Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Fairy tales for a good cause.

A long, long time ago—literally twenty years ago, when the world was a different place, and I was a different person—I met a man named Mike. Mike would go on to become very important in my life. He told me stories; he listened to me when I told him stories; he was one of the first people to read the adventures of a beat-up half-fae detective girl and say "There's potential here." Mike helped me a lot as a writer, because he listened to me when I wasn't good enough for many people to be listening to.

Also, he and his wife took me to Disney World for the very first time ever, and I'd love him forever for that alone. Dude gave me the Tower of Terror for my birthday. How could I not adore him? Anyway...

Mike is currently running a Kickstarter project to help fund an anthology project that's very dear to him, both as an editor and as a human being, titled Scheherazade's Facade. To quote the Kickstarter page:

"History, literature and mythology are replete with stories of those who, for one reason or another, disguise themselves as the opposite gender, or are transformed into that which they are not. Whether it's for love, ambition, or self-preservation, whether it's to challenge the status quo or simply to embrace their true nature, whether it's done willingly or thrust upon them, there will always be those who cross-dress and blur the lines between genders. Scheherazade's Facade takes its inspiration from those themes. From Bugs Bunny's dress-wearing shenanigans, to Mulan's impersonation of her father, from Tamora Pierce's Alanna of Trebond, to M*A*S*H's Klinger, this collection's antecedents are everywhere."

If you'd like a little more information, his full writeup is here.

I don't normally point people at Kickstarters, because there are just so damn many of them that I think are awesome that you'd be "uh, what?" at me over. I'm even planning one of my own, to reprint Stars Fall Home. But this is a good cause by a good friend, with clear goals and results. It's worth taking a look, and if you think this is a book that should be, maybe you could help a fella out a little.

Thanks for reading.
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elialshadowpine

March 19 2012, 05:05:24 UTC 5 years ago

Oh, this looks amazing. The subject matter is right up my alley -- Tammy's Alanna stories are among my favorites ever -- and that's a really awesome author list there. I'll have to see what we can budget in. :)

oneminutemonkey

March 19 2012, 05:19:06 UTC 5 years ago

The Alanna stories were a huge influence on me as well. There was just something so -neat- about this girl who was so determined to break the rules and have awesome adventures that she'd hide her true identity until she'd proven herself to them all....

catnip13

March 19 2012, 06:58:09 UTC 5 years ago

They're some of my very favorites, too. What I really love is that they are still good as I read them to my daughter.

oneminutemonkey

March 19 2012, 07:10:16 UTC 5 years ago

I fell in love with them all over again when I found the Full Cast Audio versions of the series. If you like audiobooks at all, these people do splendid adaptations and help bring them to life.