Killing Characters

Normally, I don't repeat announcements here if I've mentioned them on Twitter or Facebook.  This one deserves an exception.  Seanan McGuire was kind enough to e-mail me last night, and — after the prerequisite taunting — informs me that The Mermaid's Madness [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy] is #1 on the Locus Bestseller list!  It's Snoopy-dance time!

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So lately, I've been thinking about killing characters. Not the redshirts who die to remind us how dangerous the story is.  Not the villains who...