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[leahbobet]

It appears that the Fall 2007 issue of On Spec, containing "The Sorceress's Assistant", is going out through the mails.

This is a bit of a special one for me, for a few reasons. One, this story was an Artist's Challenge from a piece of elisem's jewelery: a necklace-crown called "The Name-Thief". Two, this is the first issue that On Spec has their new Featured Author...um, feature, and to my great surprise and pleasure, that's, well, me.

There's a picture and a 700-word bio involved in that.

So if you don't like the story, now you have enough information to track me down and dump ice cubes down the back of my shirt. *g*

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The issue also has fiction from Scott Mackay (local author and friend of the bookstore), swan_tower, and gvwilson, who did not tell me he had sold a story to On Spec or would be sharing a ToC with me, and will now be killed horribly for that once I'm done congratulating him.

Pick up a copy at all fine or awesome booksellers.

Comments

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

You allowed yourself to be photographed sans Neil Gaiman-esque sunglasses? XD

(congrats, btw)

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Hee. They haven't delivered my Neil Gaiman Shades yet. I think that comes with the cabana boys, which I also have not had delivered.

(thanks. *g*)

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

When I come in the store to get *stuff!* please remind me that I want that also? Maybe I'll come this Friday. Oh, my poor Visa. It will be quite scary.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Hee, will do. Hopefully we shall have that shipped to the store by then.

[puzzlehouse.livejournal.com]

Many congrats!! :)

(I'm especially pleased because even though I'm no longer with the magazine, I still consider you one of "my" authors.)

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Hee. Thanks. :)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Congratulations.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

... what if I want to drop ice cubes down your shorts just to make you go *squeak*?

I mean, I'd hate to have a perfectly normal sadistic impulse mistaken for literary critique...

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Um, then I would have to bring my kung fu to the table. And there would be KUNG FU FIGHTING.

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

This sounds almost fun. Shall we book something for August?

(I never drop ice cubes in people's shorts when it's cold out. That's no fun for anyone)

[monkeyman.livejournal.com]

:) Very nice!