Dec. 18
3:34 PM
The Folly of the World Book Day
Today marks the fruition of over three years of concentrated effort, my third novel, that shaggy sheep that started life under the title Hook and Cod and is now available at finer booksellers everywhere as The Folly of the World. I love it, and hope that you do, too. If you don't, well, there are plenty of Netherlandish proverbs that could be applied, but then there always are...
Here then are some salient facts and links for your perusal.
1. The marvelous Lauren Panepinto and Zelda Devon did the cover, which also underwent some changes along the way. Here's the final beast in all its beauty:
2. I'm greatly indebted to my editor Tim, my agent Sally, and my besties Raech and Molly for both helping me get this project where it needed to be and for putting up with my constant whinging about it. Hell, thanks to everyone who put up with over the last few years, period--this work took over my life, and I really, really appreciate the collective patience of everyone I know!
3. If you're the look before you leap sort, Orbit has posted the prologue and first chapter of the novel.
4. This really is my favorite thing I've ever written. It certainly took the most work of anything I've yet done, and was the most emotionally draining writing experience I've ever had. If you enjoy the book, please feel free to sing its praises from the rooftops, read it aloud at libraries and orphanages, and/or review it online somewhere.
5. Holland is so cool. Thanks, Holland!
6. Link Party:
- The book was picked by Flavorwire as one of their 10 Must-reads for December and the LA Times Holiday Gift Guide.
- Molly held a cocktail contest to promote the book, and just posted the results.
- I've got a "Thoughtful Thursday" column up at Fantasy Literature, and they're giving away a copy of the book in the comments section.
- I've got a guest blog at SFSignal called "Reality and the Folly of the World," which is about, uh, reality and the folly of the world/The Folly of the World.
- I've got another guest blog, this one at Orbit which is basically a top ten list of movies that somehow relate to the novel.
- Orbit also posted a short chapter that got cut from the final draft, as a sort-of deleted scene/teaser thing.
6. I'm sure I'm leaving something off, but will try to avoid cluttering the feed with constant noise about this, so will run another digest-style update on Folly further down the road: I've got some readings coming up in the new year down Denver-way, I did an interview for Clarkesworld that'll be out some time, and I might be doing another for the Magazine of Bizarro Fiction. As always, I'm available to take about myself ad nauseam, if anyone's interested. So yeah, more in the coming days, and thanks again, most of you!