My Imaginary Friends (A New Year Post)
28 Dec
Wellll the New Year is almost upon us. As I get older, I find that these things move faster, just like mom always promised me they would. Not that I’m ancient and decrepit yet– just really looking forward to it. As I’m sure the next few days (particularly once my parents come into town for the whole New Year’s Eve Celebration thing) will pass in a pleasant (champagne-assisted) haze, I thought I’d do the whole end of year posting thing now.
I’ll be brief: 2008 was way better than I expected it to be. There is now a faint possibility that somewhere out there, someone holds a copy of a book with my name in it that entertained them. (Or disturbed them, but around here that’s the same thing.) So, that about says it.
Next year, the major goal is to make it even better. I know, massive, huh? Yeah, well, I’m sure I’ll make a detailed list of crap I need to accomplish on my personal blog– y’all get spared here. That’s right, I love you that much. I do think that I’m going to have a New Year’s Resolution this time though, which I’ve never done before.
I’m going to stop explaining why, when I talk about writing, I talk about my characters like they’re real. “Kay wants this” or “Fiona won’t do that”, etc., etc.
Everyone already knows why I do it, because over half of them do it too (this means you!). And anyone who says they don’t know why is either (a) pretending so they can be a douchebag and feel superior in their sanity or (b) probably not someone who’d enjoy my company even if I didn’t do it. So it’s a bit silly to over-explain the issue, isn’t it? I know this should sound like something one realizes at 13, but hey, I’m still getting used to discussing writing like it’s something I’m semi-serious about rather than it being a closeted and fruitless hobby. Gimme a break!
And in closing, I leave you with the awesome of my new calendar, which I could not wait for the new year to put up:
Yeah, that’s totally Jon Snow and Ghost. A Song of Ice and Fire and nerdy fantasy art for the win! If you don’t believe me, well, the power of George RR Martin compels you. (No, I am not that grouchy about the lateness of A Dance with Dragons. I’d rather it deliver and be slow than suck and be rushed, at the end of the day. I mean, he actually hasn’t killed my favorite characters yet! I can hardly believe it!)
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Now playing: The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
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Um, I hold a copy of a book with your name in it, and it entertained me. Consider that faint possibility a reality.
Enjoy the New Year’s celebration!
I plan on building quite the library of books that contain – or better yet, feature – your name. I’ve got one down, and countless more to go.
Here’s to an amazingly productive and prolific 2009 – for the both of us!
There will be loads of sales to come, I’m sure.
And that GRRM calendar looks fantastic! Like you I’d rather wait a while for Bk 5 than get a sucky book sooner.
All the best for 2009!
Aaron, thanks, man! See, even the possibility is enough to make me happy, the reality is awesome like whoa.
Jen, too right! The bookshelves will be full of Entertaining Stuff With Our Names in Them. I’d give you a high five right now… but you’re in Canada. Hm. Next time!
Mike, the calendar is really pretty– there’s this great one of Dany in the fire with the dragons… man. Thank you for sharing the nerdy glee of GRRM.
Have a good, safe New Year, y’all!
There’s a book on a shelf in Merry Old England (well we’re all merry at the moment) with your name in it. Here’s too many more books filling our shelves over the course of 2009.
I got a “Get Fuzzy” calender : )
Cate, I’ll second that! More for us! Thanks <3
Natalie, ha! Adorable!
*turns bright red* Due to a typographical error, I have given certain people the impression that I had a lot of stories accepted. At the risk of making you think less of me I must correct that number as being 17, not the previously impressing 72. This is why I have other people edit my stories ; )
If it makes you feel any better, Carter totally gets why you talk about your characters as if they’re real. He’d throw quite the hissy fit if anyone dared insinuate HE was less than real, after all.
He wouldn’t call it a hissyfit though. More like a masculine act of rage.
If it makes you feel any better, Carter totally gets why you talk about your characters as if they’re real. He’d throw quite the hissy fit if anyone dared insinuate HE was less than real, after all.
He wouldn’t call it a hissyfit though. More like a masculine act of rage.
Natalie, I’m still impressed.
Kalen, what the hell is up with that? Why don’t they realize that if they were really so masculine in their rage, they wouldn’t feel the need to keep reminding everyone how very masculine it is?
Jerk head people! Hee!