Everybody loves a pandemic! Welcome to Grants Pass.: seanan

Everybody loves a pandemic! Welcome to Grants Pass.

It's official: my short story, 'Animal Husbandry,' will be appearing in the anthology Grants Pass, to be published in July 2009 by Morrigan Books. This anthology focuses on the world eighteen months after a man-made pandemic has killed, oh, practically everybody. (We're not quite talking The Stand levels of 'who dies? Everybody dies!' here, but we're definitely into 'game over, man, game over' territory.) The world's few survivors are staggering towards the promise of a safe haven, a meeting-place for the people who made it through alive.

Grants Pass, Oregon.

I don't know about the rest of the anthology, but I can promise you virology, corpses, and big buckets of creepy. Also, a chance to get your hands on my very first anthology appearance, which is going to be awesome. Remember, your purchase prevents my mother from acquiring more than six hundred copies, and thus saves me from being forced to kill her.

Or, to announce this fantastic news in another way:

Because nothing says 'holy shit, I sold a story!' like a comic strip full of corpses.

PS: James Gunn needs to call me.

jennifer_brozek

December 3 2008, 20:52:05 UTC 8 years ago

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And this is why I love you.

The anthology is awesome. With people like you, Ed Greenwood, Cherie Priest and Jay Lake as contributors and Amanda Pillar as my co-editor, I'm very excited about this.

seanan_mcguire

December 4 2008, 16:01:31 UTC 8 years ago

So am I! And not just because ZOMG ANTHOLOGY IEEEEEEEEE.

karjack

December 3 2008, 20:56:02 UTC 8 years ago

Grants Pass? That kills me! I'll keep an eye out for this.

December 4 2008, 16:01:46 UTC 8 years ago

Awesome. I'll shriek and flail when it's published, promise.

snowcoma

December 3 2008, 21:07:24 UTC 8 years ago

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

*gasps in air*

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Okay, granted, you have a bazillion books and are already a to-be-published author, but this is intensely nifty!

Do let us know where we can order copies when the time draws near.

December 4 2008, 16:01:55 UTC 8 years ago

Absolutely!

tikiera

December 3 2008, 21:21:27 UTC 8 years ago

Yeah!

December 4 2008, 16:02:03 UTC 8 years ago

*dances*

talithakalago

December 4 2008, 00:23:24 UTC 8 years ago

I read Grant's Pass as Grass Pants about five times.

I'm still torn as to which one makes more sense...

December 4 2008, 16:02:19 UTC 8 years ago

City names don't have to make sense. That's why they're cities!

ladymondegreen

December 4 2008, 03:58:45 UTC 8 years ago

I love that you have the 'You're a kitty' arms in the first panel.

Congratulations on the anthology! I hope it's the first of lots and lots.

December 4 2008, 16:02:28 UTC 8 years ago

Thank you!

poelaramont

December 4 2008, 12:59:08 UTC 8 years ago

Nothing like corpses to soothe the soul.

Congratulations on getting into that anthology!

By the way, hi. You don't know me. Your journal was recommended to me (well, to someone else, and I just happened to be around) since you talk so much about writing. I'm hoping to pick up some good tips from someone who obviously has experience in the field. Maybe I'll even be sociable.

Until then, I'll be in the corner. 8-)

December 4 2008, 16:04:57 UTC 8 years ago

Ninety points straight out the gate for having a Monkey King icon! Also, welcome. Totally thrilled to have you here, and thanks for the introduction!

December 5 2008, 02:14:19 UTC 8 years ago

Wow, I didn't realize we were keeping score. ::marks down his total:: Good start.

Thanks. My wife loves to make me icons. 8-)

December 5 2008, 15:10:42 UTC 8 years ago

Only in the most laughing of ways, I assure you.

December 5 2008, 15:53:15 UTC 8 years ago

A likely story. Trying to lull me into a false sense of security, eh? Then, when I stop trying to earn points, I'll have the lowest total and get voted off the internet.

Well played indeed.