Self-Stalking, Part 2
Welcome to another installment of Self-Stalking, where I point out all the links to stuff about me that I find while wasting time on google that I should be spending writing. Granted, google alerts has made it a lot easier to do this, but you’d be surprised nonetheless at the time I can waste with a search engine and an incomplete writing quota for the day.
Just a note to avoid confusion to anyone that might not know, my first book will be known as THE WARDED MAN in the North America, and THE PAINTED MAN in the UK and Australian markets. No telling what it will be called internationally. L’HOMME DE TATOUAGE in France? SUPER-COOL #1 TATTOO MAN in Japan? Something completely lacking in vowels in Poland? No way to know yet.
Anyway, I wouldn’t say that I’ve arrived, but there is that sense of wind coming from the subway tunnel that heralds the arrival of the train. For instance, there was a report about my Polish sale on SFScope.
Oh, I didn’t mention the Polish sale?
Apparently there was a bidding war in Poland a couple of weeks ago between their three biggest SF publishers. The auction ended with the best Polish sale ever for my literary agency, and my next three books going to Polish publisher Fabryka Slow! Check out their website. It’s a slow loader, but the Flash animation will make your head spin.
I started a war in Poland! Ha! Watch out, NATO! There will be no appeasing me!
In other news, I am now officially listed as a Random House author, and my book is listed on their site. It’s all bare bones at the moment, without fancy copy or cover art, but that will appear in time, along with all the sweet quotes I am getting from famous authors, and my stellar biography detailing all my space adventures, political kingmaking, and my short-lived career as male porn star.
But what everyone really wants to hear is “When can I pre-order the US version of this masterpiece you keep talking about?” Well, the answer is, RIGHT NOW!
That’s right, along with the Random House listing came listings on Amazon.com and Target.com. Again, they are just skeleton pages at the moment, but the cover art is almost done, as is the copy, so hopefully those will be fancified soon. Please note the book will not be released until the very end of December. Make it your new year’s resolution to read it!
Canadians, take heart, eh? You can order it, too, through Canadian Book Clubs!
Also, it you live in Australia or New Zealand, you might want to try to get an advance copy of The Painted Man through Harper Collins Australia’s fancy First Look Program.
SCHWEET!!!!
You really are going to rule the freakin’ world. Now I HAVE to make the belt of SUPER COOLNESS for sure.
Ugh. I think that flash animation affected me worse than Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield combined.
Oh, right. Congratulations.