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Current projects, April 2013.

It's April 15th! Tax Day! Which I really feel should be a federal holiday: work Tax Day, get the day after off to recover. Bleah.

Anyway, this is the post in which I tell you what I'm working on, and you finally understand why I don't have time for tea. To quote myself, being too harried to say something new: "These posts are labeled with the month and year, in case somebody eventually gets the crazy urge to timeline my work cycles (it'll probably be me). Behold the proof that I don't actually sleep; I just whimper and keep writing."

Please note that all books currently in print are off the list, as are those that have been turned in but not yet printed (Parasite, Chimes at Midnight). The cut-tag is here to stay, because no matter what I do, it seems like this list just keeps on getting longer. But that's okay, because at least it means I'm never actively bored. I have horror movies and terrible things from the swamp to keep me company.

Not everything on this list has been sold. I will not discuss the sale status of anything which has not been publicly announced. If you can't remember whether I've announced something, check the relevant tag, or go to my website, at www.seananmcguire.com. Please do not ask why project X is no longer on the list. I will not answer you.

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Half-Off Ragnarok.
InCryptid, book three. Paranormal romance/urban fantasy, modern setting, first-person protagonist. The first of two Alex Healy books. Second draft has been finished and is in final review before going to DAW.

The Winter Long.
October Daye, book eight. Urban fantasy/fairy tale noir, modern setting, first-person protagonist. I can't say much about this book yet, since you're all a book behind me, but I'm about a third of the way in, and it's a corker.

Symbiogenesis.
Forced Evolutions, book two. Medical science fiction/horror. The sequel to Parasite. I've started the book, which is nice, and I'm working on gaining traction.

Echo.
Echo, book one. YA science fiction about parallel universes. Sort of Fringe meets The OC. With mathematicians and science, because I'm still me. Status: in outlines, getting ready to write the sample chapters.

Sit, Stay, I Hate You.
Coyote Girls, book two. Young adult horror/paranormal romance, modern setting, first-person protagonist. Having survived the events of Lycanthropy and Other Personal Issues, Clady would really like it if her life would settle down and get, y'know, easy for a little while. Clady is not going to be terribly happy with me, either. Status: about halfway through chapter one, stalled while I work on other things.

The Nativity of Chance.
High modern fantasy ranging across the country, through the wonderful lands of Oz, and through a lot of explosions. Pythagorean philosophy meets the works of L. Frank Baum, alchemy meets modern technology, and a pair of cuckoos meet their destiny. Status: researching.

Pretty Poison Apples.
The sequel to Nativity of Chance, and that seasonal monarchs book I've been threatening to write forever. Stop looking at me like that. Status: researching.

Silver Slipper Blues.
The Ongoing Trials of Dorothy of Oz, book one. I'm blocking out the structure. I think this is a trilogy. More news to come, status: researching.

There are lots of other books floating around here—some finished and slated to be worked on further, others pending getting started—but these are the ones you're likely to hear the most about, at least currently. I'll update this list from time to time, as things move from "project" to "print" and new things take their places on the workshop floor.
Tags: busy busy busy, current projects, echo, editing, halfoff ragnarok, nativity of chance, pretty poison apples, silver slipper blues, sit stay i hate you, symbiont, the winter long, writing
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You know, the more you mention this mysterious "Project X", the more nervous I get about the ignitability of the biosphere.

:)

Happy Monday!
Foom.

<3
Tax day *is* a holiday. It's JIM DAY!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!!!!
These are both terrifying and inspiring at the same time, in a "well, I guess it's humanly possible to write that fast" kind of way. ;)
I am the night.
...i'm sorry. anytime someone says that, i immediately think of this.



*snicker*
That's my first response to all the people who whined about how many times she got nominated for Hugos. "Have you SEEN how much she had published last year?"
hear hear
These are some of my favorite posts. The happy anticipation of joys to come, the fun of watching new items show up on the list, the excitement when they disappear, the oh, so patient (I'm being so good. SO GOOD!) waiting for the eventual announcement... :-)

Hee. :)
and that seasonal monarchs book

...so... a book about migrating butterflies... grin.
Heh. The first time I saw reference to Parasite, I thought "Seanan's writing a textbook? Cool! Wait...."
Snrk.
...so, have you been tested for the x-gene? Because the only way I can imagine a human writing this much is if they have super-powers of some sort.
I'm hoping to turn blue soon!
The amount of projects you juggle at once is just mind-boggling--especially considering you work full time on top of that, if memory serves. Wow. :)
I do, although I'm hoping to reduce my hours.
"Silver Slipper Blues"

Is this related to the short story you had published in the Oz anthology? Because if so, SQUEE. I LOVED that story.
Yes.
It's interesting how you juggle the multiple writing projects all at the same time. Makes me feel not quite so unusual.
Yay!
Holy hell, I don't know how you do it.

Also, Parasite.

I want this so much.
One word and one caffeinated beverage at a time.