If you get sleep, or if you get none...

[seanan_mcguire]

...the cock's gonna crow in the morning, baby.

It's February. How did that happen? Like, seriously, how is this year already into month two? I did not authorize the passage of time, and I would very much like it to stop. Stop, cat. Cat, stop. STOP CAT.

Cat does not stop.

This is the current shape of my 2013, with travel dates and everything. Beautiful travel dates. Hope to see you sometime in the months to come. I'll start adding 2014 around the end of the month, once I've settled into the new year and confirmed a bit more of my travel.

Publications

"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.
"Homecoming," unknown.
"Bad Dream Girl," potential, contingent on Kickstarter.

Conventions/Appearances/Travel

Conflikt, January 25-27, Seattle WA.
Borderlands Books, the Mad Science Tour, February 23, San Francisco CA.
Emerald City Comic Con, the Mad Science Tour, March 1-3, Seattle WA.
Disneyland, March 16-18, Anaheim CA.
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.
San Diego Comic Con, July 17-21, San Diego CA.
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"
"Frontier ABCs: The Life and Times of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher"
"The Fixed Stars"
"Attractive Narcolepsy"
"Musical Patchwork"
"Honey Do"
"Loch and Key"
Half-Off Ragnarok
Echo
"How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea"
"Blended Family"
"Triple Threat" (formerly "Rhythm and Bruise")
Unnamed critical essay

...just looking at that makes me tired.

I need a nap.

Comments

[ex-naomi-ja.livejournal.com]

On the plus side, only a month until Midnight Blue Light Special! This makes me very happy!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[anne_d]

You know what they say (and no, I don't know who "they" are), dogs come when you call, cats take a message and get back to you later.

That's quite the list. I hope some of it is fun for you. I've already preordered Midnight Blue-light Special, and I'll be driving to B&N on The Day to buy another copy for Aged Mum. I'm very much looking forward to the new book!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Me, too!

[sfogarty.livejournal.com]

I am utterly fixated on that song.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Me, too.

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

Hope to see you in San Antonio. I'll be flogging my jewelry in the dealers room...

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[alana lee rock (from livejournal.com)]

You always crack me up... "STOP CAT." I needed that giggle in my time of flu. You're finally coming closer to my neck of the woods... I'll have to try my best to make it to the San Antonio Lone Star Con/Worldcon 2013. May or may not be able to, depending upon ability to procure minion care... I mean child care. It's times like these that I miss my furry children (husband is allergic.)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

That is actually stolen, wholecloth, from my friend Brooke's toddler.

[memoryanddream.livejournal.com]

Disney World, May 17-23, Orlando FL.
I will likely be there that weekend too. I'm a Florida Resident Annual Passholder for WDW living in Tampa and my birthday is May 16th. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Let me know when you get your Vericon schedule... maybe we can squeeze in a brief visit?

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I will! But I doubt it, sadly; I'm only there for Saturday/part of Sunday.

[vincentursus.livejournal.com]

I've been looking forwards to the SCGPD piece.

[lejays17.livejournal.com]

I think I've missed the announcement (most probably), but what anthoolgy is the SCGPD story in?? I found the Oz anthology for the Emeralds story - and have preordered, but can't find this one to do same with.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

You can usually find this information at my bibliography, here:

http://seananmcguire.com/other.php

"Laughter at the Academy" will be published in The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Me, too.

[talkstowolves.livejournal.com]

My birthday is tomorrow. How is this happening. I can't even.

Looking forward to seeing you in April! I'm trying to organize taking the weekend off from work.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[finch (from livejournal.com)]

I'd be insisting it was still January too, except that the year creeping forward means more books.

Preordered both of those anthologies coming out in February; can't wait til I can snag Midnight Blue Light Special too!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[danaoshee.livejournal.com]

Is there going to be a borderlands signing after blue light special releases? I'm hoping so, since I'm in the wrong part of the state on the 23rd.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

There is, but we haven't been able to schedule it yet.

[themysteriousg.livejournal.com]

Was wondering this too. I didn't make it to the last Borderlands event due to poor planning on my part but would like to drag my friend along with maybe the larger of the kiddos but not sure if this is the one to do or if Midnight-Bluelight will be a better time.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

We're trying to schedule one now.

[sylviamcivers.livejournal.com]

"Laughter at the Academy: A Study in the Development of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD)

Where's that?

[deakat]

IANSM, but you can find that story in The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, another of John Joseph Adams' fabulous anthologies.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

What deakat said. :)

[weasel-of-d00m.livejournal.com]

I am excited to see you'll be in at Musecon in Itasca, IL on August 2-4! It's only an 1.5 hr drive from where I live - fingers crossed that I'll be able to attend!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awesome!