Blogflog - The Next two Anita Blake novels & questions answered at DragonCon

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Link: The Next two Anita Blake novels & questions answered at DragonCon
Disclaimer: This blog entry is verbatim, as originally posted on LKH's blog. Copyright belongs to Ma Petite Enterprises.



DragonCon is in Atlanta this Labor Day weekend, as usual. Also, as usual, I’m going to be there on panels, doing signings, and enjoying the con.

My first panel is: An Hour With Laurell K. Hamilton
Time: Fri 02:30 pm Location: Augusta Ballroom – Westin (Length: 1)
Description: Audience Q&A with the bestselling author of the Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series

A Laurell and a mic panel, as my husband, Jon, calls it, where I talk to the audience, to you!, and answer questions in person, live, no rehearsal possible, that’s why they call it improv. I will be answering your questions straight from the audience, plus the five most liked questions from my FaceBook page, (Visit the page if you want in on the fun.) but this Friday there is bonus content! I will be doing something in public that I haven’t done in at least five years. I will be reading from the next Anita Blake novel. The picture included with this blog gives you a hint what the new book is about. Okay, maybe more than a hint, because the title is, Jason, and it will be the first original paperback for me since, Micah back in 2006. Just as that book featured the title character, Micah, so this one does the same for Jason. He is a serious fan favorite, and one of mine, too. He’s always fun to write and I’ve loved watching him grow as a character, and a person. I’ll actually be reading from the page proofs of the book, because this one is hot off the press, as they used to say. Then I’ll answer your questions about it, and other things. I will also be announcing something that I really, truly haven’t done before, and yes, that is a longer list than you’d think. *laughs* My publisher has come up with a way that you, the fans, can be more included in part of the process for the next Anita Blake novel. No, not the Jason novel, but the Anita Blake novel after Jason. How cool is that? How can you be more included? Come to the panel on Friday and I’ll tell all.

We know that not all of you can be at DragonCon so we are going to try and video the panel, but we can’t promise that it will happen. We need the right equipment and DragonCon telling us it’s okay for us to film the panel and then post it on line. We’re waiting to hear back now. If we can we’ll post it, so that all of you can see it later, but for those who can be there on Friday, you get to see it all live.

MOD NOTE: Amazon page for "JASON" - the blurb is...special.

Comments

[dagonista.livejournal.com]

I do look forward to seeing what advice JJ is going to offer Anita on Jade. I hope it's "end this abusive relationship now," but somehow I doubt it.

[dwg.livejournal.com]

In a bizarro universe, there'd be a PLOT TWIST: JJ STEALS ANITA'S GIRLFRIEND :D! (Jason runs interference so they get a head start and since Anita hardly ever leaves St Louis, they should be ok starting a new life together in NY.)

[dagonista.livejournal.com]

And as Anita doesn't have the brain capacity to think about people who aren't in the same room as her, she never realises Jade is gone.

[dwg.livejournal.com]

I want this to be Asher's revenge. He's secretly plotting with Melanie to smuggle people out of the Circus. It also explains why Requiem and Meng Die have gone to other cities: they're part of the operation, they'll make sure the characters get to safety.

[rodentfanatic.livejournal.com]

I should have done that in my fic!

...also oh my gosh I have been reading your Shiver of Light sporks and oh my god MERRY THE MADONNA APPARITION I CAN'T

[dwg.livejournal.com]

OH MAN THIS BOOK. No shit, I just slogged through a huge paragraph of Merry describing dresses that she's not actually wearing in this particular scene. There's so many words dedicated to things that are completely irrelevant, I can almost feel my soul start to shrivel up and die.