Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: excited
  • Music: The Pretenders, "Human."

What's red and white and carries a badge?

Fairy tales are not friendly things. They're dangerous wastelands filled with people who would slit your throat for a magic bean...and the idea that they stopped happening just because we grew up and moved out of the deep dark forest is ludicrous. The narrative has been here all along, watching us, waiting for the moments when we give it opportunity to strike.

There's no such thing as "happy ever after." There's only "once upon a time."

I am delighted to announce that, beginning May 21st, my first serial novel will be publishing on the Kindle via 47North. With a new chapter every two weeks, Indexing will follow the brave women and men of the ATI Management Bureau as they try to protect the everyday world from the predatory stories that are lurking just beyond the edge of sight.

You can see the gritty details here.

With hardships and horrors aplenty, Indexing is a fusion of fairy tale and modern police drama, sort of a "Once Upon a Time meets Criminal Minds" elevator pitch of a story. It's been a lot of fun to write, and the price point is excellent for a new story every two weeks. The print edition will be out in December for those of us who don't do Kindle.

I'm very excited to have the opportunity to tell this story. I hope you'll like it as much as I do.
Tags: indexing, publishing news
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boobook_owl

May 10 2013, 16:01:16 UTC 4 years ago

Yay! I've ordered mine and I'm really looking forward to it - this will be my second Kindle Serial after that Community College of Magic one. I really like the format, so much better than the clumsy way Scalzi did his serial, and more affordable too! It's cool the way it just updates seamlessly on my Kindle, like a magic, ever expanding book. I'm so excited that serial fiction is coming back, Charles Dickens would be proud of you.

spectralbovine

May 10 2013, 16:25:20 UTC 4 years ago

Yeah, I'm interested in the difference between the way The Human Division works and the Kindle serials. It sure seems like you would make a lot more money the former way, but the latter way is super convenient, like you said. I suppose the benefit of The Human Division is that you can pay just $0.99 for one—or any—installment and stop if you don't like it, but it's a matter of saving $2 if you don't like it or paying $12 more if you do! That doesn't seem optimal for readers at all.

seanan_mcguire

May 10 2013, 20:26:20 UTC 4 years ago

Awesome! It's great to hear from someone who has enjoyed this format.