfyr

6 years ago

deakat

6 years ago

idancewithlife

6 years ago

Wow, and it's another doorstop-sized one. Let's hope the cover art is as brilliant as the first one, neh? Because, p'shah - the book is going to be worthy of it.

I'm waiting. I'm well aware of what comes to those who wait for it. ^^

seanan_mcguire

August 25 2010, 19:04:15 UTC 6 years ago Edited:  August 25 2010, 19:04:22 UTC

All three will be; it's in my contract. Feed set the length.

And the cover is even better.

kyburg

6 years ago

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I love XKCD.
I am a huge, nerdy fan of Feed (I'm the girl planning to get the RSS logo from the cover as a tattoo) and greatly anticipate the next book. My fiance says this is became I am a blogger and journalist, so it is encoded into my very being to love this trilogy.
"I'm the girl planning to get the RSS logo from the cover as a tattoo"

omg totally :)

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

Congratulations on finishing the book!
WOOT! I can't wait to read it :)
Double-yay!

pyre006

6 years ago

pyre006

6 years ago

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

That is so exciting! I adore Feed and am delighted by the approaching sequel.
Coming soon to a bookstore near you.
Excellent. Can't wait for it to launch!
I can. But I'm funny that way.
Very shiny! I'm eagerly awaiting this one.
I can hardly wait! Another Grant to place between Randall Garrett and Thomas Harris. Show us the cover when you can!
Looks like mid-October, or thereabouts.
Dude.

It's my birthday today.

This is the best birthday present you could have gotten me! It fits me perfectly and it is just what I wanted!

*GLEE*
Hooray!
It's a really good thing my sister isn't beta reading this one or I'd have broken into her computer by now. May is a long way off.
And yet so very, very soon.
Hooray for increased levels of Seananeity in the world!
I am spreading.
Yay! Congrats! Just curious: will THE FEED BOOK website be updated or will it mutate into THE DEADLINE BOOK or NEWSFLESH or some such?
I don't know! Orbit runs the site. We'll find out together!