One little star, shining on through the night...

[seanan_mcguire]

...do you shine on my someone? Are we sharing your light?

Things have shifted around a lot and that means it's time for a new inchworm girl post, lest I start to destabilize and lose track of what is where and when and how I got into this hand basket.

This is the current shape of my 2012/2013, with travel dates and everything. Beautiful travel dates. Hope to see you sometime in the months to come.

Publications

2012:
"Rat-Catcher," December 2012.

2013:
"Laughter at the Academy: A Study in the Development of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD)," February 2013.
"Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust," February 2013.
Midnight Blue-Light Special, March 2013.
"Daughter of the Midway, the Mermaid, and the Open, Lonely Sea," July 2013.
Velveteen vs. The Multi-verse, August 2013.
Chimes at Midnight, September 2013.
"Train Yard Blues," October 2013.

Parasite, unknown.
"A Dry Death," unknown.
"Homecoming," unknown.

Conventions/Appearances/Travel

2013:
Vericon, March 22-24, Boston MA.
JordanCon, April 19-21, Roswell GA.
Disney World, May 17-23, Orlando FL.
OASIS, May 24-26, Orlando FL.
Musecon, August 2-4, Itasca IL.
Lone Star Con (Worldcon 2013), August 28-September 2, San Antonio, TX.
SFContario, November 29-December 1, Toronto Canada.

No fixed deadline/being written/unsold:

"Fiber"
"Carry Me Home"
"These Antique Fables"
"Pixie Season"
"Velveteen vs. Vegas"
"Velveteen Presents Victory Anna vs. The Difficulty With Pan-Dimensional Courtships"
"Velveteen Presents Jackie Frost vs. Four Conversations and a Funeral"
"Velveteen vs. Legal"
"Velveteen vs. Jolly Roger"
"Velveteen vs. Everyone"
"Velveteen vs. The Epilogue"
"The Happiest Place..."
"Frontier ABCs: The Life and Times of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher"
"The Art of War (and Waheela)"
"The Fixed Stars"
"Attractive Narcolepsy"
"Musical Patchwork"
"Loch and Key"
Half-Off Ragnarok
Echo
"How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea"

...just looking at that makes me tired.

I need a nap.

Comments

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Velveteen vs. The Multi-verse, August 2013.
WHAT! Does this mean Volume 2 is a go?? *is ready to pre-order without having read the first volume*

[shanejayell.livejournal.com]

Hopefully with a mass market version of both to follow. :D

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

That would be nice! The hardcovers are pretty but pricey.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Sadly, not unless we're picked up by another publisher after the ISFIC contract runs out. They're a small house, and they don't do MMPB.

[shanejayell.livejournal.com]

Well, we can hope. :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yup!

...but alas, there are no pre-orders yet.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

That's great news!

The first part, I mean. Did the book sell well? Or do they just like you?

[billroper]

Yes. :)

The reason there are no pre-orders yet is that we don't have a final page count for the volume, so we can't set a final price yet.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Yay Follow That Bird!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Word.

[biguglymandoll.livejournal.com]

But looking at it makes *us* happy! Hey, could Velveteen ever be a graphic novel? Or is that already in the works and I haven't been paying attention? I may be an idiot here - but if not, that would rock!

[bekitty.livejournal.com]

If a graphic novel of Vel ever happens, James Denton should be the one to illustrate it. I really like his style.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

No one has made an offer yet!

[dragonsally.livejournal.com]

I keep checking to see if an Australian date has materialized...dunno how you'd fit it in but I can dream.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Not in 2013, I'm afraid. :(

[wednesday]

Oliviaaaaaaaa.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Mrple?

[yellowblackhaze.livejournal.com]

Lots of cool Velveteen in the future, always welcome.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[okayokayigive.livejournal.com]

sky begins to fill, darkness ends the day, someone who I love is far away...

I sang that song in a school Muppet/Sesame-themed production - in fact, I think it was my first-ever solo. And I've spent the last 25 years or so thinking I was the only person on this PLANET who remembered that song - clearly an incorrect assumption. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I love a) the song, and b) the movie. It is a place I go for comfort.

[thedragonweaver.livejournal.com]

I am sad that Westercon does not appear to be on your schedule, but you need to have some non-convention time to write and all, so I will soldier on. ;)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, sadly. Sleep is vital to my not flipping out and killing everyone.

[thedragonweaver.livejournal.com]

While I would love to see you at conventions, having you rested and happy is a much higher priority. Besides, you're crazy prolific and WE DON'T WANT THAT TO CHANGE. Particularly not because of stress.

[sleightedge.livejournal.com]

My reaction to "Velveteen vs. the Epilogue":

At first: "Yay! I want to know what happens RIGHT NOW."

Followed immediately by: "But, then it might be... over" *sad, hunched shoulders*

Thank you for making 2013 look more and more interesting!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

That is, sadly, the last story of the current act.

[sleightedge.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I thought. Still, coming from you it'll be the right ending, and that's all anybody can ask.

[shanejayell.livejournal.com]

And 'Current act' implies there may be more acts to come. :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Maybe, maybe not. It depends on a lot of factors.

[sfogarty.livejournal.com]

EEEEE! I live in San Antonio!
Ouch, $180.
This will require thought.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Is there a Buca de Beppo in the area?

[sfogarty.livejournal.com]

It does not seem so (an hour away in Austin is the closest). Maggianos seems to be the closest analogue, and it isn't a very good one.

On one hand, assuming I get a supporting membership in the Hugos again, it's only 120$ above that.

[vincentursus.livejournal.com]

... lest I start to destabilize and lose track of what is where and when and how I got into this hand basket.

Modern hand baskets are like jet fighters. The computer navigation doesn't work if you don't keep tracking of the timing properly.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Precisely.

[silvormoon.livejournal.com]

This is largely irrelevant, but I want to tell you something cute that happened tonight. I was picking up holiday stuff, and stopped to grab a bite to eat on the way home. I usually have a book in my purse to read while I'm eating, and as I was reading, one of the waitresses stopped by my table and said, "Oooh! You're reading A Local Habitation! I love that book!" And we had a nice chat about how generally awesome your books are. I thought that was nice. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic!