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John Scalzi has 10 things about authors he'd like you to keep in mind. To all of which, I say, "Hear hear!" and also "Ditto."

On a not entirely unrelated note, the FedEx ninja brought me today three ARCs* of Corambis. Two years ago I auctioned off an ARC of The Mirador to benefit the John M. Ford Memorial Book Endownment. Given that Corambis--the actual book--will be out on April 7, and given the current miserable state of the economy, would people be interested if I did another auction (starting bid $25)?

(If I did this, I'd actually do two auctions, one to benefit the JMFMBE--assuming it's still there to be benefited, which I hope very much it is but cannot tell from the website--and one to benefit Scarleteen. Just so people know.)

Replying in the affirmative is NOT the same as promising to bid.

ETA: Yes, I will sign the ARCs. I didn't say that originally because it seemed obvious--dude, they're sitting ON MY DESK--but people have asked. Also, odds are extremely good that I will hand-correct them. Because I am a neurotic pink circus poodle and also a perfectionist and I hate hate hate the fact that ARCs go out with all the things I corrected in the galleys UNCORRECTED. *ahem*

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*Advance Reading Copies. Also known as bound galleys.

Date: 2009-02-26 10:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lyonesse.livejournal.com
scarleteen rules. rock on benefit auctioning! :)

Date: 2009-02-26 10:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minerva710.livejournal.com
What is it? I check from work and they block it for apparently being naughty, so I'm curious :)

Date: 2009-02-26 10:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lyonesse.livejournal.com
actually useful sex-ed resources for young adults. current topics on their website amount more or less to "yeah, your genitals look fine, don't worry about it" among many, many other words of great wisdom :)

Date: 2009-02-26 10:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com
Sex education site, aimed originally at teenagers. Since there is so very much bad information out in the world, especially with abstinence-only education the norm is US public schools.

Date: 2009-02-26 10:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] truepenny.livejournal.com
It's a sex education site aimed at young adults. The founder is Heather Corinna, who is (a.) made of awesome and (b.) the photographer who took my fabulous author photo (http://flickr.com/photos/74518881@N00/49692461/).

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