Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: Hercules, "Go the Distance."

Moments in a year of mermaids.

(I realized I hadn't actually said this here yet. Or anywhere. Bad me. So...)

I love mermaids.

I have always loved mermaids. My one point of contention with Ariel was always that I couldn't understand how someone who came from her undersea world could yearn so much for gravity and oxygen and all the rest. If someone offered me a role in a mermaid AU of my life, I would take it in a heartbeat, is what I'm saying here.

Naturally, this has translated to a lot of mermaids in my work. Dianda, in Toby; the finfolk, in InCryptid. Mermaids everywhere, mermaids for everybody. But a lot of people assumed that Mira Grant would never have the opportunity to write about mermaids, which are more of a fantasy staple, after all.

Oh ye of little faith.

I am delighted to announce that my/Mira's first original Subterranean Press novella, "Rolling in the Deep," will be released next April. It's about mermaids. It's about science. It's about reality television. But mostly the mermaids thing.

As with all SubT books, it will be a limited edition, so I recommend saving your pennies now for its terrible, inevitable reality.

I am so excited.
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vulpine137

May 11 2014, 20:36:42 UTC 3 years ago

Science mermaids? Ooh, my gill slits quiver in joy :)

seanan_mcguire

May 11 2014, 20:49:26 UTC 3 years ago

It is dedicated to DongWon Song, who I threatened with anglerfish mermaids for YEARS.

vulpine137

3 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:07:24 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

lysystratae

May 11 2014, 21:09:57 UTC 3 years ago

Cool!

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:07:33 UTC 3 years ago

I am so pleased.

geekhyena

May 11 2014, 21:10:55 UTC 3 years ago

*squee* This is going to be -awesome-. And I'm with you on the mermaid AU thing, though I always thought octopus mermaids were far more interesting than the finny kind.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:07:45 UTC 3 years ago

I love them all.

umadoshi

May 11 2014, 21:34:59 UTC 3 years ago

So. Exciting. *_* This is the best news!

True story: I backed Storium entirely on the strength of you creating a mer-folk world for it.

Another true story: I'm currently on a bit of mermaid kick, pre-dating the announcement of your Storium world, and you are also directly responsible for that.

So. Um. Yeah. WOW. And also meep--the best of meeps--because Mira Grant + mermaids=HOLY CRAP YAY.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:08:01 UTC 3 years ago

It's gonna be beautiful.

anne_d

May 11 2014, 21:35:49 UTC 3 years ago

More Seanan mermaidiana! Yay!!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:08:09 UTC 3 years ago

Yes!

talkstowolves

May 11 2014, 22:25:57 UTC 3 years ago

I AM SO ON BOARD. Or overboard. As it were.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:08:25 UTC 3 years ago

Hee hee hee.

myuki_chan

May 11 2014, 23:18:08 UTC 3 years ago

Oh my god, YES.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:43:46 UTC 3 years ago

I am so excited.

calico_reaction

May 12 2014, 00:00:20 UTC 3 years ago

YAY!!!! Is it ready to pre-order now?

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:44:00 UTC 3 years ago

Not yet, but I will totally announce when it is.

falnfenix

May 12 2014, 00:38:04 UTC 3 years ago

YES YES YES. YES.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:44:13 UTC 3 years ago

YES.

harvey_rrit

May 12 2014, 00:41:31 UTC 3 years ago

My impression is that the only near-humanoid company Ariel had was an overprotective father and a deranged neighbor. Given that (admittedly improbable) criterion, falling down and open flame look worth a shot.

beccastareyes

May 12 2014, 00:46:52 UTC 3 years ago

She had sisters. Granted all they did in the movie was sing a bit and set up that Ariel Is Different, but they did exist.

harvey_rrit

3 years ago

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myrrhmade

May 12 2014, 01:02:37 UTC 3 years ago

Yes please.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:44:52 UTC 3 years ago

Glee.

ironed_orchid

May 12 2014, 02:59:57 UTC 3 years ago

This sounds like something I need in my life.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:45:04 UTC 3 years ago

And it shall be there.

jenfullmoon

May 12 2014, 04:29:41 UTC 3 years ago

Regarding Ariel: Ariel was in love with human inventions and human stuff. People weren't inventing things in the ocean.

jenfullmoon

May 12 2014, 04:31:26 UTC 3 years ago

Argh, it posted before I was finished. Anyway: I kind of understood why she was enamored with humanity because they were so different on that level. And I liked that the movie established that interest before Eric came along--it wasn't so much that she gave up everything to chase him so much as he was the final impetus to go after the idea of living on land.

At some point I did see the sequel to TLM, where they have a kid who desperately wants to be a mermaid. That's only fitting, I think.

purpleranger

3 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

3 years ago

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editormum

May 12 2014, 11:14:21 UTC 3 years ago

SO excited about this! I adore Mira's work and also love mermaids, and Sub Press always does a beautiful book. A lot of books by men (even if I've only bought publications by women from them, and will almost certainly continue to do so), but beautiful books nonetheless (check out their "coming soon" sidebar right now, you'll see what I mean!).

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:45:50 UTC 3 years ago

Oh, I know. I love their work.

joecoustic

May 12 2014, 11:38:22 UTC 3 years ago

Ooooh! Yay mermaids! :)

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:45:58 UTC 3 years ago

Glee.

phoenix_singing

May 12 2014, 12:55:29 UTC 3 years ago

Mermaids all the way down! I need this in my life.

*starts collecting pocket change!*

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:46:10 UTC 3 years ago

So many mermaids.

herefox

May 12 2014, 16:01:45 UTC 3 years ago

Ooh, yay! Will you announce when it's ready for preorder? I want to throw my money at it asap :-) I love Subpress stuff anyway and a new Mira with mermaids sounds marvelous.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:46:22 UTC 3 years ago

I will totally announce when it's ready.

notalwaysweak

May 12 2014, 21:24:35 UTC 3 years ago

I don't have a mermaid icon, but here is Penny expressing my delight.

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:46:32 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

gothrockrulz

May 13 2014, 02:41:49 UTC 3 years ago

Woohoo! Pennies piling up now! :)

seanan_mcguire

May 20 2014, 17:46:50 UTC 3 years ago

Yaaaaaay.

ladymurmur

May 15 2014, 02:46:21 UTC 3 years ago

Oh, wow! :-D

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 21:24:14 UTC 3 years ago

I am so pleased.

elizalavelle

May 15 2014, 14:40:09 UTC 3 years ago

Commencing penny saving!

I have a backlog of your writing to read through so much penny saving has to happen but I also have lots of good reading to look forward to.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 21:24:22 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

filkferengi

May 15 2014, 16:02:46 UTC 3 years ago

Woo-hoo! Do you know when it'll be available for pre-order?

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 21:24:32 UTC 3 years ago

I do not, but I will post when it is.