Hello, and welcome to my journal! I'm pretty sure you know who I am, my name being in the URL and all, but just in case, I'm Seanan McGuire, and you're probably not on Candid Camera. This post exists to answer a few of the questions that I get asked on a semi-hemi-demi-regular basis. It may look familiar; that's because it gets reposted every time the answers change, and to let new people know how we roll around here. (I will make no more Clueless references in this post, I promise.) Also, sometimes I change the questions. Because I can.

Anyway, here you go:

( This way lies a lot of information you may or may not need about the person whose LJ you may or may not be reading right at this moment. Also, I may or may not be the King of Rain, which may or may not explain why it's drizzling right now. Essentially, this is Schrodinger's cut-tag.Collapse )

Hey, look at that! The wonderful folks responsible for throwing the party known as Duckon 2009 have decided that since they were awesome enough to invite me as their Filk Guest of Honor, I should have a profile page to tell people who I am. That was sweet of them, don'cha think? (It probably has something to do with wanting people to come to their convention, but hey, I am not a picky person about anything but food.)

The picture that accompanies the profile is from our Red Roses and Dead Things photoshoot. You can tell because I'm wearing lipstick. All the rest of it could really just be a shot from any day in the life.

Pre-reg prices have gone up at this point, so you should really consider grabbing your slot before they jump again. You know you want to watch me talk folklore with Jim Butcher. You know you also want to see what kind of crazy we're going to cram into the concert. (Hint: I'll have just come out with a mad science-themed album, I own a lab coat, I've been known to do on-stage stripteases...) It's going to be a fun time all around!

Seanan vs. Illinois. Round one, fight.

Now, y'all have heard me do a bit of squealing about this before, but since I have new information to share, and because it is awesome, it's time for me to remind you that I'm going to be appearing at Duckon 2009 as their Filk Guest of Honor. This is a fabulous enough thing that I'm actually planning to spare the Duckon concom when my army of plague-bearing dinosaurs conquers this puny planet in my name. See how simple it is to buy yourself salvation? Some things, money can't buy. For everything else, there's Evil MastermindCard.

Duckon is in Naperville, Illinois, which is approximately twenty-five miles outside of Chicago -- far enough that we're unlikely to get devoured by the radioactive hamsters almost guaranteed to arise when you put me and Author Guest of Honor Jim Butcher in the same place, but might still be able to work in a dinner run at Buddy's, home of the all-you-can-eat fried chicken OF THE GODS. Mmmmmmm. Fried gods. Who else is going to be in that hotel? Who knows?!? I'll be announcing the other guests -- such as Special Guest of Honor Shannon K. Butcher -- as they're announced. Because sometimes I'm just nice that way. Personally, I'm just waiting to hear who the Mad Scientist Guest of Honor will be. Oh, Dr. Brundle...

The convention will be running from June 12th-14th, 2009, and I'll be providing more information as I get it. Today's helpful and informative post is designed to point out that early pre-reg is available now from the Duckon website, but that it won't last much longer. The current pre-reg rate of $30 is available only through June 30th; once we hit July 1st, it jumps to $40. Registering now could save you ten dollars! If you have ten dollars, you can take me to Starbucks! Register now. Beat the rush.

I will definitely have Red Roses and Dead Things by Duckon (we're aiming for a Conflikt release), and there's a chance, depending on how things go, that I will also have Rosemary and Rue. Also, if I have my first novel in hand at a convention where Jim-frikkin'-Butcher is the Author Guest of Honor, I may fall off my incredibly swanky gradient orange and black Mary Jane heels.

Hope to see you there!