5 things

[truepenny]

1.
Kelly Link, who is one of the most amazing writers working in our field today, made a guest blog post at Forever Young about her daughter Ursula. It is a beautiful, sad, scary, hopeful essay, and although, as Kelly says, it isn't much like the stories she writes, at the same time, it really is.

2.
Jay Lake has an ambition for The Specific Gravity of Grief:

I have a long term ambition for this book, which is to have copies make their way into oncologist’s offices and infusion centers around the country. I don’t feel a need to make any money off that process, which will push the price down, or possibly lead to some fund-raising as well to place copies very cheaply.

However, for any of that to happen, we need to sell through the 250-unit limited edition printing that Fairwood Press has put out. The wired.com review will help, as will forthcoming reviews. But one of the best things you could do for me and my cancer is spread the word, so people who are interested know about the book and can consider purchasing it. If we can sell through this printing, Fairwood Press will do a cheaper trade paperback edition, which I will work to drive the price down as far as possible on.

3.
Mary Robinette Kowal is preparing to audition for War Horse. (N.b., this post is also excellent for getting some perspective on the submission process.) When I asked about the ASTONISHING HORSE PUPPETS, she pointed me to this interview + demo. And she linked to another cool video in her post today. I especially love the bits where they're working on the horses' body language.

4.
I know I linked to OctoCam yesterday, but words STILL cannot express how awesome I think this is.

5.
The fifth thing is that I need to do laundry, make bread, and write fiction today. None of which is getting accomplished by blogging.

The only way out is through.

Comments

[michaeldthomas.livejournal.com]

Kelly nailed it. I couldn't have expressed the emotions any better. Considering that she may be one of the greatest short story writers of all time, this isn't surprising.

I really wanted to talk to Gavin at WisCon, but I really didn't know how to broach the subject. It's not like I can ask our mutual friends to say, "Hey, you should talk g-tubes with the Thomases."

Hi

[gavin.grant.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

Michael, I wish you had said hello! I read a bit of your blog and it looks like you know a ton more about this stuff than me. Say hi next time or email me (although god knows I'm terrible on email) gavin@lcrw.net sometime. Cheers, Gavin

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Thanks for the Kelly Link link. Very moving, and also gave me the mild PTSD I've learned I get when I see photos of or read accounts of NICUs (my preemie twins spent time in NICU, although only because they were 2 months early; otherwise they were healthy).

The only way out is through, indeed.

[heresluck]

War Horse! So amazing -- especially the puppets, but the whole show is fantastic, and the soundtrack is brilliant. I'm glad to hear it's coming to NYC.