24 hours under the pen

[lagilman]

Came home from a lovely dinner last night to discover the solicitation covers for the mass market edition of FLESH AND FIRE. With the starburst "Nebula nominee" on them. And embossed lettering. *quiet satisfaction*

Woke up at the not-ungodly hour of 6am and made it to the gym for my first decent workout in weeks (after a leg injury sidelined me for too long). Got the new cat perch up, and Pandora claimed it as her own (best case scenario), then got a lot of small work-details sorted, wrote 1,100 new words, had lunch at the local Dominican place that makes awesome sandwiches, walked a mile without my leg hurting, discovered a deadline I thought I'd blown had some leeway built in and made it under the wire, rejiggered copy for WEIGHT OF STONE and dealt with some more small details [including getting a story to an editor], wrote another 1,000 words {2,100 total, not including copy or story notes] and did Mean Things to Characters.

Dude. I have rocked today.

Now... I have to put on the editor's hat and read submissions. And, um, try and figure out what I'm packing to take to the Nebs. Which are, um, this weekend? Really? Howthehelldidthathappen?

So, what do you think, oh LJ-mind? Should I go with Basic Black for the awards, and show off my not-a-tan? Or try and flow with a more tropical theme, since I will be in Florida, land of Too Damn Much Sun? Or drag out the classic Cocktail Chic? And do I bring the Bitchin' Boots of Doom, or the Cuban heels? okay, the boots might be a Bit Much for Florida in May, I agree...

Comments

[girasole.livejournal.com]

I cannot speak about shoes, but you are a New York Woman, and NYC basic black should be It.

[deire.livejournal.com]

Cocktail Chic. Oddly, I like the idea of that with Bitchin' Boots of Doom. But probably heels are more appropriate. You'll look awesome in any of the three anyhow.

[nycdeb.livejournal.com]

ditto on liking the Cocktail Chic/Bitchin Boots of Doom combo.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Came home from a lovely dinner last night to discover the solicitation covers for the mass market edition of FLESH AND FIRE. With the starburst "Nebula nominee" on them. And embossed lettering. *quiet satisfaction*

I'd been meaning to ask about that.

[lagilman]

Ask about what?

[lagilman]

The Boots are a) a pain to pack and b) aren't really appropriate to mid-80's temps.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Whether the mass market edition of Flesh and Fire would acknowledge the Nebula status of the book. I had no idea about when the covers would be finalized.

[lagilman]

well, it will acknowledge a status....

(no matter what happens this weekend, the book itself will always be a Nebula nominee. That doesn't get ripped away after the winner is declared.)

This is the solicitation cover, which is -- as per the name -- used to solicit orders from booksellers. Which is also why reader pre-orders are important -- if a bookseller knows there's already interest, they'll order more copies, which means more will be printed in anticipation, which either becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy or, well, a mess. You always hope for the former...