a secret room, a tangled web to unweave
So, for the past three days now, while I've waited to be told what has to be changed, waiting for news that might not come for another week but which might also come at any moment, I've thought I can at least not let this time go to waste. I can't get started on The Dinosaurs of Mars or Joey LaFaye or the "Onion" screenplay, because I can't begin
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I gave two of your books to Colin Meloy today.
He appeared with his friend Daniel Handler (yes, Mr. Snicket himself) at a Q&A at the Beaverton Powell's, and I went, and after meeting Mr. Handler in the signing line I went back and talked to Mr. Meloy. I introduced myself as "a fan of a fan" and asked if he'd heard of you. He hadn't. I described your work quickly ("Dark fantasy...Imagine if H.P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury had a kid"), and said you were a fan of his. I then went over and bought a new copy of Daughter of Hounds and a used copy of Low Red Moon, and gave them to him as gifts.
He asked if LRM was named after the Belly song; I blanked on that, but he looked at the quotes page and confirmed it. He appreciated the gift of the books; I said that I hoped he liked them, wished him luck with his kid, and headed out.
I hope he likes them. And hey, you got another new sale!
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I gave two of your books to Colin Meloy today.
Wow. Thank you.
I then went over and bought a new copy of Daughter of Hounds and a used copy of Low Red Moon, and gave them to him as gifts.
Those are the two I'd have picked. Thanks, Chris. I'm going to go have some sort of fan girl meltdown now...
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a giant well-stocked bookstore is a good location for spawning an idea like that...
Spooky speaks fondly of Powell's. And it's true that, right now, there aren't a lot of bookstores where you can find Low Red Moon.
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