literally *thousands*

[ellenkushner]

First of all, warmest congratulations to Danielle Bennett & Jaida Jones (they're on here somewhere with amusing monikers, I know, but I forget which): their new collaborative novel, Havemercy, has just been released by my own publisher, Bantam Spectra, and because I was Very Good I got to read an advance copy of the ms. last year. I loved it - here's the quote I provided: “Delicious! The characters are unique, entrancing and believable: dinner-party guests you never want to see go home. I will gladly walk again in this city, now that I know my way around.” -- OK, I was in Japan, and jet-lagged. And did I mention I hate writing quotes? I never feel I do a book justice, and I probably didn't here. I think my first draft (I scribble enthusiastic notes at the backs of mss. as I read, hoping it will all come together by the time I'm done) was something about wriggling with delight and wanting to sit on the characters' laps. Hey, it's that kind of book. But no point in scaring the horses.

How they met and wrote and sold Havemercy is a great story, and of course Danielle's hometown (Victoria, B.C.) paper is right on it, with a biiiig feature interview. A mignonette sent me the link, and I am quite dewy-eyed to see D&J giving me Muse credit. . . . . and really amused to see how the journalist mangled whatever they actually said to him into:

Ellen Kushner, whose award-winning mythical tales of sword-fighting and medieval battles have sold thousands of copies. . . .

Danielle & Jaida, welcome to the Wonderful World of Journalism! I know it's not your fault. I've done dozens of these, and they always mangle your facts and then you read the article and go, "Whaaaaat?! That's not what I said!" Once I was young & indignant, but you get over it. It's a swell article, and should do a lot of good. As Dear Oscar said, "There is one thing worse than being interviewed . . . . "

And thanks for the plug!

Comments

[motorbike.livejournal.com]

Oh here, they are ladyjaida and danibennett :)

[seanmoon.livejournal.com]

On behalf of journalists, I apologize. This sounds like a great book--now I'm doubly glad I found your LJ. Thanks from a new reader of the LJ, and one of the "thousands" who's read all your books. ;)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Hey - without journalists, we'd all be nowhere. I'm just always amused by what they manage to "re-translate" - it's kind of like a game of Telephone. One of my best friends in Boston did occasional squibs about me for the Globe, and even she did it.

Enjoy HAVEMERCY!

[peregrinejohn.livejournal.com]

Simply amazing! (The way in which they wrote the story, I mean, not the predictable clobberation their comments got.) At the very least, the article sold another copy of Havemercy, right this way. It sounds wonderful.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

You'll like it!

[peregrinejohn.livejournal.com]

Just saw the cover: It's a clockwork dragon. It's a clockwork dragon! I love it already and haven't read a word yet.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Yeah; that cover is Da Bomb.

[contrarywise]

The mignonette would be me. :)

Congrats to Danielle and Jaida, and hooray for publicity! BTW, there's already a Havemercy fan comm on LJ at thremedon, if anyone's interested in checking it out.

[ladyjaida.livejournal.com]

Danielle & Jaida, welcome to the Wonderful World of Journalism! I know it's not your fault. I've done dozens of these, and they always mangle your facts and then you read the article and go, "Whaaaaat?! That's not what I said!" Once I was young & indignant, but you get over it.

That makes us feel SO much better. Now we are giggling.

Nonetheless, at least they got our big inspiration right!

[yaoi-in-exile.livejournal.com]

*pounces* Congratumalations! :D

[yaoi-in-exile.livejournal.com]

Huzzah, woohoo and yippee-ki-yay! :D How cool is *that*? Flagons all around!

"There's no truth in the news, and no news in the truth."

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

No newspaper or magazine has yet to report on anything I knew about, or could find out about, without making a Big Mung of the facts.
Accept it thus: this is journalism, not rocket science.