Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: Glee, "Loser Like Me."

In which Seanan becomes a New York Times bestselling author.

Friday night, I was chilling at my computer when an acquaintance of mine congratulated me. On what?, I wondered. A link was provided. I clicked the link. The link took me to the New York Times Best Sellers, which seemed like a bit of a cruel joke, since I would have known if I had made the list. Right? Right?

I scrolled down the list.

Late Eclipses, the fourth October Daye adventure, held the #32 slot.

I stared at it for a few minutes before calling Vixy and asking her to click the link. I didn't tell her why, because let's face it, I wanted to know if she could see it, too. She made inquisitive noises as she scrolled...and then she started shrieking. Okay, so yeah. She could see it.

Lots of screaming and flailing followed, as well as a phone tree that managed to double back on itself about seventeen times. Oxygen was not a priority. The Agent eventually returned my call, and then we spent a lovely half-hour or so going "Oh my God" a lot, which is basically what I was hoping she would do (sometimes, being coherent is for other people). The cats watched all of this with disdain, thus proving that the essential laws of reality had not changed, and eventually, I watched Fringe and went to bed.

I'm a New York Times bestselling author. Me.

I still can't believe I'm not asleep.
Tags: awards and stuff, late eclipses, personal superhero, publishing news, so the marilyn, state of the blonde
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la_marquise_de_

March 15 2011, 18:08:03 UTC 6 years ago

That's wonderful: many congratulations.

seanan_mcguire

March 15 2011, 19:04:13 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. <3

apocalypticbob

March 15 2011, 18:51:09 UTC 6 years ago

So incredibly excited and proud for you!!!

seanan_mcguire

March 15 2011, 19:02:56 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

kyburg

March 15 2011, 19:45:09 UTC 6 years ago

*smirks* Please don't ask me to be surprised. 'Fraid not. (Congrats!)

seanan_mcguire

March 15 2011, 20:21:19 UTC 6 years ago

Um, 'kay.

bercilakslady

March 15 2011, 20:14:11 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats, sweetie. I'm really proud of you.

seanan_mcguire

March 16 2011, 14:24:05 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

deire

March 16 2011, 01:56:03 UTC 6 years ago

CONGRATULATIONS AND YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

seanan_mcguire

March 16 2011, 04:39:20 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!!!!

deire

March 16 2011, 02:05:31 UTC 6 years ago

Also, I bought my copy just in time to feel as if I helped. ;)

seanan_mcguire

March 16 2011, 04:39:38 UTC 6 years ago

You totally did. EVERY copy helped.

antigoneschase

March 16 2011, 09:29:55 UTC 6 years ago

I seriously teared up for you, sweetheart.

You so deserve this.

seanan_mcguire

March 16 2011, 14:27:23 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you, so much.

muddlewait

March 16 2011, 13:55:01 UTC 6 years ago

Late to the party, as ever, but thrilled.

seanan_mcguire

March 16 2011, 14:22:31 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

jongibbs

March 16 2011, 17:57:02 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations :)

seanan_mcguire

March 16 2011, 18:34:35 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

alumiere

March 17 2011, 00:35:18 UTC 6 years ago

Let me offer belated congratulations along with the hundreds of others who've already done so.

seanan_mcguire

March 23 2011, 18:17:31 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

mythos_amante

March 17 2011, 01:49:32 UTC 6 years ago

WHOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

March 17 2011, 21:02:11 UTC 6 years ago

YAY!

patoadam

March 17 2011, 06:11:02 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! You deserve this success!

(BTW, I must be psychic. You will recall that on March 5, I asked you how it feels to be a best-selling author.)

seanan_mcguire

March 17 2011, 21:31:07 UTC 6 years ago

Heh.

Thanks.

trialia

March 18 2011, 01:33:17 UTC 6 years ago

I've been away for a few days, so I have to ask: have I remembered to mention to you how absolutely fucking fabulous "Late Eclipses" actually IS?

Frankly: I adore it. I'm on my third read-through already. It's by far my favourite of the series so far. Toby doubting her sanity, the OT3 of mmmmm (Tybalt/Toby/Connor, in other words, because I think it would be incredibly amazing if you decided to explore the concept of polyamory within Faerie, even though Raysel's still technically in the picture? Because yeah, hardly anyone does beyond male-centred polygamy in SF&F, and it would be so, so great to see it t'other way about & Toby not have to make the stereotypical choice between two points of a triangle?) and finally seeing Amandine sort-of-kind-of-not-really in the flesh? And Spike being a cutie? And all that other brilliant stuff?

*grins* Did I babble? I'm sorry. But I am in the middle of reading Late Eclipses for the third time, and I LOVE this book SO MUCH. Remember the cat macro with the kitty hugging the ball of thread and "I Love This Thread SO MUCH"? Like THAT.

trialia

March 18 2011, 01:34:45 UTC 6 years ago Edited:  March 18 2011, 01:38:06 UTC

Also, you're down to #33 now, but only dropping one place by your third week? Made of awesome, still! And this is exactly the reason this international fangirl bought her copy from a US retailer the first week :)

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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hoppytoad79

March 18 2011, 18:04:21 UTC 6 years ago

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! You totally deserve it, and if I had any say in it, you'd be in the top ten.

seanan_mcguire

March 23 2011, 18:18:17 UTC 6 years ago

:)

Thank you.

ironed_orchid

March 19 2011, 00:35:11 UTC 6 years ago

FUCK YEAH!

seanan_mcguire

March 23 2011, 18:18:27 UTC 6 years ago

FUCK YEAH SEAKING!

mysanal

March 23 2011, 17:36:07 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

March 23 2011, 18:18:57 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

filkferengi

March 23 2011, 18:00:23 UTC 6 years ago

Both kinds: squee and glee. Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

March 23 2011, 18:19:06 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

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6 years ago

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