192 days to ROSEMARY AND RUE! So what's next?: seanan

192 days to ROSEMARY AND RUE! So what's next?

Point the first: Yes, I am intending to count down, like a small child anticipating Christmas. No, I am not intending to post the numbers every day, because that would be crazy-making for everyone involved. Yes, I am probably going to post whenever we get a number that really interests me. Like...

Point the second: 192 is the sum of ten consecutive primes (5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37). It's also the smallest number with exactly 14 divisors. Oh, and also? That's how many member states are currently in the United Nations. I love you, number theory books and Wikipedia.

Point the third: If you're really aching for a first look at Rosemary and Rue, there will be an excerpt included in the DAW Books Summer Sampler, which is being handed out at the San Diego Comic Convention. It'll probably be available other places, too -- I found copies in several genre-oriented bookstores last year -- but I can guarantee its presence at Comicon. As an added bonus, I can guarantee my presence at Comicon, which means you can not only snag a copy of the sampler, you can get it signed.

Point the fourth: We're working on getting the website fully up to speed, and yes, this is eventually going to mean that we'll have landing pages for each of the Toby Daye books. A sample of the text will probably be going up after the Summer Sampler has been officially released; we'll probably be able to get the cover up there about the same time. I promise not to taunt you forever.

This is such a big adventure. There are no words.

bercilakslady

February 20 2009, 17:24:27 UTC 8 years ago

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You release date makes that day much less icky in my head. And for that I thank your publishers. :)

I'd be wanting to look at the excerpt, but then I'd have to wait for the rest, and that would drive me batty. Which I know is the whole point, but I don't like being driven batty.

seanan_mcguire

February 22 2009, 05:00:06 UTC 8 years ago

That makes sense. Also, my dear, as I am not an echo chamber, and I know you well enough to know you'd buy my book just so Kate won't look at you sadly, you are not, in this instance, the target tempted. ;)

February 23 2009, 14:32:04 UTC 8 years ago

Ha! Yes, Kate would look at me sadly, but even if she didn't, I'd buy your book for the wonderful reading experience I'm sure it will be.

8 years ago

tikiera

February 20 2009, 17:28:43 UTC 8 years ago

And yet another reason why I must make it to comic con this year.

February 22 2009, 05:00:15 UTC 8 years ago

It's gonna be a blast.

kyrielle

February 20 2009, 17:40:45 UTC 8 years ago

GLEE!

February 22 2009, 05:00:21 UTC 8 years ago

*dances*

dormouse_in_tea

February 20 2009, 18:13:19 UTC 8 years ago

I promise not to taunt you forever.

As an open-ended statement, this is such a lie. You are so going to taunt us forever.

You're just going to have a constantly rotating inventory of things to do so about, as old ones are revealed and/or made available for purchase.

:P

February 22 2009, 05:00:36 UTC 8 years ago

Okay, your objection is noted, and taken as being entirely fair.

dornbeast

February 20 2009, 18:57:33 UTC 8 years ago

I am not intending to post the numbers every day...

I am probably going to post whenever we get a number that really interests me.

Hopefully, this will not result in you discovering that every number under 194 is interesting when looked at from the correct direction.

February 22 2009, 05:01:25 UTC 8 years ago

Well, every number under 194 is interesting when looked at from the correct direction -- I mean, 191 is the twin prime of 193, and that's just awesome -- but I don't have the patience to be that interested.

xjenavivex

February 20 2009, 22:28:58 UTC 8 years ago

I absolutely love you for point number two!

February 22 2009, 05:01:33 UTC 8 years ago

Glee!

hsifyppah

February 20 2009, 22:29:52 UTC 8 years ago

There are no words.

*puts down machete*

Er, sorry about that.

*gives back words*

*takes back "largely" again*

February 22 2009, 05:01:46 UTC 8 years ago

Thank you.

ex_serenejo

February 20 2009, 23:59:58 UTC 8 years ago

Yay!! Congrats.

February 22 2009, 05:01:54 UTC 8 years ago

Thank you!

biguglymandoll

February 21 2009, 15:57:00 UTC 8 years ago

I can't wait to read this!

February 22 2009, 05:02:05 UTC 8 years ago

I can't wait for you to read it!

Countdowns and interesting numbers, oh my!

lluad

February 22 2009, 05:18:31 UTC 8 years ago

I had to do this!

Feel free to steal the javascript. :)

Re: Countdowns and interesting numbers, oh my!

February 22 2009, 19:12:07 UTC 8 years ago

That is AWESOME.

I tried to copy the code into my profile, and it works not. :( What am I doing wrong?

February 22 2009, 19:25:47 UTC 8 years ago

It looks like LiveJournal strip out most useful HTML from the profile, so you can't put javascript or suchlike in there, so there's no way to do it like that.

It's probably possible using images instead, though. Let me take a look...