{"id":12262,"date":"2012-01-11T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T05:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=12262"},"modified":"2012-01-10T20:22:26","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T01:22:26","slug":"how-will-you-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/01\/11\/how-will-you-die\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will You Die?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The main character in my upcoming novel BLACKBIRDS<\/strong> can see how and when you’re going to die just by touching you. A little skin-to-skin contact and — *snaps fingers* — she knows.<\/p>\n

And now I want to know how you’re<\/em> going to die.<\/p>\n

I’ve started a Tumblr page.<\/p>\n

This Is How You Die (how-you-die.tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

Think of this as a community storytelling and art project in the vein of, say, Postsecret<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

This is what I want from you:<\/p>\n

I want to know how you’re going to die.<\/p>\n

This can be fantasy. This can be parody. This can be a meditation on the fear or power of death.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s how you want to die. Or are afraid to die. Or how you’ve always expected<\/em> to die.<\/p>\n

You can send it to me at terribleminds at gmail.<\/p>\n

If you want to send something physical in the mail, email me and I can get you an address.<\/p>\n

Or you can submit direct to the Tumblr:\u00a0http:\/\/how-you-die.tumblr.com\/submit<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It can be straight text (preferably under 100 words; shorter is almost universally better).<\/p>\n

But I’d also like a mix of other media if possible:<\/p>\n

Photos, music, videos, postcards. Anything that tells a story of how you expect to die.<\/p>\n

(Again, Postsecret is a good example as any if you need it.)<\/p>\n

If you’ve got a Tumblr blog, I’d appreciate you following along.<\/p>\n

I’ll keep running this up to and ideally beyond the BLACKBIRDS <\/strong>release on April 24th, 2012 (with the mighty Angry Robot Books). Keep your eyes peeled to that blog as I may do story snippets and giveaways for the book that you can’t find here. But mostly I hope you’ll keep in touch for the stories and the art the community creates.<\/p>\n

Which means, it’s time for the disclaimer:<\/p>\n

Whatever you send to me, you’re giving to me. I can do whatever I want with it. I can manipulate images and text and edit accordingly. I don’t want to say I own it — but by sending it over, you give me permission to use it as I see fit. Obviously if the time comes you need me to take something down, I will. And feel free to submit anonymously — I will be posting them all anonymously anyway.<\/p>\n

Please spread the word.<\/p>\n

Please participate.<\/p>\n

And thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve started a Tumblr page. This Is How You Die (how-you-die.tumblr.com). Think of this as a community storytelling and art project in the vein of, say, Postsecret. This is what I want from you:
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