"Thinking goatish thoughts, dreaming goatish dreams..."

[greygirlbeast]

A cold, clear day here in Providence. The trees are quickly shedding their fall colors. Winter will be coming on, soon. Back in Atlanta, we'd be freezing, and I'd be bitching about the cryosphere in my office. Here in Rhode Island, ironically, we're quite toasty. And, before I forget, happy birthday to Neil, who turns -08 today, and also to Spooky'

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[derekcfpegritz]

Ummm...I've generally liked the recent paperback reissue artwork for your work--especially the new covers for SIlk and Threshold. But, uhhh, that cover looks like it should be wrapped around a Laurell K. Hamilton novel. Or some kind of "vampire romance" novel.

I understand the vicissitudes of marketing and the need for a good, eye-catching cover (especially in response to the modern reader's blipvert attention span), but I really don't think that cover does the novel justice....I mean, I haven't read a word of it, but something tells me it's NOT going to be about some hot pseudo-goth chick making out with a thousand-year-old lothario in an abandoned house despite the impression I get from the cover art.

[greygirlbeast]

I understand the vicissitudes of marketing and the need for a good, eye-catching cover (especially in response to the modern reader's blipvert attention span), but I really don't think that cover does the novel justice....I mean, I haven't read a word of it, but something tells me it's NOT going to be about some hot pseudo-goth chick making out with a thousand-year-old lothario in an abandoned house despite the impression I get from the cover art.

I'm told it will sell books, and I think that's all I should say. Except I love your icon.

[ex_kaz_maho]

I'm told it will sell books

I firmly believe it will do just that. Which is sort of the point. ;)

[greygirlbeast]

Which is sort of the point.

Yep.

[sovay]

Yesterday, I did 1,453 words on "The Colliers' Venus (1893)," previously titled "The Automatic Mastodon (1893)."

I totally want to read this.

[greygirlbeast]

I totally want to read this.

I think it will be very you.

[sovay]

Where is it slated to appear?

[greygirlbeast]

Where is it slated to appear?

I'm not yet at liberty to say.

[robyn_ma]

'I've shut off the comments feature for the new journal'

Imagine if we left comments in it now, and you got email notifications about them back in 2001.

Or maybe you'll create a third journal in 2015 archiving this journal, and we comment in it and you get email notifications about it now.

And then you step on a butterfly and Ashton Kutcher is president.

[greygirlbeast]

Imagine if we left comments in it now, and you got email notifications about them back in 2001.

Or maybe you'll create a third journal in 2015 archiving this journal, and we comment in it and you get email notifications about it now.

Get out of my head. :P

[readingthedark]

This things are controversial, but I don't think Crowley ever met Wicca.

On the other hand, Wicca, imho and with binding love all around I swear, spent an inordinate amount of time ransacking his work but taking out the scarier bits.

[greygirlbeast]

On the other hand, Wicca, imho and with binding love all around I swear, spent an inordinate amount of time ransacking his work but taking out the scarier bits.

Obviously. And, actually, there's some pretty good evidence that Crowley may have had a hand in the writing of some of Gardner's rituals.

[readingthedark]

If by "had a hand in" you mean was pestered for pointer and had one specific OTO ritual ripped off near-verbatim without his knowledge, yes. Further, I think Gardner was awesome and I also meant to obliquely refer to how many of the more Pop Wicca books have also plundered people like Crowley and Spare. Finally, Scientology did the same thing and denies it much more fiercely than the average witch, so I truly mean no offense to either Thelemites or Wiccans.

[greygirlbeast]

Finally, Scientology did the same thing and denies it much more fiercely than the average witch, so I truly mean no offense to either Thelemites or Wiccans.

Oh, I took no offence. I'm often amused at how many Wiccans, especially the "white light" sort, so vehemently deny the historical connection with Crowley (though it has been quite well documented). And I don't really know enough about Scientology to have made that connection. Interesting.

[stsisyphus]

While it totally adheres to "mysterious girl, vague landscape" tropes which have been dominating genre fiction for the last few years, I least I don't hate this otherwise innocent model for being on your cover. She doesn't look like she's trying too hard, which helps.

The title typeset really does scream bodice-ripper, though. What Tah Fuck?

[greygirlbeast]

The title typeset really does scream bodice-ripper, though. What Tah Fuck?

Irony?

[stsisyphus]

Irony?

Hmm. Bait and switch does sound more appeal when you're the one doing the switching.

/doubleentendre

[fornikate]

I'd do her (cover girl) so I approve. I'm easy.