In which yr hmbl narrator is mighty

[rolanni]

I have started sketching in Teh Shiny.

I have Committed Bookkeeping.

I have made reservations for Saturday dinner.

I have committed a poster that is too Radical to be used for its intended purpose (sigh).

Truly.  Yes, TRULY I am mighty.

I am mentioning right now, because I have rocks for brains and forgot to do so before now:  Y’all remember that David Mattingly does make a limited number of prints of his cover art available for sale?  And very reasonably, too?  So, if you’re loving the art for Ghost Ship as much as we do around the Cat Farm, get thee to David’s bio page, click on the email link at the bottom and open negotiations.

It is raining in Central Maine; a condition that is projected to last for the next day or so.

I think I may go to bed early.  It’s hard work, being mighty.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[amm-me.livejournal.com]

Truly a great cover. However, I do have to say that I think it is surpassed (in a COMPLETELY different style, however) by the cover of Robin McKinley's just-released _Pegasus_. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0399246770/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
I think it really is the most beautiful book cover I have ever seen. And what's more, it's clear the artist READ THE BOOK.

Sorry, I guess I hijacked the comments. To return more-or-less to topic, I just finished _Carousel_, and I loved it. So VERY pleased that Baen picked it up, and all praise both to the author, and to the agent that made the deal! I laughed out loud at Borgan's rejoinder to Kate's "The whole Atlantic Ocean?" And I wonder, ethnologically or etymologically, where do snallygasters come from? Are they a Maine thing?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Though you of course do not know this as yet, I can certify that the artist for Ghost Ship read the book.

Snallygaster, the word, is originally a German thing -- schnaller geist -- which became a Maryland thing, and took up residence in or around Frederick back in slave-holding days.