{"id":16577,"date":"2012-12-19T06:57:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T11:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=16577"},"modified":"2012-12-19T06:57:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T11:57:23","slug":"a-holiday-hiatus-and-other-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/12\/19\/a-holiday-hiatus-and-other-news\/","title":{"rendered":"A Holiday Hiatus, And Other News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THINGS! STUFF! CAPS LOCK! LOUD NOISES!<\/p>\n

Some real quick news-flavored snidbits (now in nacho habanero salted caramel<\/em>):<\/p>\n

Holy crap!\u00a0Blackbirds<\/strong>\u00a0gets a nod as being amongst the best of 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a> at The Independent. This is alongside some alarmingly talented, er, talent — Paul Cornell, Nick Harkaway, Cherie Priest, Joe Abercrombie. Very happy to be in such great company. Humbled, honored, and more than a little tingly in all my pink parts. (Check out Blackbirds here at Amazon<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Blackbirds\u00a0<\/strong>has flown into the Novel of the Year running at This Is Horror! But to fly to the furthest flung heights, that means I need your vote. (If, of course, you enjoyed the book.) You can check it out and vote here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, if you so choose!<\/p>\n

Blackbirds<\/strong> continues to also flutter forward, round after round, at the Ranting Dragon Cover Battle 2012. We’re currently in the Quarter Finals<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, with\u00a0Blackbirds<\/strong> in the Coverdome against N.K. Jemisin’s\u00a0The Killing Moon<\/strong>. Two covers enter, one cover leaves. (As authors we have decided to both of us will reprise the Tina Turner role; I will take Tina’s wardrobe, and N.K. will take the hair.) Whether or not you like the book, I happen to believe that thanks to the mighty magic of Joey Hi-Fi, the\u00a0Blackbirds<\/strong> cover is THE BESTEST COVER TO HAVE EVER COVERED A BOOK. Which means, yet again, I’d appreciate your vote if you’re feeling all\u00a0votey<\/em>.<\/p>\n

From Book Monkey, a Blackbirds review<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: “There is often something about urban fantasy series that don\u2019t pull me in enough to make me want to read more. But\u00a0Blackbirds<\/em>\u00a0is definitely the exception, and I literally can\u2019t wait to read the next instalment\u00a0Mockingbird.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s see. What else?<\/p>\n

You’ll find me yammering over at ThrillerCast<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0terribleminds\u00a0<\/strong>revamp is largely complete. We now have a way to subscribe to the blog. Or to comments. And we have nested comments, too. I now have a full portfolio on the front page for the work. The blog font size is increased. The widgets are still… changing, maybe, I dunno? But we’re at least in\u00a0done for now<\/em> territory.<\/p>\n

Love to get your thoughts on it when you have but a free moment?<\/p>\n

I’m currently almost through the second draft rewrite of\u00a0The Blue Blazes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While also editing\u00a0Popcorn<\/strong> (which has a new title I’ll share after the new year).<\/p>\n

While also editing\u00a0Gods & Monsters: Unclean Spirits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While also prepping Beyond Dinocalypse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While also drunkenly veering toward Christmas and New Year’s.<\/p>\n

WHILE ALSO SAVING THE WORLD FROM DIMENSION-HOPPING TERRORISTS WHO WANT TO DESTROY THE TENDER MEMBRANES BETWEEN UNIVERSES AND SEE IT ALL COME CRASHING TOGETHER DAMN YOU TERRORISTS DAMN YOU.<\/p>\n

Okay, maybe not that last part.<\/p>\n

But all this leads me to the final crunchy snidbit of news:<\/p>\n

Terribleminds<\/strong> is going on hiatus!<\/p>\n

Relax, relax, it’s not like, a long one. Or even a complete one.<\/p>\n

We’ll be back just after the New Year. Probably that Wednesday, the 2nd.<\/p>\n

Further, you’ll see another post between now and then — a personal year’s end wrap-up.<\/p>\n

But meanwhile, I’m gonna go crawl back around the word-war trenches.<\/p>\n

Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. May Lucifer light your way. I mean, uhh, not Lucifer. What? Who said Lucifer? Was it you? Weirdo. *runs away, disappears in a cloud of incredulity*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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