The night before Halloween review roundup!

Hello, boys and ghouls, as the great Elvira once said. The time has come for another review roundup, this one celebrating the most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. And that means, surprise, surprise, that we'll be focusing on my more undead works.

First up, there's a lengthy, fantastic video review of Feed up at the New Jedi Order. Now, as a warning, this is a thirty-minute review: it's literally a Halloween special's-worth of zombie goodness. There's swearing and adult content, and it's huge fun, and I get compared to Stephen King. I am a happy girl.

There's also a kick-ass review of Feed on the blog "I Smell Blood and an Era of Prominent Madman," a name which I now want to see on a business card. The reviewer says, "Feed by Mira Grant AKA Seanan McGuire, (you'll never see them in the same room together) is the first book in the Newsflesh trilogy to which all I can say is: Get cracking woman I want the rest of the story." Working on it!

The Paperback Dolls are celebrating Zombie Week, and have posted a fantastic Feed review as part of the party. They say, "Feed resonates because it is a call to open your eyes and really see the problems of the world around you. See them, act on them, hold our leaders responsible for making progress on the grave issues facing us. Whether the problem is an out-of-control zombie virus, global warming, a limp economy, or dangerous enemies wielding the weapons of hate and terror, the call is the same. Take ownership of these problems, and shine a light into all dark corners." Also, "Rise up and read this book, too. If you like zombies, read it. If you like political thrillers, read it. If you are more than a bump on a log, read it. It's worth it." Win!

The Feed review at My Friend Amy's Blog (actual blog title) says, "It is not in any way a romance. There are zombies. There is death. The dead rise again...but only to eat your brains. There's a lot of action and a lot of mystery. And the biggest compliment I can pay it is that when I wasn't reading it, I was wishing I was reading it." That's a damn big compliment, frankly.

Finally for this batch, another video review of Feed, this one by MoonstarElf, who is peppy and fun, and got the book from her mother, which is totally a chain of transmission that I approve of. YAY VIDEO BLOG REVIEWS!

I am a happy blonde, and I hope you have a happy Halloween!

First draft stats, ONE SALT SEA.

Current stats:

Words: 8,719.
Total words: 116,192.
Reason for stopping: I sort of, well, ran out of book.
Music: random shuffle, heavy on the Broadway.
Lilly and Alice: I have no idea. That's probably not good.

First draft stats:

Pages: 428
Chapters: thirty-five
Started: I have absolutely no idea
Finished: October 30, 2010

I am...oh my sweet Great Pumpkin, you guys, I am finally done. The book is currently about 5,000 words longer than it's going to be when it's turned in, because the final draft needs to be 111,000 words, not 116,000, but this is my first draft, and it's finally done. I have finally written an ending to the Toby book that would not die. Draft one is finished. I know how it ends. After all this time, I know how it ends, and it makes sense, and it hangs together, and it needs some paint and fixing up and everything, but...

But it's done. One Salt Sea is done.

I need a hug.