stories, finished and unfinished

[truepenny]

90,000 words! 20,000 to go! That February 1st deadline is practically looking, you know, doable.

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Also, since I observe it's that time of year again, for the benefit of anyone who might be thinking about the Hugos or the Nebulas or suchlike--my publications in 2009, let me show you them:

NOVEL

• Corambis, Ace Books.

SHORT STORY

• "White Charles," Clarkesworld Magazine.
  
• with Elizabeth Bear (matociquala), "Mongoose," Lovecraft Unbound (ed. Ellen Datlow).

... and that's it. One of the things I am most hoping for, once I've finished The Goblin Emperor (and now that the Doctrine of Labyrinths is no longer kicking my ass to the curb), is that I'll be able to start writing and finishing short stories again. Because I really miss the little blighters.

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Oh, and Friday the Thirteenth comes on a Wednesday this month.

Comments

[samhenderson.livejournal.com]

Hi!
Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed "Mongoose."

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[soho-iced.livejournal.com]

That's my birthday, so I'll look forward to you completing your manuscript as a virtual present.

[spiderweb-wine.livejournal.com]

Well, Corambis counts for a LOT and I really, really loved it.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

the Virtu

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, possibly this is not the best place to ask, but I was wondering if there are plans to put The Virtu back in print. I've been scouring the planet looking for a copy at a reasonable price, but amazon's marketplace has the paperback for 30 dollars minimum. I mean, why is out of print anyway? I'm dying to read it. Grr.

Re: the Virtu

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

I am very sorry you are having this difficulty. I am trying to get Ace either to put it back in print or return the rights to me so that I can put it back in print, but things are moving verrrrrry slooooooowly--as is the custom in the country of publishing.

When I have definite news, I will most certainly be posting it to my website, my blog, my facebook page, etc. etc. etc.

[ashnistrike.livejournal.com]

I read "White Charles" after you linked to it recently, and had been looking for a spot to tell you how much I liked it. It felt hopeful in a way that seems new for Booth.

-Nameseeker