No, no. No sodding off, here.
I pondered (god, how pretentious!) the crash and burn line, too.
I do like the irony in dropping, the "rise" line - that's good.
Hrm.
Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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Strix - Nov 14, 2003 8:36:38 am PST #2723 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Betsy HP - Nov 14, 2003 9:18:12 am PST #2724 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Deena - Nov 14, 2003 9:22:43 am PST #2725 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Deb, I did a review, but it wouldn't let me say what should be purchased with it. Right now it recommends Sunshine, which isn't really a bad choice, though not thematic or even similar in style. I did like them both. Fewer narrative problems in Weaver, though.
Strix - Nov 14, 2003 9:27:28 am PST #2726 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ooh, hopping to read review. I am now an Author!Geek!
sfmarty - Nov 14, 2003 12:00:28 pm PST #2727 of 10001
Who? moi??
Good reference, Betsy. I only read the link page, but it seemed very good to me.
Beverly - Nov 14, 2003 7:36:13 pm PST #2728 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Deena, I may have missed a step. Your review is up but mine isn't--and it didn't offer me the options of books to choose with Weaver. Did I do something wrong?
Should I go back to Amazon and try to post it again, you think?
Deena - Nov 14, 2003 7:43:21 pm PST #2729 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Beverly, if mine is up, that's new. They take a bit to review it, and they didn't offer me the opportunity of suggesting something to go with it either, so everything's probably fine.
Beverly - Nov 14, 2003 7:54:42 pm PST #2730 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Okay, I may have stuck my foot in it, because I posted it again. Oh well. We'll see what transpires.
Deena - Nov 14, 2003 8:17:19 pm PST #2731 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I think, if you post it twice, they just delete the second one. I have to go read the review. Did you like it? I wasn't sure if I was saying enough -- they kill any review that they think tells too much.
Ah, I'm slow, but I'm stubborn. When you look on the full information page for Weaver, there's a spot somewhere in the middle of the page that says, I recommend this: and a blank for the ISDN number instead of/in addition to this book. You enter the ISDN number and click the radio button of your choice (though 'in addition to' seems to be the default).
I recommended 'in addition to' Gaiman's Neverwhere and Terry Windling's Woodwife hoping that readers who like them will pick it up. I would.
deborah grabien - Nov 14, 2003 8:23:43 pm PST #2732 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
NICE review! But I don't see that recommendation for Sunshine anywhere.
I've just come back from a lovely book launch party; Meg drew an enormous crowd (about 50 people, maybe 60), the reading was the first chapter (right around 8 minutes, so I'll need to time mine), the Q&A was lively and warm, and the champagne party at their house was just right. It helped that Meg's dad kicked in a case - case, yes - of vintage Dom Perignon.
I got all the info I needed about how to do one of these things, and one thing more: the woman introducing Meg was Anny Clevens, who is regional Events Manager for Borders. Upshot of convo after the signing was that we're getting in touch first week of the new year, to book a signing/reading at Borders at Stonestown Galleria (very chichi palce here in San Francisco) first week of February.
And Karl came, looking for askye, who hadn't told him she was bailing.