We Get By With a Little Help . . .
Eh, it's not me telling a story this time but someone who is far better at it (seriously, go out and buy her books!) and a simply gorgeous, amazing person to boot. I can't say how excited I am that The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland is coming to fruition (or how excited my seven year old will be when she finds out), and I wish nothing but the best for this phenomenal author and woman. So that said, if you feel so moved, help a girl out! (Also, I'm not sure what D does, but! I think it has to do with computers or something. At least he's good at them. So if you know of related positions and what not, it probably doesn't hurt to drop a hint in ears that need to hear it.)
The below is copy pasta-ed from the adoptcat community on LJ.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Catherynne M. Valente's work, she is most famous for her gorgeous fairy tales (Orphan's Tales, Vol. I & II), which won the prestigious Tiptree award and her skinpunk revolution, Palimpsest. She was featured in MTV News' documentuary on the Steampunk movement and is a beloved member of the convention scene.
This economy has been difficult for everyone, but it's been especially difficult for those in creative lines of work. As you may know, Catherynne M. Valente's ( yuki_onna) fiance, justbeast, was laid off six months ago. While they have both been working diligently since then, Cat on her writing and D trying to pick up freelance work, the cold hard fact is right now it's not enough.
Cat and D are in rather dire straits as Cat describes here.
We need each other, folks. If we are going to practice what we preach about being a community, we as artists and dreamers need to hold each other up when things get hard. And things have gotten hard for Cat and D, so we need to help hold them up too.
How You Can Help:
1. Join the Omikuji Project.
2. Buy E-Books.
3. Sign up for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland (TBA)
4. Put an item or service, no matter how big or small, up for auction on this journal for people to bid on. Bids will be conducted in the comments and payment and shipping is to be determined by the seller.
5. Donate.
6. Spread the word.
The below is copy pasta-ed from the adoptcat community on LJ.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Catherynne M. Valente's work, she is most famous for her gorgeous fairy tales (Orphan's Tales, Vol. I & II), which won the prestigious Tiptree award and her skinpunk revolution, Palimpsest. She was featured in MTV News' documentuary on the Steampunk movement and is a beloved member of the convention scene.
This economy has been difficult for everyone, but it's been especially difficult for those in creative lines of work. As you may know, Catherynne M. Valente's ( yuki_onna) fiance, justbeast, was laid off six months ago. While they have both been working diligently since then, Cat on her writing and D trying to pick up freelance work, the cold hard fact is right now it's not enough.
Cat and D are in rather dire straits as Cat describes here.
We need each other, folks. If we are going to practice what we preach about being a community, we as artists and dreamers need to hold each other up when things get hard. And things have gotten hard for Cat and D, so we need to help hold them up too.
How You Can Help:
1. Join the Omikuji Project.
2. Buy E-Books.
3. Sign up for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland (TBA)
4. Put an item or service, no matter how big or small, up for auction on this journal for people to bid on. Bids will be conducted in the comments and payment and shipping is to be determined by the seller.
5. Donate.
6. Spread the word.