Twenty-five days.
I'm still amazed that this book is something real, that it's about to be something people can buy and have for their very own. I'm still sort of going "but but but the first one just came out, how can we already be on book five?" I'm writing book six. I'm dreaming book eight. And I'm scared as hell of the fact that book five is about to be on shelves.
I think milestones are always big and hard and scary. But this one is just weird. I am amazed and aghast and a little bit afraid of what comes next.
For Late Eclipses, I provided lists of facts and answered questions to ease people toward for release. What should I do this time? Suggestions welcome.
ETA: Guys, I can't, and won't, do drabbles. Not only are they very brain-intensive (and wouldn't you rather have book six?), but the effort of keeping them from being full of spoilers would explode my head. I've tried to indicate nicely that this isn't an option, and now I'm just saying it.
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*ponders* Drabbles about incidental characters from books 1-4 that you never expect to show up again?
Dissertations about the songs that make up the "playlist" of this book, and why you chose them?
Lolfaeries. No one ever went wrong making Lolfaeries. Provided the faeries in question never see them, of course....
August 13 2011, 05:08:43 UTC 5 years ago
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August 13 2011, 06:32:22 UTC 5 years ago
Can't wait to read the next installment... I've been trying to ignore the fact that it's coming out soon--you know, the watched pot and all that.
August 13 2011, 16:05:13 UTC 5 years ago
And I meant "what do people want from ME," not "what do people want to do to win an ARC."
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Or facts and answers again, I remember enjoying them.
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As for ideas, um.. I like the drabble idea (just in general drabbles about any of the characters... not particularly that they are gone forever) But honestly, I'd be happy with anything (or even nothing as long as I can get a my own copy of One Salt Sea.) Anything else that you decide to provide would just be, as the saying goes, icing on the cake. ^_^
On a side note, Tybalt LOLcats would be hilarious and if someone does make them, be sure to post a link, yes?
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On a less serious note:
Anti-spoilers - things that not only do not happen, but are utterly silly and do not fit with the genre.
Characters' favorite drinks, and why.
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OR!
How about a map that gets filled in as we get closer, delineating the various duchies/real estate in relation to one another?
September 10 2011, 16:35:45 UTC 5 years ago
What to do
August 14 2011, 07:09:18 UTC 5 years ago
Re: What to do
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Or here in Wilsonville, OR at the Regal that's 5 tickets to $5 movie night; except 3D shows which are $7.50.
Just sayin'. ;)
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I won't read the book until its official release day. I'll put the book in a safe place, perhaps in a Ziploc bag to keep out moisture and dust.
Again, happy but very sad. And angry. I thought you should know. I don't know if there's a way to contact BN's warehouse and plead with them to stop sending out pre-ordered books before the release dates. I hope this doesn't happen with my pre-order Cat's new Prester John book, or I'm going to be really upset with BN, despite all the discounts and free shipping they give me.
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ETA: I don't remember if you said that you hate when people tell you about getting books early, and if you did say that, I'm sorry! :( But this is the second time BN has done this, and I don't know if you know, so... I don't know. Again, I am super sorry if I made you upset...
September 2 2011, 17:40:46 UTC 5 years ago
Thank you for letting me know.