Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: restless
  • Music: Great Big Sea, "Company of Fools."

Well, my bags are packed; I'm ready to go.

I am preparing for the grand summer road trip. Home to San Francisco; San Francisco to Manhattan; Manhattan to Milwaukee; Milwaukee to La Crosse; La Cross to Madison; Madison to Chicago; and then home again, home again, jiggety jig. I am very ready to be gone. I am absolutely not ready to be gone. Before I see my home and bed and cats again, I will visit both my publishers, attend my first BEA, visit a high school that's very excited to see me, and attend my first Wiscon. I will see and hug and adore my Merav and my Diana and my Cat—so many hugs. I will do great things and struggle to keep up with my word count, and whether I succeed or not, I will need a nap before I'm done.

I'm nervous. I admit that. And this is all part of the deal, this is part of the promise you make at the crossroads when you sell your fantasies for your dreams. This is part of what it takes to have what I have always said I wanted...and I was right, and I am not sorry. But sometimes I get tired, and I want to stay home with my cats and my books and my dolls.

I want to write full time. I want to live in a little house in Seattle full of cat trees and more books and too many toys, and I want to paint the walls orange without worrying about my housemates not wanting to live inside a pumpkin. And wanting these things means packing my bags and hitting the road again, because life feeds art feeds life.

But sometimes I get tired.

I hope I will see you if you're in New York, or Wisconsin, and if not, I hope I will see you some other time, when I come to wherever you are. I'm always glad to see people, and you can smell my dirt-based perfume and get shown pictures of my cats (conveniently stored in my phone). And this will be a wonderful adventure, because they always are.

I can't wait to get started. I can't wait to come home.

I love the crossroads prayer that is my life.
Tags: con prep, in the wild, schedule, travel, utterly exhausted, where's seanan
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deakat

May 21 2011, 16:10:47 UTC 6 years ago

Looking forward to seeing you at WisCon! You provided me with my very first ARC, and maybe you can also provide me with my very first mojito on Sunday night. :)

Is there anything that I can bring you from Canada's capital that would add to your quality of life? What are your thoughts on maple-flavoured things?

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2011, 16:36:57 UTC 6 years ago

I am in favor of maple-flavored things, really. Does your region have access to gooseberry jam? I am in definite need of gooseberry jam.

deakat

6 years ago

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ladymondegreen

May 21 2011, 16:17:51 UTC 6 years ago

*puts a supply of naps in with the DDP, tuna, garlic, and My Little Ponies*

See you soon.

<3

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2011, 16:37:08 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

paradisacorbasi

May 21 2011, 16:20:07 UTC 6 years ago

Have an excellent trip. I know you will be splendiferous.

Drink lots of DDP, stay hydrated, and don't push yourself too hard.

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2011, 16:51:50 UTC 6 years ago

Yes'm!

sheistheweather

May 21 2011, 16:25:44 UTC 6 years ago

Safe travels, Seanan.

mrs_norris_mous

May 21 2011, 16:30:34 UTC 6 years ago

Travel safely and I hope you enjoy it overall :)

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2011, 16:52:14 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

mac_arthur_park

May 21 2011, 16:31:16 UTC 6 years ago

I cannot begin to say how much I adore you for this post.

Sometimes living the dream, no matter what it is, is exhausting and scary. But worth it. *hugs*

(And you need to come to North Carolina, darn it.)

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2011, 16:52:37 UTC 6 years ago

I will try!

mac_arthur_park

6 years ago

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Crossroads

avahgdu

May 21 2011, 17:16:39 UTC 6 years ago

/May Hecate, Goddess of crossroads,
help the road rise up to meet,
Till you may return home, joyous
with your cats asleep by your feet\

Blessed Be.

Re: Crossroads

paradisacorbasi

May 21 2011, 18:27:10 UTC 6 years ago

That's an awesome sweet blessing.

Re: Crossroads

lysystratae

6 years ago

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Re: Crossroads

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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baka_kit

May 21 2011, 17:17:04 UTC 6 years ago

Have a safe and wonderful trip!

seanan_mcguire

June 15 2011, 14:24:32 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

aliciaaudrey

May 21 2011, 17:31:21 UTC 6 years ago

Have a very safe trip!

seanan_mcguire

June 15 2011, 14:24:40 UTC 6 years ago

It was lovely.

hms42

May 21 2011, 17:39:54 UTC 6 years ago

Safe travel!

seanan_mcguire

June 15 2011, 14:24:48 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

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seanan_mcguire

June 15 2011, 14:24:56 UTC 6 years ago

It's going to be great.

catsittingstill

May 21 2011, 18:22:55 UTC 6 years ago

Have a safe trip and a good time. And get as much rest as is consistent with the other two.

My thoughts are with you.

seanan_mcguire

June 15 2011, 14:25:03 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you.

lysystratae

May 21 2011, 18:40:09 UTC 6 years ago

Have fun... and if you ever come to Kansas, there's food and DDP waiting for you :) (along with several cats, dogs and parrots)

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:53:00 UTC 6 years ago

I am a fan of all these things, really.

georgiamagnolia

May 21 2011, 18:49:23 UTC 6 years ago

I wish you many spoons (everyone needs more) and safe travels and delightful moments that make it all worth the journey.

Brightest Blessings!

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:52:31 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

admnaismith

May 21 2011, 19:11:21 UTC 6 years ago


Some day maybe you may want to travel *by road* between your base and Seattle, and then we will talk about a stopover en route.

I can think of a variety of Good Things, public and/or private, that might be arranged here if you wanted them.

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:51:58 UTC 6 years ago

That would be wonderful.

dr_zrfq

May 21 2011, 19:49:21 UTC 6 years ago

Alas, I won't be in the NYC area while you're there. One of these trips...

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:51:27 UTC 6 years ago

Someday!

deire

May 21 2011, 20:10:55 UTC 6 years ago

Well, I love all of the crossroads prayers you have answered with the things you create.

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:51:42 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

firebirdgrrl

May 21 2011, 20:49:38 UTC 6 years ago

That is one of the most wonderful wants ever and that end line is so gorgeous it just blew me away.. May you get that and even more wonderful things than you have yet imagined.

Travel safely and have a wonderful time!

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:50:51 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you.

digitaleopard

May 21 2011, 21:05:56 UTC 6 years ago

All that travel, and not getting up to Seattle? Bah.

I understand tired; I chose not to take up a more public career because I can't stand the idea of not being anonymous, of lacking the ability to blend in and disappear when I choose. I am an intensely private person much of the time, but I do like to travel. There are things that can help.

The best advice I can give you: Set aside time every day for yourself, and someone or something that revitalizes you. Half an hour, including a ten-minute call to your significant other, can be great. Just knowing that you have the time waiting for you later can help get you through the day.

Learn when to be selfish.

dornbeast

May 22 2011, 17:05:44 UTC 6 years ago

"All that travel, and not getting up to Seattle?"

When the crossroads grants somebody a prayer, part of the standard price is the illusion of control. Sometimes, the recipient can say, "I wish to go this way," and it will happen. Other times, the wind will blow from off the road, drag that person away from her plans, and send her to places she's never been, meeting people she will love forever and never see again.

No one who has ever spoken of a bargain with the crossroads has ever regretted this fact. Not one.

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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lilrongal

May 21 2011, 21:58:11 UTC 6 years ago

You'll be wonderful. XOXO. I will miss you keeping me company when I'm at work all day. **hugs** Can't wait to hear all about your adventures.

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:50:22 UTC 6 years ago

I missed you, too!

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seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:50:08 UTC 6 years ago

ZOMG ZOOM.

salexa

May 22 2011, 00:30:40 UTC 6 years ago

Make time for the Farmer's Market during WisCon. It is best to try to get there fairly early(before 8:30am or so), but it is certainly worth it. I plan on getting munchies for WisCon there (and maple syrup and jam and cheese curds, and...)

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:49:53 UTC 6 years ago

I did, and it was amazing!

peachtales

May 22 2011, 00:44:15 UTC 6 years ago

Have fun! Wave when you blow past Cincinnati. :)

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:50:37 UTC 6 years ago

I did!

tinachristopher

May 22 2011, 02:31:23 UTC 6 years ago

Have a wonderful and safe trip, that you can enjoy to the fullest while only taking up a few moments;).

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:33:44 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

eevieivy

May 22 2011, 02:32:51 UTC 6 years ago

*HUGS!* I hope you have fun; I feel what you mean about being tired. Take care, and be well.

seanan_mcguire

June 14 2011, 20:33:29 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you, darlin'.
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