Sarah A. Hoyt's Blog, page 402

Until we meet again

Dejah Thoris Burroughs Carter Hoyt, June 12 1989 - June 8 2009

She was the cutest ball of fur you ever saw.  For reasons that would take too long to explain, Dan and I broke into the sun room where she was locked -- away from her mom.  I think she was maybe four weeks old, all fluff and meows.

We bottle raised her and her two brothers -- not easy since I had a full time job as a translator at the time.  I always thought it was because of that that she was a little shy.  Not socialized enough.  Did

I've joined the Glee Club Of The Damned

Now you can too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA

You know

You know you've lived with a book for too long when the only "last line" that feels right is "And she was done."  Messages from Fred, anybody?

(Though the line stands.  It works for the book.)

blogging at MGC again

Has it been a week?  I promise I'll blog more regularly once books are turned in. :)

Meawhile, I'm giving away a nifty darkship thieves tshirt at MGC, so hye thee there!

http://madgeniusclub.blogspot.com/

Blogging today at MGC

http://madgeniusclub.blogspot.com/

Other than that, deep in Kay-Ho.  Yes, I know how bad that sounds, but I finally figured out how to fix the bits that are sticking out to make her less of the "helpless victim."

I'm still NOT able to let her run off to Ireland to be a pirate, but it will do.  History will NOT be flaunted -- and all that.


Sarah

Sarah Talks Back at Music

I've been sick. I'm late on books. I haven't been able to play in my own diner in days. So I find myself in the store, talking back at the music in the ceiling. There was Five For Fighting's Superman playing and I yelled back "Oh, yeah, try not being faster than a speeding bullet." I know I play with the theme of "superpowers have a price" in the Shifter series, but honest to BOG, at least becoming an animal has a larger downside than being bullet proof.

This song definitely wins the winey-*ssed

My Penguicon Schedule

If you happen to be in the area, please come say "hi!".

Sci-Fi/Fantasy - The Perception Sarah Hoyt
Daniel Hogan
Jeff DeLuzio
Sarah Monette 5/1/2009 18:00 0h50 Poolside 1 [image error]    What is the general perception of genre writing? Pros and cons of genre writing vs. traditional fiction.



Opening Ceremonies Rasmus Lerdorf
Jon "maddog" Hall
Jane McGonigal
Wil Wheaton
Windell Oskay
Sarah Hoyt
Matt Arnold 5/1/2009 20:00 0h50 Ballrooms 7/8   After the countdown ticks to zero, Tux wil

Where I read the beginning of Draw One In The Dark

I didn't think my voice was yet QUITE up to a full short story, so this is me reading the beginning of Draw One In The Dark.  I'll do the opening of the other novels too, over the next few weeks, and eventually post it on my site.  For now, after much bugging of my friend Kate Paulk, (and Rob Hampson, and Francis Turner) it's hosted here:

http://www.sff.net/people/katepaulk/xtra/dw_a0045.mp3

DST T-shirts

So excited! promotional t-shirts for DST here. Attached picture modeled by younger boy who is wearing it back to school. One of them is being donated to the Penguin Con auction, others going to members of my writers' group -- you know who you are. About ten left. I MUST think of contests so you guys can win them. They look terrific! Superb art by Alan Pollack!

Various and sundry updates

Writing madly on the final phase of an historical novel called "No Other Wish But His" -- a fictionalized version of the life of Katherine Howard which one of my writers' group members has nicknamed Kay Ho. (G)

A few updates:  As you can tell I have indeed survived Luna con.  For those who heard me there, my voice is now back -- which means podcast tomorrow.  (Yay, right?)

I'm now on face book under Sarah A. Hoyt.  I'm also twittering as sarahahoyt, if you feel a burning desire to know what I had