Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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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.
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How exciting! A bonus book by you this year!

Though it's a shame it's Kindle-only (I know 47north is an Amazon subsidiary), since I have a different standard reader, but the serial format is pretty new and once it works out the kinks, things will probably get more open -- until then, I have other ways to read Kindle-only stories on my phone or my laptop. I love that it's one purchase and not one every week. And that is indeed quite the price point for an entire novel, whatever length it ends up being.

I love that it's just one purchase as well. I couldn't afford it if I had to pay for each installment.