Get thee behind me, Monday

Today. . .

Today has been a day of parts.

Indeed.

Parts.

The waking up part was comfortable, and the breakfast part was all right. The hair cutting part was. . .disappointing, but at least I don't look like a dandelion fluff anymore.

The mail -- that part was briefly exciting, when I discovered that there was An! Envelope! from our agent hidden inside the sales flyer. Alas, a royalty check was not enclosed, but only a statement indicating that the German editions had not earned out.

*Sigh*

The bookkeeping part was. . .about what you'd expect.

Lunch -- that part was quite enjoyable, and extended by an hour as Steve and I worked out some bits for the next novel (the one after I Dare. Which has to be, um, pitched, so we should, yanno, have some idea about what's going to happen), but! we noticed that Hexapuma-cat kept running upstairs and down, kitchen to catbox, and complaining the while, so we investigated, that investigation leading to a lightning visit to the vet, who confirmed that, indeed, Hex has a bladder infection, and lo! we have returned home lighter by seventy-odd dollars, and clutching a vial of Magic Pink Stuff.

Writing the InfoDump, coming soon to a screen near you, was. . .OK.

More parts of bookkeeping have been accomplished, and more yet must be, before the day is done. Ho-Hum.

Also? It's raining.

Tomorrow is Tuesday, and I am wanted at the day-job. Wednesday, as well. On Thursday, I finally get to see the orthopedic doctor about the knee, which -- of course! -- has been behaving itself beautifully.

Sometime. . .Friday, most likely, I'll sit down again with Carousel Tides and try to figure out how to fix it.

Steve and I watched King of Masks last night, which I recommend highly.

And now. . .more bookkeeping.

Stay dry.

Liaden Universe® InfoDump Number 75

Lee and Miller to Auction off Submission Manuscripts
In order to make room in file drawers, and in response to reader requests that the material not simply be shredded, Lee and Miller will be auctioning off four bundles of papers (list below), at a rate of approximately one bundle every two weeks. Auctions may be discontinued at any time at the sole discretion of the authors. That means that this is An Experiment. Winning bidders are responsible for shipping and attendant handling charges.

The first bundle to go to auction will be Agent of Change, beginning on Ebay on Monday, July 6, finishing on Monday, July 13. Specifics regarding the auction "location" on Ebay, including an URL, will be forthcoming in a later email. Winners will be required to sign a paper asserting that they understand that they have purchased the *paper only*; that no right of publication has been granted; and that the authors' copyrights remain with them.

Agent of Change
1. Typescript dated 1984
2. Carbon of original submission letter to Judy-Lynn del Rey, dated December 1, 1985
3. Photocopy of Stephen Hickman's cover concept
4. Revision/Acceptance letter from S. Shapiro
5. Cover flat of actual cover
6. Galleys

Conflict of Honors
1. Typescript dated 1986
2. Revision letters from S. Shapiro, reply from S. Lee
3. Editorial post card
4. Galleys

Carpe Diem
NEARLY 10 INCHES HIGH, AN ESTIMATED TWO THOUSAND SHEETS OF PAPER, A STAND-ON-THE-BATHROOM-SCALE-
WITH-YOUR-ARMS-FULL-OF-PAPER GUESSTIMATE IS BETWEEN 18 AND 20 *POUNDS* OF PAPER
1. Typescript (starts on Page 2) and letter dated September 19, 1988
2. Another full copy, with extensive revision notes, and sections
that had to be moved paper-clipped together
3. Several pages of notes from telephone conversations, in Sharon's hand
4. Notes for eliminated plotlines
5. Editorial Christmas card
6. Photocopy of the copy-edited manuscript
7. Proof
8. Photocopy of cover concept by Stephen Hickman, with handwritten
notes by the artist
9. Cover flat of actual cover

Candlelight
1. Original typescript, hand corrected by authors, dated July 1984
2. Submission typescript
3. Carbon copy of submission letter to Good Housekeeping
4. Several rejection letters (including Good Housekeeping)
5. Another copy, with hand-written revisions
6. Intent-to-publish letter from Pulphouse, signed by Dean Wesley
Smith, receive date noted in Sharon's hand as October 1992

Fledgling and Saltation
Liaden Universe® novels Fledgling and Saltation are now available for pre-order at a significant discount from Amazon.com (here, and here)

For those who would prefer a signed book for their collection, there are still 214 Fledgling and 164 Saltation available direct from Lee and Miller. If you go this route, please remember that these books will undoubtedly arrive later than books ordered from Amazon, or picked up from your local bookstore. This is because Lee and Miller will sign each one, package each one, stamp each one, and mail each one. Though we still have books left to place, the pre-orders for the Theo novels is manymany more than any of the Meisha Merlin pre-orders.

Edited to Add: Those interested in adopting a signed book, please contact Sharon at rolanniATkorval.com (where @ replaces AT). Be patient; she's behind on her email again.

SRM Publisher News
SRM Publisher, Ltd. has acquired the rights to Dragon's Bones, a novella by James A. Hetley, set in the town of Stonefort, Maine, and continuing the lives and adventures of characters familiar to you from the novels Dragon's Eye and Dragon's Teeth. Publication is set for October 2009.

Maine Quartet, A collection of four stories by Thomas A. Easton - scientist, book reviewer, teacher, writer, will be published on July 17, and is now available for pre-order from the SRM Publisher catalog page: http://www.srmpublisher.com.

The publication of Double Vision, a collection of short stories by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller has been delayed until mid-July. Remember! If you pre-ordered Double Vision combined with other SRM books, your entire order will be held until Double Vision ships.

Where in the World are Lee and Miller
Sharon and Steve will be at Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, in Montreal, Canada, August 6 through 10. For more information, visit the convention's website:
http://www.anticipationsf.ca/

Lee and Miller Publication Schedule
Double Vision, SRM Publisher, trade paper, July 2009
Fledgling, Baen Books, hardcover, September 2009
Misfits, SRM Publisher chapbook date TBA
TBA (Yule chapbook), SRM Publisher, November 2009
Saltation, Baen Books, April 6, 2010
Carousel Tides (by Sharon Lee), Baen Books, Summer 2010
Mouse and Dragon, Baen Books, September 2010

Gear! Summer shirts, hats, and totes!
Visit the SRM CafePress store: http://www.cafepress.com/srmpublisher

Support Your Local Bookstore
Uncle Hugo's: http://www.unclehugo.com/
University Bookstore:
http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/services.taf?dept=about&category=loca
Pandemonium Books: http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/
Missing Volume: http://www.themissingvolume.com/
Borderlands: http://www.borderlands-books.com/
Dream Haven: http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com/
Flights of Fantasy: http://www.fof.net/
Mysterious Galaxy: http://mysteriousgalaxy.booksense.com/
Constellation Books:
http://www.constellationbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

All of the above folks do mail order and take want lists.

Blogs of Note
Theo_Waitley is the discussion group for readers of Fledgling and
Saltation: http://community.livejournal.com/theo_waitley/

Where Dragons Rest: http://community.livejournal.com/liaden_readers/

Steve Miller's blog, Journeyman: http://kinzel.livejournal.com/

Sharon Lee's blog, Eagles over the Kennebec:
http://rolanni.livejournal.com/

SRM Publisher blog: http://srmpublisher.livejournal.com/

Facebook Connections -- please feel free to add us!
facebook.com/kinzel <http://facebook.com/kinzel> -- steve miller
facebook.com/rolanni <http://facebook.com/rolanni> -- sharon lee

Also, while there's some overlap somehow there are at least three
(3) Liaden interest groups on FACEBOOK -- I guess we need to
differentiate them somehow...

Clan Korval:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38719490864&ref=ts
Friends of Liad:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=16280839259&ref=ts
Flaran chamenthi:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=2213414696&ref=ts

Disclaimer Stuff
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Question

Several folks have offered to scan the papers we're looking to get rid of, and several others have pointed me at scanners. All of this concern and good advice is appreciated, but. . .

I don't understand why I would want to be scanning the papers.

Obviously, I'm missing something.

Somebody point out the elephant, please?

Thanks.