Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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One more step in the journey toward becoming a real girl.

Some of my earliest memories of bookstores involve combing through the shelves while my grandmother looked tolerantly on, searching endlessly for more anthologies. Anthologies were the best thing ever, at least if you asked my reasonably limited book-buying power, because they gave you so many stories. If you guessed wrong on whether you'd like a book, you were stuck with a whole book you didn't like, but with an anthology, there would always, always be at least a few stories you'd enjoy.

A lot of those anthologies were published by a company called DAW, which must, I believed, have the smartest owners in the world. (At the time, I truly believed that anthologies made more money than any other kind of book, because they were so hard to find. I was a very innocent child.) And a lot of those anthologies were edited by a man named Martin Greenberg. Someday, I swore, I was going to be in one of those anthologies. When that happened, I would know, absolutely and for certain, that I was going to be a writer.

Yesterday, I went to the bookstore, and I bought the new Martin Greenberg anthology, co-edited with Stephen Antczak and James Bassett. It's called Zombiesque; it's all stories from the perspective of the zombie.

And I'm the sixth name on the table of contents.

There are viral zombies, pharmaceutical zombies, totally unexplained zombies, nanobot zombies, even black magic zombies. Zombie businessmen, fathers, policemen, doctors, authors, and cheerleaders. I'm reading the anthology cover-to-cover, that being what you do, and so far, the stories have been excellent. I'm the only one who's gone for black humor, really, but when you're writing a story about zombie cheerleaders (GO PUMPKINS!), a little black humor is sort of legally required.

I'm in a real DAW anthology, edited by Martin Greenberg, writing about zombie cheerleaders. Who belong to the Fighting Pumpkins cheerleading squad.

So you're aware, there's every chance that I currently control the universe.
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jimhines

February 2 2011, 15:53:24 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! And wait -- is this your first DAW anthology?

seanan_mcguire

February 2 2011, 15:59:12 UTC 6 years ago

It is! I have three more coming, but this was my first.

Remember when I was begging you to tell me who to talk to?

Also, I very much enjoyed your story.

jimhines

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

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jimhines

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priscellie

February 2 2011, 16:01:44 UTC 6 years ago

So you're aware, there's every chance that I currently control the universe.

I am totally okay with this. Can you bring back Ben & Jerry's "Appley Every After"?

firynze

February 2 2011, 16:17:11 UTC 6 years ago

I second this motion!

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

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mlerules

February 2 2011, 16:05:28 UTC 6 years ago

Whoo-hoo and huzzah for making your dreams come true!

seanan_mcguire

February 2 2011, 17:16:29 UTC 6 years ago

*beam*

sweetmusic_27

February 2 2011, 16:08:30 UTC 6 years ago

*pleased*

Go-ooooo, Pumpkins!

seanan_mcguire

February 2 2011, 17:16:46 UTC 6 years ago

Who's da squash?

markbernstein

6 years ago

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sirriamnis

February 2 2011, 16:09:05 UTC 6 years ago

I, too, grew up on those Martin Greenberg edited anthologies. I am full of envy. Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

February 2 2011, 17:17:00 UTC 6 years ago

It was such a fantastic experience.

firynze

February 2 2011, 16:16:44 UTC 6 years ago

That, right there, is superamazing. :-D

seanan_mcguire

February 2 2011, 17:17:34 UTC 6 years ago

Totally.

phillip2637

February 2 2011, 16:17:01 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! I'm very happy about your good news...though, as a consequence of reading it, I'm stuck humming, "I've got a black magic zombie...." :-)

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:13:59 UTC 6 years ago

I have no regrets!

starmalachite

February 2 2011, 16:32:59 UTC 6 years ago

Fulfilling a childhood ambition is a very, very shiny thing.

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:14:12 UTC 6 years ago

It so is.

deakat

February 2 2011, 16:33:10 UTC 6 years ago

Yay! Much anthology love here, too. When I was a kid/teen, I didn't get any recommendations regarding who I might like to read because I didn't know anyone who was into science fiction/fantasy/horror.

My intro to science fiction was an Orbit anthology in the late '60s that I bought with my allowance at the corner store. I went searching for more Orbit anthologies from there, and then branched out to other anthologies, and finally to novels written by some of the writers whose stories I had enjoyed. I will always cherish that battered copy of Orbit 4. <3

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:14:30 UTC 6 years ago

Anthologies open worlds.

mephron

February 2 2011, 16:35:56 UTC 6 years ago

I had many of those anthologies when I was younger. (Many of them disappeared during a period of time when home storage was at a premium.)

Also.... you are number 6?

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:14:41 UTC 6 years ago

Damn straight.

ladymurmur

February 2 2011, 16:49:52 UTC 6 years ago

I learned long ago that any anthology edited by Martin Greenberg will be full of win. :-) So many new authors have come into my life through anthologies!

Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:14:50 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

keristor

February 2 2011, 17:03:51 UTC 6 years ago

Released 28 April according to Amazon UK, they may have run out of pre-orders or this may be a UK release. Ordered. (I didn't realise he was still around, I remember his anthologies from when /I/ was a teenager! Oh, he's 70 this year, happy birthday to him on March 1st!)

(I keep pronouncing it "Zombie Squee" *g*.)

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:15:01 UTC 6 years ago

He makes me happy. :)

eevieivy

February 2 2011, 17:18:16 UTC 6 years ago

GO YOU! :D

seanan_mcguire

February 3 2011, 19:15:15 UTC 6 years ago

*dance dance*

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seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:46:52 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

filkertom

February 2 2011, 17:26:24 UTC 6 years ago

Whoo hoo! So much excellence!

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:47:02 UTC 6 years ago

I'm still a little giddy.

tikiera

February 2 2011, 18:03:33 UTC 6 years ago

I have found many of the authors I read through anthologies - both the Marion Zimmer Bradley Sword and Sorceress series and the numerous Martin Greenberg anthologies.

I get anthologies a lot. Due to the whole 'there will be one story I like at least' theory.

I once thought, Hey, I can get two whole shelves of my bookshelves back if i get rid of my anthologies that don't have stories that part of a series...
... and this plan was promptly abandoned when I realized I couldn't part with my Greenberg anthologies.

Congrats! And I will be looking for it next trip to the bookstore!

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:47:10 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome!

paradisacorbasi

February 2 2011, 18:42:48 UTC 6 years ago

Time to hit the nookstore!

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:47:19 UTC 6 years ago

Yaaaay!

cowansfaith

February 2 2011, 19:06:27 UTC 6 years ago

I am not a Zombie Fangirl. Laurell K. Hamilton once made me puke in a moving car by describing the sound a zombie's eyeball makes as it moves in the socket.

But I am a Seanan McGuire Fangirl, and I'm very happy for you. (You'll just have to forgive me if I skip reading this one. *shudder/cringe*)

Edit: Originally posted in response to The Wrong Damn Entry. I'm blaming Snowmaggedon. This much snow would nonplus anybody.

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:47:37 UTC 6 years ago

I completely understand! My story isn't very gory, but some of the others are.

hoppytoad79

February 2 2011, 20:03:55 UTC 6 years ago

This is way beyond awesome, and I'm thrilled for you. Congratulations. You absolutely deserve it.

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:47:58 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

mac_arthur_park

February 2 2011, 20:47:50 UTC 6 years ago

That is SO COOL!!!!

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:48:06 UTC 6 years ago

I wish my gramma were here.

mac_arthur_park

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firebirdgrrl

February 2 2011, 21:28:09 UTC 6 years ago

The Fighting Pumpkins squad- hell yeah! Must find this anthology right soon as it is out!

(I also have half a pint of local-made pumpkin ice cream in the freezer. Clearly this is an omen that it should be eaten right away:))

firebirdgrrl

February 2 2011, 21:34:01 UTC 6 years ago Edited:  February 2 2011, 21:35:01 UTC

And since I totally forgot to add it, the best of congratulations!
(It also appears to be out of every Borders in the DC/MD area, so apparently they love you here:)--and now I need to call and hustle one for me!)

seanan_mcguire

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yellowblackhaze

February 2 2011, 22:07:40 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! I'm guessing this means party time.

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:48:25 UTC 6 years ago

It does indeed.

theqwillery

February 2 2011, 22:11:23 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! I'm picking this anthologoy up tomorrow. Have been snowed in. This makes me incredibly happy because I used to be a cheerleader. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone.

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:48:32 UTC 6 years ago

I won't, I promise.

kitrinlu

February 3 2011, 00:36:29 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! May all your childhood dreams come true, and may it be this awesome every time :)

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:48:40 UTC 6 years ago

That would be wonderful.

the_sheryl

February 3 2011, 01:00:37 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats!

Guess I will be buying at least one thing from Larry Smith at Boskone.....

seanan_mcguire

February 4 2011, 18:49:27 UTC 6 years ago

Hooray!
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