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Tue, 18:02 : @godaddy is there an issue with the Quickblogcast and Website Tonight stuff loading right now? I'm having one at least... Tue, 18:38 : Ep. 37 of @OandFPodcast is now up feat. uf/steampunk author @DevonMonk with BREAKING NEWS on a new series for her fans! http://t.co/PfdPqfsF Tue, 18:52 : Catch @AceRocBooks author @DevonMonk letting out BREAKING NEWS about her new book series on Ep 37 of @OandFPodcast http://t.co/0IDNdpQy Tue, 21:07 : Man, I wish this week would at least buy me dinner first! Wed, 00:55 : Evening reminder! Ep. 37 @OandFPodcast is up feat. uf/steampunk author @DevonMonk & BREAKING NEWS on her new series! http://t.co/0IDNdpQy Wed, 00:56 : I am bringing Cards Against Humanity to San Diego Comic Con & my author friends better be ready to THROW DOWN! #SDCC Wed, 01:05 : Hmm.. I can either afford to go to SDCC or make the 'Get Stoned' gargoyle buttons for SDCC, but not both #glamwritinglifeproblems

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Mon, 18:24 : Given the massive amounts of data compiling going on, I fear becoming the ghost in the machine.. on second thought, totally okay with that Tue, 01:48 : Yes, I'm man enough to Pintrest, but in an effort to make it more manly I'm referring to it as Peentrest #whichstillgivesthewrongimpression Tue, 03:27 : RT @MikeRUnderwood: Just had a blast talking with @antonstrout for the @OandFPodcast. We talked about writing, urban fantasy settings, a ...

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Sun, 22:35 : RT @babyridge116: My reading list- top 3. 2 I want to read, 1 I don't. And my fave author below <3 L'Engle. @antonstrout @amber_benso ... Sun, 22:39 : Putting aside the day job work to do some page proof finishing work, followed by True Blood and podcast work #killme Mon, 02:12 : RT @JulieYMandKAC: Upcoming titles I'm planning on checking out by @JamieQuaid @linda_grimes & @antonstrout. Are you gonna read them ... Mon, 03:59 : Page proofs & Author Queries round 2 done! I think that's it for final tweaks to Alchemystic.. back to the publisher in the morning!

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Sat, 04:01 : I may be Lego Batman 2'd out Sat, 14:05 : Iced coffee and an everything bagel.. off to a good start!

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Wed, 12:44 : I respect people in Batman shirts slightly more than I do those in Superman shirts.. perhaps it's my hatred of showboating jingoists. Wed, 13:38 : Ends this Friday! Support me, help 826NYC & get a chance to win a signed set of my Simon books http://t.co/U1uTKUGY Wed, 14:06 : If you last name is Palin I'm sorry, but I don't want to see you on reality TV unless the show is called Celebrity Cage Match To the Death Wed, 14:15 : Considering it's the day after a Lego game launch, I'm surprised I'm not home "sick" Wed, 18:59 : Saving grace of my day was talking with the delightful @DevonMonk for the podcast... there shall be BREAKING NEWS! #sekritpodcasterissekrit Thu, 00:06 : I guess if you don't like vampires in the first place, I DO deserve that new one star review :P Thu, 01:22 : Oh look. More page proofs. #EFFYOU! Thu, 01:40 : Given the heat in NYC, I declare tomorrow No Pants Thursday! Beware, my fellow New Yorkers! Thu, 03:55 : And now, much like my beloved Elder Gods, I SLUMBER!

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Tue, 12:43 : *reaches out, pulls off Tuesday's fake mustache* AHA! I thought you looked familiar, MONDAY! Tue, 12:49 : I believe it was another famous Anton who said if you have a fruit bowl in act one then someone better get stabbed by a banana by act three Tue, 14:08 : I can haz SDCC panel w @katrchrdsn @KevinHearne @jf_lewis @JeanneCStein @seananmcguire et al. http://t.co/uTrLB3JM Tue, 15:55 : Support me, help @826NYC & get a chance to win a signed set of my Simon books http://t.co/U1uTKUGY Tue, 18:26 : Why oh why is there no Kinect Godzilla game so I can go stompy stompy on cities? Tue, 18:40 : And when you roar you spew atomic radiation breath.. my Kinect Godzilla game practically writes itself! Tue, 20:12 : I'm a little sad that the Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime is missing the line: How did I get so effing fat? #aging Tue, 21:00 : People! Lego Batman 2 is out today! Get thee to a gamery! Tue, 23:54 : wow.. twitter is littered with adds now.. fun.. not! Wed, 02:06 : Lego Batman 2 is awesome... still getting used to them talking, but it looks & handles great, although the speed running in the hub is odd Wed, 02:19 : Now is about that time I go russle up some quotes from my author betters #fingerscrossed Wed, 02:40 : But first.. editing moar Alchemystic page proofs #all3jobsneverdone

Support me, help 826NYC & get a chance to win a signed set of my Simon books

This ends on Friday, June 22nd, people, so act fast!

Want a chance to win a full signed set of the Simon Canderous urban fantasy novels by yours truly?

Want to help out the very worthy 826NYC? (826NYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging New York City students ages 6 to 18 in creative writing and other activities to support their education.)

Donate at least $5 or more to support me in the Penguin Global Walk (scroll down to Team Legendary, Support Anton Strout), send me proof, and you'll have both done some awesome charity work and be entered to win a signed set of my books! And force me to walk... so support the March of the Fatty Fat! Share at will.

And don't delay!  Time is running out... much like my life will be by the end of the walk, no doubt!

I can haz SDCC panel

Holy cats!  It's practically that time of year again!  San Diego Comic Con is almost upon us! July 12th-15th the San Diego convention center gets invaded by every form of life in the galaxy, including yours truly. And if you are going, I WANT TO SEE YOU THERE!

First of all, I'm on a killer panel... just look!

Saturday, 7/14/12, 10:30—11:30 AM, Room: 5AB
HOT TOWN: FAERIES IN THE CITY
Description: Imagine having to battle paranormal beings while managing work and family and a love life. Caught in the midst of love triangles, the supernatural, vampires, Celtic gods, monsters in NYC, slayers in San Diego and more...these authors know that our world is not always what it seems and they like it that way.

1.                   Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles)

2.                   Kat Richardson (SEAWITCH, August 2012/Greywalker Series)  

3.                   Jennifer Bosworth (STRUCK)

4.                   Anton Strout (Simon Canderous series/ALCHEMISTIC)  

5.                   Seanan McGuire (Discount Armaggedon)

6.                   Jeanne Stein (Anna Strong Vampire Novels)  

7.                   J.F. Lewis (Burned: A Void City Novel)

8.                   S. G. Browne (Lucky Bastard)

Moderator: Benjamin Tate (author of WELL OF SORROWS & LEAVES OF FLAME)

Followed immediately by:

AUTOGRAPHING: AA09 12:30—1:30 PM

*staff and inventory provided by Mysterious Galaxy

I'll be running around getting my geek on, but there's a 87.3% chance you can find me at the Penguin Booth #1117, and you should stop by.  Why? We'll have the Ace Roc free samplers, which include five other fine authors as well as the first three chapters of Alchemystic, the first book of my Spellmason Chronicles, which comes out on 9/25!

But you can get the beginning of it at SDCC!  I'll even sign it.  How's THAT for added value?

I look forward to pained feet, sore legs, a heavy swag bag, and of course, hopefully seeing you at the con!

Introducing my latest project- The Once & Future Podcast

I listen to a lot of podcasts.  Thing is, no one out there was doing exactly the kind of
one I wanted to be hearing, so I’ve taken it upon myself to fill that
void.

I love books and I love my fellow authors.  I am pretty keen on
celebrating that.  I wanted a place where I could talk about all things
happening within my chosen genre, all the things I love in fantasy,
science fiction, even some crossover into paranormal romance, including
weekly segments focused on: breaking news, upcoming titles, interviews
with guest authors from every point in their various careers, upcoming
book tour info, convention news, and just overall general discussion of
our genre.

Parts of the podcast will be reader focused, but there will also be
parts coming up for those who are writers, including interviews with
professionals of all walks of life from within the world of publishing
itself.  When we can, we’ll talk with editors, artists, publicists, you
name it. 

Along the way I also hope to have a variety of contests and book
giveaways, and with listener feedback, I can steer the course of this
vast leviathan to where they want it to go.  This isn’t a lecture
series.  What I want here is a dialogue between listeners and readers,
and the authors I bring to them.  What you say matters and I want to hear it.

We'll be talking to authors from the ones you already know as New York
Times bestsellers to those authors out there who you have yet to
discover. The first episode featured bloggers the Paperback Dolls, author Jackie Kessler and New York Times bestseller Charlaine Harris.

So go download the podcast at itunes or over  here and "Like" our Facebook page. That's where we'll be holding discussions on each of the shows and it's the best place to find out about our giveaways.

San Diego Comic Con Schedule

San Diego Comic Con-the hive of scum and villainy of all things nerdy and awesome-is almost upon us!  I ship out on Tuesday, July 19th to help the fine folks at Penguin set up for the con and will be there until Monday, July 25th.  By all means, if you are going, I want to see you!  I will sign books/postcards/e-readers, even children!

Where can you find me?  An excellent question!  There is always a good chance that if you’ll find me if you stop by the Penguin booth (# 1117) or its Mysterious Galaxy partner booth (#1119) next door.  Most likely I will be talking about my favorite subject--ME.  MG will have me on sale, so I’m always happy to convert someone to the Simonverse and sign on the spot.

As far as specific events that I’ll be on display at, we have these:

Thursday, July 21st

3:00- 4:00 pm, PANEL: Magic and Monsters

Adult and Young Adult Science-Fiction and Fantasy authors discuss the costs and consequences of “magic” in their novels and the scary, hairy, and dangerous creatures that lurk in the worlds they have created. Visit the worlds of  Kim Harrison (The Hollows series), Andrea Cremer (The Nightshade series), Anton Strout (The Simon Canderous series), Lev Grossman (The Magicians), Ben Loory (Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day), J.F. Lewis (The Void City novels) and Diana Rowland (The White Trash Zombie series) guided by moderator Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy. 25ABC

  Thursday, July 21st

4:30-5:30 pm, post-panel signing, AA8

 Saturday, July 23rd

3:00-3:50 PM, Amber Benson & Anton Strout MG Booth Signing

Signing giveaway copies of DEATH’S DAUGHTER & DEAD TO ME, plus other books for sale.  You may have to fight through the legion of Buffy fans there, but it will SO be worth it, right?  RIGHT?

 I’m going to spend my time catching up with old friends, geeking out over some Doctor Who at the Nerdist Podcast taping on Saturday, and running around slobbering a bit.  Won’t you join me?  Hope to see you there!