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A Good Thing and a Not-So-Good Thing
Mar. 23rd, 2011 05:46 amFirst, the Good Thing:
I can now confirm that the intro to my story collection DRAGON VIRUS will be written by Walter Jon Williams. *does Snoopy dance* (never say anything until it's handed in, that's the rule). And now I am all verklempt because he Got It. And said nice things he didn't have to (yeah, it's An Introduction, but you can intro and not Discuss, and he Discuses. And that is Praise.)
[and there's still time to pre-order DRAGON VIRUS and not only save $3, but get $1 of my share sent to Doctors Without Borders for their Japan campaign!]
And the Less-Good Thing.
A blogger-reviewer gave PACK OF LIES a good review. But I'm not going to link it. Why?
Because she refers to Laurie Ann Gilman.
*headdesks into eternity*
EtA2: and the blogger has responded to my email and corrected the error. I leave the following comment up because it is an on-going thing, along with people who insist that they have the family-and-friends right to shorten my name without asking. Names are important.
Yes, it really does bother me that much when you get my name wrong. It's not that difficult to spell, it's really easy to pronounce, and for fuck's sake it's right there on the book cover in front of you.....
EtA: before anyone else accuses me of being a horrible no-good person for being annoyed when my name is mangled, yes I did drop the blogger a note pointing out the error, and no, I don't think it was malice or stupidity but carelessness. But it's my name and being called "Laurie" is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Ah well.
I can now confirm that the intro to my story collection DRAGON VIRUS will be written by Walter Jon Williams. *does Snoopy dance* (never say anything until it's handed in, that's the rule). And now I am all verklempt because he Got It. And said nice things he didn't have to (yeah, it's An Introduction, but you can intro and not Discuss, and he Discuses. And that is Praise.)
[and there's still time to pre-order DRAGON VIRUS and not only save $3, but get $1 of my share sent to Doctors Without Borders for their Japan campaign!]
And the Less-Good Thing.
Because she refers to Laurie Ann Gilman.
*headdesks into eternity*
EtA2: and the blogger has responded to my email and corrected the error. I leave the following comment up because it is an on-going thing, along with people who insist that they have the family-and-friends right to shorten my name without asking. Names are important.
Yes, it really does bother me that much when you get my name wrong. It's not that difficult to spell, it's really easy to pronounce, and for fuck's sake it's right there on the book cover in front of you.....
EtA: before anyone else accuses me of being a horrible no-good person for being annoyed when my name is mangled, yes I did drop the blogger a note pointing out the error, and no, I don't think it was malice or stupidity but carelessness. But it's my name and being called "Laurie" is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Ah well.
