Thursday, January 09, 2003
Here I am, not in San Francisco, not doing my panels for SpookyCon, not hanging out with Poppy and Christa and Ted and Serena and so on and so forth blah. But all is not lost. Many thanks to Clay for sending me this photo (below). I have been endorsed by Hello Kitty. Now I know that I've made it as an author.
Not surprisingly, nothing was accomplished yesterday. I tried to work on "The Rose Garden" for about an hour an a half, but I only managed a little revision on what I'd already written, nothing new. Today may be better. I'm still pissed off, but I'm no longer livid and my nerves have backed off enough that they're not a distraction. But I might have to go to Athens this evening. So, the day's sort of annoyingly undecided. I'm beginning to get a sort of desperation about getting the novel jump-started. I'm glad I have those two original chapters, but if I'm going to make my (self-imposed) late August deadline (the publisher's deadline is December), I'm going to have to hustle. I have to finish "The Rose Garden" and write a story for a Medium Rare Books anthology (stories about absinthe) and it seems like there's another story that I can't remember. I expect to be spending most of my waking hours in this office through the spring.
Thanks to everyone who indulged me yesterday and actually did order a copy of the trade paperback of Silk. There was a significant jump in its sales rank, which made me smile. Here's the link again. Two copies are better than one, after all.
A couple of good things about yesterday. I did finally get a copy of Bast #1, and I think the book looks great. I'm very happy with it. Dave McKean's cover and Joe Bennett's art do the script justice and my complaints are few and far between. Also, I downloaded the Public Beta of Apple's new browser, Safari, which really leaves IE sucking dust. I highly reccommend it to Macophiles who are still slaving under the stifling yolk of IE 5. You can download the beta from the Apple website.
And, don't forget, tomorrow night Season Four of Farscape continues with "Kansas," the first new episode since late August. When last seen, John Crichton was doing his Major Tom trick above Earth, so things are sure to get even weirder. If you're already a fan, don't forget to watch. If you've never seen the show, give it a shot. Please. There's still a very real chance that the series can be saved from cancellation if the ratings on these next eleven episodes go up just a little from the ratings this summer. Be there or be frelled. Tomorrow night, Friday January 10th, the Sci-Fi Channel at 8 pm and repeating at 12 am (ET/PT). For more details on Farscape and the campaign to save the show, check out Nebari Net and Save Farscape. All eyes are needed!
Okay. I've got to go do something that's work or at least makes me think I'm working. I'm getting squishy beneath all this guilt (though I ought to be at SpookyCon right now).
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