urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2010-11-06T19:37:23Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:289259 seanan_mcguire @ 2010-11-06T12:35:00 2010-11-06T19:37:23Z 2010-11-06T19:37:23Z The sound of joyous cries of CHEESE! AND! CAKE! So first off, because I couldn't say this earlier, and also, HOLY CATS, here go: I was asked, by Charlaine Harris and Toni Kelner, to submit a story for one of their <i>totally insanely awesome</i> urban fantasy theme collections. You know, the ones like <i>Wolfsbane and Mistletoe</i> and <i>Death's Excellent Vacation</i>. The ones I have sometimes DREAMED about being asked to write for.<br /><br />THEY ASKED ME TO WRITE THEM A STORY AND I SAID YES AND OH MY GOD YOU GUYS, LOOK:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/seanan_mcguire/pic/0005d1bc"></center><br /><br />The story, titled "Through This House," takes place between <i>Late Eclipses</i> and <i>One Salt Sea</i>. It involves Toby, Quentin, May, Danny, and some giant spiders, and while it was intentionally written to be non-essential&mdash;you don't have to get the book to understand what's going on in book five&mdash;I really like it.<br /><br />But mostly, right now, I'm just REALLY EXCITED. Like, super-duper grasshopper pie and a magic unicorn pogo stick excited. My first appearance in an actual hardcover! Ohmygawd!<br /><br />Happy Saturday!