Dying for a good cause: Be part of the Newsflesh universe!

[seanan_mcguire]

My planned Newsflesh novella for 2012 is a little piece entitled "San Diego 2014: The Last Stand and Final Fall of the California Browncoats." It's the story of what really happened when the Rising came to the San Diego International Comic Convention. Blood will spill, heads will roll, and a wonderful time will be had by all. The story will be set largely in 2014, with some modern-day narration and stitch-together from Mahir Gowda and Lorelei Tutt.

Where do you come in? Well...

The California Browncoats are auctioning off two Tuckerizations in this story, to benefit Equality Now. You can find details, and a link to the auction, in their original post. The first Tuckerization auction is live now; the second will be going live on November 20th.

What do you get if you win? Well:

1. I will write you into the story.
2. You will die horribly.
3. It will be awesome.

Also, if there is ever a printed edition of "San Diego 2014," I will supply two copies to the California Browncoats, signed, to be delivered to the winners of these auctions. This is one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the Newsflesh universe, and you have a chance to be a part of it. Literally. I mean, you can die.

Questions? Ask 'em here! And consider wanting a little zombie mayhem for your holiday season.

Comments

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

Curse you sucky economy! *shakes fist*

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

I second this.

(But at least I met Joss while wearing my brown coat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormsdotter/2584950849/in/set-72157606822423731/)!)

I also shake my fist at rheumatoid arthritis, which is hurting my ability to sew and write.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It's sad. :(

[dave-gallaher.livejournal.com]

"Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire, NY Times bestselling author and winner of the 2010 John W. Camp Award for best new writer)"

You might want to let then know that it is the "John W. Campbell Award;" I did not see where I could leave a comment.

It will be a very nice honor for some deserving fans!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I did. Hopefully, it is fixed.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

The whole "bid for the privilege of getting horribly killed in the next book" thing confuses me.

Once the bidding gets beyond a few hundred bucks--and it will--if I'm going to spend that much, I gorram want a page-length kiss with a hot warrior babe before I fail my blood scan and get air-conditioned by panicky soldiers.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It's a matter of having an excuse to donate money to charity, and getting something cool out of it. Note that I do not profit in any way, except for knowing that I helped the Browncoats and Equality Now.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's definitely an admirable thing; I'm just having fun with you.

Now, if the prize was, you get written into the story and die heroically, in a blaze of glory, while saving others, I'll bet the bidding could start at four figures and continue from there... ;-)

[bunsen-h.livejournal.com]

You could get a page of the hot warrior babe chewing your face off.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Um...no. Not as enjoyable at all.

I would bid on getting a page of her chewing the face of someone else who I got to name, though.

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

well, it is San Diego Comic Con.

There's nothing saying that you can't get a beautiful warrior babe to kiss you before somebody dressed up as Pedobear or Deadpool or The Human Target or Peter Petrelli bites your pinkie finger clean off.

[lesleysmith.livejournal.com]

So cool! I will definitely bid, especially if I'm eaten alive by zombies!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Nom nom nom nom.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Brains. They're what's for dinner.

[lesleysmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, I won the second auction.

/doesthedanceofjoy

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I just killed you last night!

[lesleysmith.livejournal.com]

Darn ... I hope I went well ... and come back! What about Uni?

Gods, I need to read this now. Ditto Blackout. Must pester publishers more :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Killed her, too. :)

[lesleysmith.livejournal.com]

Awesome, the question is, do we come back???

I'm sure it's an awesome exit though. I'm blind, I have 'infect me' tattooed on my forehead and I couldn't be happier.

After you know what they say about the bullet with your name on it :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

No. I'm about to blow up the convention center, so there's really not so much time!

[lesleysmith.livejournal.com]

That is freaking AWESOME!!!!!!! I'm guessing something a la the end of Resident Evil 2 then?

/sohappyanddoingthedanceofjoy.

Zombies ARE love :D

[copperwise.livejournal.com]

Awesome. And on the same sort of topic, please see your emailz. <3

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yesh. I saw.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Sadly, due to my continuing health issues, I won't be able to take part.

Besides, I'd want to show up as a zombie. A toothless zombie in a Giants shirt.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Zombies get killed. Not sure how much pain they feel, but it's possible to have a spectacular killing of your undead self.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Alas.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

3. Should be widely considered redundant, if you're writing it.

[hoppytoad79.livejournal.com]

I agree. That goes without saying.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Aw.

[vincentursus.livejournal.com]

That is very nifty. I anticipate that bidding will rapidly go beyond what I can justify but it's a cool thought.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I hope so! Equality Now is an awesome cause.

[hoppytoad79.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, I so wish I had the money to actually stand a chance because I would consider it an honor to be killed off by you--in writing, of course. I'll check again in a few days and see how high the bidding has gotten.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Good plan!

[cahill42.livejournal.com]

That's so brilliant it's almost scary! Too cool. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It'll be fun. :)

[seticat.livejournal.com]

*Seriously* shiny!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[tenaya-owlcat.livejournal.com]

Definitely going to try to bid on this as a Christmas gift for the husby... he LOVED Feed and Deadline! :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yay!