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Awesome Blurbage (mirrored from blog)
So, this happened:
"Geekomancy is a glorious blender of genres, like a sweet candy shell filled with pop culture and high heroism. Absolutely stellar." Seanan McGuire, NYT-bestselling author of th October Daye n InCryptid eries.
How did this happen, you ask? The story, like the blurb, is awesome.
A while back, I got to chat wit Seanan McGuire t ( Read more... ) -
Audio rights deal!
Geekomancy and Celebromancy: coming soon to audiobook!
http://michaelrunderwood.com/2012/12/12/audio-rights-deal/
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Life as an Angry Robot
(mirrored from my blog)
It's been just over a month since I started with Angry Robot Books as the North American Sales & Marketing Manager.
Here are some thoughts on the new job:- The working environment is awesome. I liked my Wybel gig, but my co-workers at AR are much more My Kind of People. Everyone is in the genre fiction world, so my geekdom isn't ( Read more... )
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WorldCon Report
I talk about my awesome time at WorldCon over on my blog:
http://michaelrunderwood.com/2012/09/06/worldcon-report/
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Geekomancy on Sword & Laser
The geek gods of promotion have smiled upon me, for one of my wishes has come true:
Geekomancy gets a shout-out in the Calendar segment (15:45 if you just want to fast-forward). This is a marvelous get, since the Geek & Sundry audience is right in my wheelhouse in terms of the audience for Geekomancy.
Things are shaping up marvelously for the release ( Read more... ) -
Tor.com Excerpt and OMG Physical ARCs!
I have two pieces of business to share, and they are both awesome.
Tor.com, the website and blog for genre fiction powerhouse Tor Books, has posted Chapter Two ofGeekomancy to help spread the word:
http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/07/geekomancy-excerpt
And secondly, this Tuesday I got a box from Simon & Schuster containing an awesome surprise:
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First Geekomancy review
Geekomancy has its first professional review (as in not from a blurbing writer or other already-interested party), thanks to All Things Urban Fantasy. It got 4 our of 5 Bats!
http://allthingsuf.com/2012/06/early-review-geekomancy-michael-r-underwood.html
We're less than two weeks out from the pubdate, so life is getting really crazy. Most of my ( Read more... ) -
SOLD -- Geekomancy and sequel to Pocket Star
The deal is done!
As posted on Publisher's Marketplace:
Michael Underwood's GEEKOMANCY, discovered at the Book Country website and pitched as Buffy The Vampire Slayer meets Clerks, to Adam Wilson at Pocket Star, in a two-book deal, in a nice deal, for publication in 2012, by Sara Megibow of Nelson Literary Agency (World).
My big blog post is here:
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Set mode to Agented
I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed with Sara Megibow of Nelson Literary Agency (http://www.nelsonagency.com/) to be my literary agent. Sara is well-connected, energizingly enthusiastic, and the team at Nelson Literary is, in my opinion, in a fantastic place to help support their ( Read more... )
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