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Yeah, uh, hi. I'm not dead!

- I did have things to say about that awful female character flowchart, but there are just too many things and I don't have the capacity to say them coherently and everyone else already did anyway, but yeah. That happened.


- I have approximately a jillion emails and the like that I owe people and right now that seems so beyond me I can't even. Augh.


- On a brighter note, Malinda Lo just revealed the cover for her upcoming second book, Huntress. OMG EXCITING.


- Also, apparently sales of Cindy Pon's Silver Phoenix have gone up significantly. Since it has been pulled out of bookstores, this is quite a feat. YAY! (I'd link or post the screencap of the tweet, but I waited too long and can't find it anymore, alas. inkstone posted a screencap here!)

Signal boost, just gonna quote inkstone here:

And as for the topic of Silver Phoenix, I've received word that Silver Phoenix is in fact NOT REMAINDERED, so could you please spread the word? Telling people to wait for the paperback is fine for those with tight budgets but for those who have more spending cash, buying the hardcover now would be more helpful. Not only because it's the cover with the Chinese heroine on it but also for Cindy because hardcover editions typically have a higher royalty rate. And the more money that can go towards her advance, the more chance she has of getting picked up for another contract. Plus, if sales of the hardcover remain steady -- it doesn't have to be a mad rush or anything (though that'd be awesome, don't get me wrong) but a copy or two sold every few days -- that'll encourage online retailers to keep it in stock longer. It'd be nice to see it stay in stock until the end of the year.