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

Fun with Hugo trivia.

I made history three times this year.

Wicked Girls was the first single-artist CD (as opposed to a compilation) ever to be nominated for the Hugo Award.

I was the first woman ever to be nominated four times in a single year, although several men had managed to accomplish that particular hat trick.

I was the first person ever to be nominated four times in a single year...and actually win something. Every other four-timer has proceeded to lose all four times, thus providing that splitting your voting block is a dangerous thing.

Thankfully, this third bit of "making history" was not pointed out to me until the absolute last minute, since otherwise, I think I would still be under my bed, hissing madly at anyone who tried to poke a stick under there and get my attention. (I know my friends. Many sticks would be involved.) We're talking full-on "Seanan goes feral," which differs from "Seanan goes wild" in that it features less naked, more bitey.

I am still a little bit stunned.
Tags: awards and stuff, math is awesome, state of the blonde
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muddlewait

September 8 2012, 14:39:56 UTC 4 years ago

I have no doubt that, barring disappearance by TARDIS, you'll win your novel and CD Hugos. That said, I think it's phenomenal that your first Hugo came for fan work. You've never developed that reflexive fandom-related eye-roll condition that successful authors so often contract  (or if you have, you willfully suppress it, which is effectively the same thing), and your refusal to dismiss fandom, to belittle or be embarrassed by it -- your deep-seated belief in its potential, if not its every manifestation -- is an incredibly important part of what you do and what you have to say.

When your next rocket lands, it won't be because you've left something behind. It'll be because you've brought it with you. 

seanan_mcguire

September 10 2012, 19:30:40 UTC 4 years ago

I think it's lovely, too. But I admit, it would be very nice to win for writing, since that's what impacts how much I get paid.