Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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A brief note on full disclosure.

So there's been a spate recently of people going "What's the status on _________?" or "Where can I buy _________?" This is usually referring to either the InCryptid books or the Lycanthropy books, although I've also had a somewhat surprising number of inquiries about print editions of "Velveteen vs." and Sparrow Hill (hint: even if I'm able to arrange for a print edition of Sparrow Hill, it won't be until well after the virtual edition has finished, since TEoP gets first crack at the series). Here, then, is my across-the-board answer:

If I am able to give the status on a project (sold, in print, not yet shopping, not yet finished), I will. I am not in any way shy about going "OH MY GOD YOU GUYS GUESS WHAT?!" I will probably give you this status whether you want it or not, whether you care about it or not, and whether you ask me or not. And just to live up to this statement, my confirmed publications for 2011, so far, are...

"Gimme a 'Z'!," short story, in the collection Zombiesque, February.
Late Eclipses, novel, March. Toby Daye book four.
"Alchemy of Alcohol," short story, in the collection After Hours: Tales From the Ur-Bar, March.
"The Girls Next Door," essay, in the essay collection Whedonistas, March.
Deadline, novel (as Mira Grant), May. Newsflesh book two.
One Salt Sea, novel, September. Toby Daye book five.

The third Newsflesh book, Blackout, will be published in 2012.

I have a few other short stories slated for publication, but don't have release dates and/or permission to announce them yet. See, once something is sold, I am unable to tell people until I am given permission from the publisher—it's part of the standard contract. So if I'm not telling you where you can buy something, it's because there's a "can't" involved. Either you can't buy it, or I can't tell you. Either way, please, please believe me when I say that anything I am allowed to share, I share as quickly as I can, to keep my own head from exploding.

And stuff.
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mskauri

November 5 2010, 06:15:30 UTC 6 years ago

Wow...you're giving me the next Newsflesh for my wedding anniversary? Thanks, Seanan!! Don't suppose you could bump that March-release Toby book back to my birthday month of February, huh? (Nope, I didn't think so...but had to ask!)

I still get a kick out of seeing your work in stores--often with Toby/Newsflesh books facing one another across the aisle--and always think, "Wow...I know that author--at least enough that she comments back to me!"

I recently re-read FEED (3rd time thru!) and enjoyed it almost as much as I did the first time around...you're on my Mercedes Lackey/Anne McCaffrey/Stephen King shelf now! That's my go-to when I need something to read. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!

seanan_mcguire

November 29 2010, 21:10:05 UTC 6 years ago

Very welcome. :)