Blogflog - Live reading of the next Anita Blake novel

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Link: Live reading of the next Anita Blake novel
Disclaimer: This blog entry is verbatim, as originally posted on LKH's blog. Copyright belongs to Ma Petite Enterprises.

Here I am reading the very beginning of the next Anita Blake novel, Jason. It’s due to hit the shelves December 2, 2014. It will be the first original paperback since, Micah. Jason will also have the first chapters of the next original hardback Anita Blake novel. I have done my best for those of you who keep telling me you can’t stand to wait for more adventures from Anita and the gang.

After the reading, I took questions from the audience at DragonCon, where this was filmed, but I also did something new. I answered the top five questions from my FaceBook page. Thanks to everyone who participated. It went so well, that Media Minion Jess may solicit questions again in the future. I’m hoping with her on board we can do more fun things on line where you can participate more.

Speaking of your participation, I make an announcement in the videos. We’ll be making a more formal announcement soon. Let us know if you guys enjoy the videos. The more positive feedback we get, the more likely I am to do more videos for my YouTube channel.

MOD NOTE: Here's links to LKH's DragonCon panel

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

Comments

[guardians-song.livejournal.com]

Cue an infodump about who she is -- apparently she's now both Richard and JC's girlfriend now, so cue polyamoury!!! burble
What tells me that LKH is eventually going to snap and have Envy turn out to be a pathetic girly blonde who could NEVER love Richard and JC as much as she does.

She talked a bit more about her male protagonist series idea; the character is supposed to be tall and athletic and she reaalllllyyy wants him to be monogamous so she doesen't have to deal with such a massive cast.
What tells me it's ACTUALLY so that his sole girlfriend can be a short busty brunette?

I'm sorry, that's cynical of me. (Too much so, or not cynical enough?)

Y'know, because otherwise Merry and Anita might have to make friends and like people because of their personality or something weird like that.
I would take this as sarcasm except for Shutdown. I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE IN ANITAVERSE.

Though the most embarrassing thing is that the first question in the Q&A part is "When's the Merry Gentry book out?" "...it was out in June."
OUCH.

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What tells me that LKH is eventually going to snap and have Envy turn out to be a pathetic girly blonde who could NEVER love Richard and JC as much as she does.

Of course she is. Anita has the magic vajayjay and has perfect sex with every partner she has, and no other woman can possibly compare to that. Never mind all the non-sex parts of romantic relationships - those don't really matter.

I'm sorry, that's cynical of me. (Too much so, or not cynical enough?)

If it were almost any other author...

"When's the Merry Gentry book out?" "...it was out in June."

Really says something about her remaining fanbase, doesn't it?

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It's totally true in the Anitaverse. I vaguely remember LKH actually saying outright that she prefers male company to women, but I can't remember if that actually made it into the books. There may have been a variation on it when she was describing Edward as Anita's BESTEST FRIEND.

Yeah. Edward's the beffie now.

Ronnie who?

The Merryverse is just...weird. Like, she's got at least one friend! Detective Lucy Tate! SHE'S GOT A LADY FRIEND! Except Lucy then spends a chapter being creepily invested in making sure that Merry's dudes live because she can't handle the idea of Merry having the SADS. And she's even like "me and the police will DIE because it's our duty to do so and you assholes had better live so Merry can be a big happy family!" Merry dismisses it as Lucy "taking it personally" that Merry was raped, though it's nice to see someone upset about that because A Shiver of Light largely treats the rape like an inconvenience.