Magic Tails and Serenity

Woohoo, got my copy of MAGIC TAILS from the publisher this morning! Magic Tails is a collection of fantasy short stories from DAW for which Michelle West and I wrote a piece a while back. The collection is edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Janet Pack, and here's an excerpt from the back:

"Cats being magical creatures in their own right, it's not surprising that so many people who are captivated by fantastical tales and classic fables are also enamored of felines. And MAGIC TAILS is the perfect volume for anyone who likes to curl up with a good book and a companionable cat."

Heehee...ironic, since both Michelle and I are allergic to cats. :-) Anyway, our story is called "The Snow Queen."

Yes, I've been published before, but this is my first time in a short story collection! I'm pretty darned thrilled, I have to say.

Thanks so much to Michelle for the collab invite.

Book info, for those interested:

MAGIC TAILS
DAW Books, 2005
Editors: Martin H. Greenberg and Janet Pack
ISBN 0-7564-0288-3



Had lunch with Luisa yesterday; it was really good to see her again; we haven't really had a chance to hang out since before I left for Germany. I had some Italian language questions for her. :-) Luisa has a great report from her Italy trip up on her blog, by the way.

Since I was seeing a movie downtown in the evening, I decided it wasn't worth me going back to North York, so I took my laptop and worked in a Starbucks. Most Starbucks outlets in Toronto offer Wi-Fi wireless hotspots now, so I took advantage of this to check my e-mail. Good thing, too, since I found out that the editor of an article I recently submitted wanted some last-minute changes before I left for Calgary, including a quote from an industry expert.

I Googled for an expert, tracked down his contact info, used MaxEmail to fax my request, got back the needed quote by e-mail. All from a Starbucks coffee shop at Bloor and Jarvis. I love technology. :-)

Saw Serenity again, this time with my friends Parki, Craig and Doug. Laura and Peter were in the theatre as well! Craig, Doug, Laura and Peter were all seeing the movie for the first time, and none of them had watched the series before (Peter had seen a few random episodes). Everyone enjoyed the movie, and I liked it just as much the second time around.

I don't usually buy novelizations of movies, but I'm going to buy the one of Serenity because it was written by a charming fellow we met at Boskone, Keith DeCandido. Keith has an LJ under the user name 'kradical' in which he recently answered some Serenity novelization questions.

Here's a photo of Jodi and Allison with Keith at Boskone:



Have a great weekend, everyone! I'm off to Calgary.

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