Why Seanan will now be around more (and less).: seanan

Why Seanan will now be around more (and less).

Today was my first day as a full-time author.

Yesterday afternoon, I turned in my badge and left my day job for what will hopefully be the last time. I am finally in a position (thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act) to make a go of it. This means I'll have more time for work, more time to have a social life, and best of all, more time for glorious napping. I had a nap this afternoon. It was the best thing.

It also means that I'm going to be even more conservative, financially speaking. I regularly have to turn down conventions and speaking events that don't come with compensation for travel/lodging. I've been doing it up until now because it was a way to winnow things down to something I could handle with my available vacation time. Now...I can't afford it. I mean, right now, right this second, maybe I could, but in six months? In a year? I need to be careful, because I want to be able to do this, just this, the thing that I love, for as long as humanly possible.

Thank you all so much for supporting me as much as you have. You are why this can happen, and I am more grateful than I can express in words. I will do my very best to be worthy of your faith in me.

Because I know some of you will ask what you can do to help (and I am grateful for that, too), this is what you can do: buy my books. Buy my albums. When I say "here is a poster," or "here is a print," buy those, or point them out to people who will. Mostly, buy my books. That's what leads to royalty checks and more contracts, and wow are those going to be necessary going forward.

Again, thank you all, so much. I am so excited, and so relieved, and so looking forward to getting some actual sleep.

Comment amnesty is declared for this post! Because I want to spend that time napping.

ayashi

January 17 2014, 06:22:20 UTC 3 years ago

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That's amazing news! Congratulations! :D It's awesome to hear that you are able to just do all writing all the time (and of course having more "me time" to enjoy :))

spyscribe

January 17 2014, 06:33:23 UTC 3 years ago

Congrats! :)

emmasee100

January 17 2014, 06:38:50 UTC 3 years ago

Have a great nap! I'm now off to buy everything of yours, I don't already own.

And I do believe, books are a lovely gift for people of all ages.

chantry

January 17 2014, 06:48:29 UTC 3 years ago

Yay for naps! And yay for Full-Time Author status!

mel_redcap

January 17 2014, 07:02:05 UTC 3 years ago

Woot! Congratulations! *\o/* *\o/* *\o/* <--pompoms of support and encouragement!

Oh look. Time to go buy Parasite like I've been planning to. :D

azurelunatic

January 17 2014, 07:06:03 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations SO MUCH. This is amazing and I am crossing all the appendages.

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groblek

January 17 2014, 07:21:18 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations! We've been hoping the ACA would help you reach the Pratchett point. This means Kay_gmd and I will have to increase our book budget, I think, as I saw your tweet predicting even more books as a result of this. :)

kay_gmd

January 17 2014, 17:54:10 UTC 3 years ago

Yeah, but at least we just got a bunch of free bookshelves!

labelleizzy

January 17 2014, 07:24:07 UTC 3 years ago

damn, girl. Congratulations!

(and I'll keep buying your books.)

saendie

January 17 2014, 07:25:25 UTC 3 years ago

That's amazing! I'm very proud and happy for you!

shanejayell

January 17 2014, 07:28:16 UTC 3 years ago

Good luck!

jenfullmoon

January 17 2014, 07:32:00 UTC 3 years ago

Woo hoooooooooooooooo! More books and more free time! And freedom from the crappy day job! And the Affordable Care Act!

Finch [dreamwidth.org]

January 17 2014, 07:49:33 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations! I'm pretty envious of your napping ability right now.

_dante_sparda_

January 17 2014, 07:55:39 UTC 3 years ago

Holy fuck congratulations! I am ridiculously happy for you and will buy the rest of your Toby Daye books RIGHT NOW.

arcaneblades

January 17 2014, 07:57:13 UTC 3 years ago

Conga-Rats! So glad to hear you can do this, and spend your time writing, and doing other good things for you! I'll keep buying books as you release them into the wild.

capplor

January 17 2014, 15:54:39 UTC 3 years ago

Are Conga-rats any relation to Aeslin mice?

3 years ago

arinye

January 17 2014, 08:09:13 UTC 3 years ago

~cheers!~

ravens_shadow

January 17 2014, 08:10:07 UTC 3 years ago

Naps are the best! (I took a nap listening to a "Tangled" and "Wicked" playlist today; now I am updating my ipod with the "Frozen" soundtrack.)

Also, congrats on being able to write full-time! (It is the dream of many, and I am so happy you have reached that point.)

adeliej

January 17 2014, 08:55:27 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations!

I've got some money allocated for books that I need to decide what to spend on, so I'll have to make sure I push your ones to the top of my list.

(I hope you have a good nap.)

lferion

January 17 2014, 08:58:42 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations!

martianmooncrab

January 17 2014, 08:59:02 UTC 3 years ago

and now all that extra time will be taken up with cat herding, grooming, petting and in general, Adoring Your Dieties.. grin.

Good luck!

boobook_owl

January 17 2014, 09:40:01 UTC 3 years ago

So awesome! I'm so happy for you, and so happy for me as well, since I'm really looking forward to all the extra fab stories you will have time to write now!

acelightning

January 17 2014, 09:57:47 UTC 3 years ago

Dear Goddess, girl, you've been writing as prolifically as the nonexistent love child of Isaac Asimov and Mercedes Lackey, while still working at a day job?!?!?!?

You're going to feel a whole lot better when your life is no longer "write, drink coffee, write, work, work, drink coffee, work, write, write, drink coffee, write, write..." but rather "sleep, eat, drink coffee, write, write, eat, write, write, eat, write, write, drink tea, sleep..." :-D

tylik

January 17 2014, 14:49:08 UTC 3 years ago

Whoa, like, what an image. And I was eating, too...

dornbeast

melissa_actress

January 17 2014, 09:58:40 UTC 3 years ago

That's amazing! Given how prolific you are, I never imagined writing wasn't your day job. I have no idea how you've managed to write so much, work and, one assumes, maintain a semblance of a social life without...combusting, or exploding, or something. Congratulations, enjoy your well-earned naps!!

January 17 2014, 19:48:52 UTC 3 years ago

My guesses were "working very hard at writing," "using the results of many years of practice before that first contract," "getting by on too little sleep," or "combining lucid dreaming with the ability to type while sleeping."

I'm pretty sure it's the first two, although I haven't completely ruled out "made a deal with the crossroads for her soul."

wendyzski

naamah_darling

January 17 2014, 10:06:28 UTC 3 years ago

I salute the hard work it took to get where you are, and hope that the road ahead is as full of awesome as you, yourself are. If you're gonna live the dream, may it be a long and kickass dream.

aliciaaudrey

January 17 2014, 10:12:14 UTC 3 years ago

Oh yay! Congrats!

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