Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: grateful but sad
  • Music: Dar Williams, "I Am the One Who Will Remember Everything."

When will you rise?

Blackout is on store shelves today. After more than six years of work, and after three years of publication dates, the trilogy is over.

I may have seemed a little quiet lately. That's honestly because I'm sort of in shock. I just can't believe it's over. I've been living with these people for so long that knowing that their book is closed is just...it's stunning. It's difficult to wrap my head around.

It's finished.

When I finished Feed, it was the best thing I had ever written, and I truly believe that writing it is what enabled me to grow enough as an author to become publication-ready (the final revision of Rosemary and Rue happened after the first draft of Feed). Each subsequent book has stolen that title from its predecessor. I am proud of these books. I am amazed by them. And no, I am not ashamed to say that. It's my book-day. I get to be proud.

This trilogy has earned me two Hugo nominations (three, if you count "Countdown"), a place on the Publishers Weekly Best Books list, and so much more. It has brought me into contact with amazing people from around the world. It has allowed me to indulge my passion for viruses and pandemic preparedness without freaking people out (too much). It has changed my life forever, and I am so grateful, and I am so pleased that you have all been here with me.

I'll open the discussion thread for Blackout tomorrow or Thursday, after more people have had time to finish the book; please, no spoilers here. But...thank you.

Thank you all so much, forever.

Rise up while you can.
Tags: blackout, gratitude, mira grant, pandemic time, zombies
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donaithnen

May 22 2012, 15:22:46 UTC 5 years ago

Oohh! I'd lost track of when exactly it was coming out! I was just about to start the newest Parasol Protectorate book, but perhaps i shall put that off a bit :)

Are you going to be doing any book signing type things anytime in the near future? Or is that just not possible to take time for that with the TEN BILLION things you are working on?

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2012, 20:40:40 UTC 5 years ago

I have an event in San Francisco, at Borderlands, next Saturday!

donaithnen

May 23 2012, 02:00:11 UTC 5 years ago

Awwww, i'm hoping to make it up there this weekend for BayCon, but i don't think i can justify driving 420 miles the next weekend just for a book signing, no matter how awesome the author and the book :(

seanan_mcguire

May 23 2012, 15:04:54 UTC 5 years ago

I'm sorry! I'll be at Disneyland this weekend.

donaithnen

May 23 2012, 20:12:06 UTC 5 years ago

"You've just optioned the film rights for your multiple-Hugo nominated series, what are you going to do now?"

"I'm going to Disneyland!"

Oh! I know! I can go to Disneyland too, stalk you until i find you amongst the 50,000 or so other people there, interrupt your celebratory vacation, and harass you until you sign my copy of the book!

No, wait, that won't work, i was planning to be at BayCon this weekend. Drat! Otherwise that would be a TOTALLY REASONABLE plan! :)