excitedApril will be kicking off with a flight to Seattle, where I will sign many copies of Ravens in the Library -- still available for purchase, at least for right now, although I can't guarantee how long that's going to be the case -- and attend a fabulous Kitten Sundae show. Kitten Sundae is Vixy and Tony (Vixy is the topic of my song 'Oh, Michelle,' as well as being the reason for the Alice verse in 'Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves'), SJ Tucker, and Betsy Tinney, and I'm very excited to have the opportunity to see them live and awesome.
While I'm in Seattle, I'm going to be picking up the latest addition to my feline family from the Pinecoon Maine Coon Cattery. Her name is Alice, she's a blue tabby, and she's incredibly gorgeous. I'm very, very excited. And not just because having somebody else to play with may cause Lilly to start allowing me to sleep through the night again.
May.
May will find me attending BayCon -- my second-ever BayCon as an actual working novelist. I intend to wander around giggling hysterically and looking starry-eyed. It's fun! Also, my friend Jennifer Brozek is the Toastmistress, so there's some exciting wackiness basically guaranteed.
June.
June is Duckon! The convention where you can see me and Jim Butcher duke it out over...well, whatever the programming division tells us to duke it out over. The convention where you can catch me, Vixy, and Tony all on stage at the same time! The convention where you can watch me perplex my handlers by demanding to walk to 7-11 every morning! This is going to be such a blast. The blast radius is just made bigger by the addition of a huge percentage of my posse: The Agent will be in attendance, as the convention's Agent Guest of Honor, and so will Tara O'Shea, my incredibly talented graphic designer and webgrrl. I'm always at my Halloweentown Disney Princess Best when I have my support staff to distract me with shiny things. We're going to rock Illinois so hard.
July.
Oh sweet, sweet San Diego ComiCon, how I've missed you. How I've longed for you. And how happy I am that I get to come back to you this year. I promise I'll never leave you again. There are rumors of some exciting Rosemary and Rue-related happenings at the convention -- happenings which may rock you all the way down to the tips of your toes. I recommend stopping by the Penguin Books booth to learn the whole story...where again, you can see me in Halloweentown Disney Princess mode. Always scary, always amusing. Plus, I'm almost certainly going to have convention-exclusive art cards again, because That's Just What I Do.
July will also see the release of Grants Pass, a post-apocalyptic anthology from Morrigan Books. It includes my short story, 'Animal Husbandry,' written specifically for the project and never seen anywhere else. This was my first anthology sale. Words can't begin to express how thrilled I am.
August.
It's blonde vs. Canada as I make my way to the Montreal WorldCon. Who will win? Probably the fries with gravy.
September.
Nothing major. Just, I don't know, the OFFICIAL RELEASE of MY VERY FIRST FULL-LENGTH NOVEL, Rosemary and Rue. I've been living with October 'Toby' Daye as an invisible roommate for so long that I barely remember life without her, and now the whole world gets to be properly introduced. I'm excited beyond words. I've actually been crying, I'm so happy. I think you're gonna like her. We're starting to confirm the dates for my various Bay Area signings and events; trust me when I say that you absolutely, positively, CANNOT MISS my book release party at Borderlands Books. How awesome is it going to be? So awesome that the Earth may shake.
Trust me.
October.
The Ohio Valley Filk Festival! Unfortunately for my haunted corn maze aspirations, World Fantasy 2009 has been shifted to Halloween weekend, so I'm going to be flying back to California immediately after the convention to spend a weekend in San Jose, making friends and influencing people. Or at least staying upright.
There are no signings or book-related events confirmed for my October visit to the magical Midwest, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them decided to materialize. Just saying.
November.
I like sleep. I understand people do it sometimes. Also, I understand that cats appreciate it when their owners sit still. So I'm going to try these things, and see if they keep me alive a little longer.
December.
Prepare for 2010. How did we get here already?
The year is filling up fast, and more things are bound to appear as the months draw closer -- look at how detailed the first few months are compared to the later ones. If you want me, book early, book often, and bribe.
Whee!
March 27 2009, 16:57:08 UTC 8 years ago
March 27 2009, 17:18:09 UTC 8 years ago
Ravens in the Library
March 27 2009, 17:14:06 UTC 8 years ago
Seanan, do you know where I can find information about the shipping status of the pre-ordered Ravens copies?
I ordered through the Google Checkouts thing back in January, but the Google bit got processed as shipped almost immediately even when the release was only slated for Feb 22, so I don't know where to get info on actual ETA's.
Re: Ravens in the Library
March 27 2009, 17:18:57 UTC 8 years ago
Re: Ravens in the Library
March 27 2009, 18:23:52 UTC 8 years ago
Oh, thank you. I didn't see any info on your link above, and didn't know that the anthology had a community. I've now gacked it from your profile page and added it.
Re: Ravens in the Library
March 28 2009, 03:27:39 UTC 8 years ago
March 27 2009, 17:14:17 UTC 8 years ago
Catherine
March 27 2009, 17:19:05 UTC 8 years ago
March 27 2009, 17:14:53 UTC 8 years ago
March 27 2009, 17:19:31 UTC 8 years ago
(You could even, if you're cunning, clever, and at the Penguin Booth early enough, have Rosemary and Rue...)
March 27 2009, 17:39:49 UTC 8 years ago
But book early good.
March 28 2009, 03:27:53 UTC 8 years ago
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March 28 2009, 03:28:04 UTC 8 years ago
No, really.
March 28 2009, 20:55:48 UTC 8 years ago
You know you want to~~~~~~
March 31 2009, 15:55:04 UTC 8 years ago
I just don't know when I can.
8 years ago
8 years ago
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March 27 2009, 18:23:44 UTC 8 years ago
It's 4.8 miles
March 27 2009, 18:24:43 UTC 8 years ago Edited: March 27 2009, 18:25:25 UTC
... and you think this will stop her why?
(ok, it might if her handlers point out that she literally doesn't have time to do so without a Tardis)
March 27 2009, 18:26:14 UTC 8 years ago
March 28 2009, 03:28:28 UTC 8 years ago
March 27 2009, 21:04:32 UTC 8 years ago
Or was this not an actual event-type trip.
If not, tears from the zombie horde hoping to meet you and ply you with Diet Dr. Pepper.
March 28 2009, 03:29:07 UTC 8 years ago
March 27 2009, 21:54:24 UTC 8 years ago
March 28 2009, 03:29:17 UTC 8 years ago
It came today~!
March 28 2009, 08:02:05 UTC 8 years ago
Seanan, looking forward to seeing you SOON!