urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2008-12-16T17:22:51Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:67051 2008-12-16T15:18:45Z 2008-12-16T17:22:51Z Nightmare Before Christmas, 'This Is Halloween.' * I'm still taking pre-orders for the new album, <i>Red Roses and Dead Things</i> (the album details and track list <a href="http://seananmcguire.com/albums.php">are here</a>, and will shortly include a cover graphic; you can order there, or by going <a href="https://www.seananmcguire.com/secure_order.php">directly to the order form</a>). The tracks went to my mastering engineer, so we'll be closing the pre-orders shortly. If you wanted to sponsor the album (and thus be named in the liner notes), now's the time to do it. In other news, Jeff Bohnhoff is a golden god, Chris Mangum is a golden god, and I am a tired bunny.<br /><br />* The finished manuscript for <i>Late Eclipses of the Sun</i> (Toby Daye, book four) has been turned in to my agent for review. I call this 'making sure she doesn't have any spare time over the holidays,' because I'm just considerate like that. I'm about a hundred and eighty pages into book five at this point, so I guess misery just loves company. (Actually, I'm not miserable at all. I'm ecstatic. But that's also because I'm insane.)<br /><br />* Updates to my website are continuing; they just slowed down a little bit because My Web Dude is also My Album Liner Notes Design Dude, and even all his awesome can't do eighteen things at the same time (and I am not his day job). Watch for FAQs and the 'Thoughts On Writing' landing page, coming soon.<br /><br />* The part of my brain that never really believes I'm doing enough wants me to do a lengthy, illustrated essay on being a good convention guest. I think my brain is out to get me, I really, really do.<br /><br />* I'm prepping for my holiday trip to Seattle by making packing lists, mailing presents, and searching in vain for a better method of mailing comic strips. I may have actually found one. It just requires...testing.<br /><br />* I am wearing socks covered in grinning jack-o-lanterns. Halloween is every day.<br /><br />That's all for now in the world of me. What's up and new in the world of you?