Here is the main post for Pat Rothfuss' Worldbuilders auction/raffle/thingy for Heifer International. (No, before you ask, I don't know which section he's planning to put my books in. We'll all have to wait and see.)

If you want to participate, in any of the possible ways, please make Pat's life easier and, as he asks, read the instructions carefully before you make your donation.

1. RIP, Robert Holdstock. (via Ansible)

2. Tobias Buckell has a lovely thoughtful essay on Rastafarians and dreads.

3. mirrorthaw and I went to see Hayward Williams last night (blues-country-indie rock and a voice you can wrap around yourself like deepest, darkest velvet). He was excellent, as always.

4. 67,500 words on The Goblin Emperor.

5. Pat Rothfuss previews Worldbuilders, the Heifer International auction that will eat feed the world--the official unveiling is tomorrow. (Reminder: I am donating items for the auction, (1) a complete signed set of Doctrine of Labyrinths hardbacks and (2) The Bone Key with mss of the uncollected stories, all signed.)

1. I reached 60,000 words on the goblin book today, and most of the rest of it is spinning its armature in my head, like weird cyborg nano-spiders and maybe I'd better just abandon that metaphor right there.

2. It is finally November here, cold and dark and rainy. Secretly, I like this kind of weather.

3. So last year, the entirely cromulent Pat Rothfuss did a huge auction-type thing to benefit Heifer International. This year, he's going to do it again, which I mention because (a.) hey, heads up, especially though by no means exclusively to Rothfuss fans, since I understand there is to be lots of non-Rothfussian Cool Shit as well, and (b.) I have donated two item-sets for the auctioneering thereof:

i.) A complete signed set of the hardbacks of the Doctrine of Labyrinths (Mélusine, The Virtu, The Mirador, Corambis).

ii.) A signed copy of The Bone Key, plus signed manuscripts (for which read: print-outs) of the four uncollected Booth stories: "The Yellow Dressing Gown," "The World Without Sleep," "White Charles," and "The Replacement."

Watch Pat's blog for more news on the auction. Right now he's raffling a Tuckerization in The Wise Man's Fear.

4. Speaking of the Doctrine of Labyrinths, I got the cover flats for the mass market paperback of Corambis last week, and my editor's assistant is making page-proof noises. So, yes, there will be a mmpb edition--although I don't know for sure, it'll probably come out in April--and if you have noticed any typos, you may win my eternal gratitude by posting a comment with the specifics here.

5. And speaking of the Doctrine of Labyrinths, I had a dream Sunday night that, while it claimed to be a new subplot for the goblin book, was actually an AU about Methony, including Mildmay as a toddler.

accessiblehouse is succeeding!

And both my auctions are still open--among many other shiny auctions, including a signed ARC of the reissue of Bone Dance by Emma Bull (coffeeem); the dedication of Emma's new novel, Chill--excuse me, I am confusing my Bear and my Bull: Emma's new novel is Claim; Tuckerization in Shadow Unit; and "The Rose of the Vineyards," one of the fabulous elisem's fabulous necklaces. These auctions will be closing April 25th at noon CDT. My items are:

• signed set of the hardbacks of the Doctrine of Labyrinths (current bid $200)
  
• signed trade paperback of The Bone Key (current bid $55)

Today I shipped books to Canada, Germany, and Australia.

You know who you are.

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Also, kate_nepveu, two of those packages were my contributions to con_or_bust. And for the rest of you, a reminder that the accessiblehouse auction continues until April 25, where you may bid on--among many other items of great shininess--a signed set of the Doctrine of Labyrinths hardbacks (current bid $200) and/or a signed trade paperback of The Bone Key (current bid $50).

1. Tomorrow, being April 7, is the official release date of Corambis. I will be celebrating by starting another round of Q&A, so be thinking of your questions. You can ask anything you like, although, of course, I am not obligated to answer.

2. My box of copies of Corambis came today, which means that my items for the con_or_bust and accessiblehouse auctions will not be delayed, but will ship as soon after the close of the auctions as is physically possible for me. So this is a good time to remind you about the auctions:

con_or_bust, helping fans of color/non-white fans come to Wiscon, auction ending April 13 @ midnight:

• a signed set of the hardbacks of the Doctrine of Labyrinths (Mélusine, The Virtu, The Mirador, Corambis); also personalized if the winning bidder so desires; current bid $200
  
• a signed trade paperback of The Bone Key; also personalized if the winning bidder so desires; current bid $25

accessiblehouse, helping Peter and Ericka keep their house which has been extensively renovated to accommodate Ericka's disabilities, auction ending April 25 @ noon:

• a signed set of the hardbacks of the Doctrine of Labyrinths (Mélusine, The Virtu, The Mirador, Corambis); also personalized if the winning bidder so desires; current bid $200
  
• a signed trade paperback of The Bone Key; also personalized if the winning bidder so desires; current bid $42.50

con_or_bust is an LJ community devoted to helping fans of color/non-white fans get to Wiscon. accessiblehouse is an LJ community devoted to helping jbru and his partner keep their house, which has been extensively renovated in order to accommodate his partner's disabilities. Both communities are running auctions with many nifty items available, and I have a question: if I were to put up for auction two complete signed sets--one in each auction--of the hardbacks of the Doctrine of Labyrinths (Mélusine, The Virtu, The Mirador, and Corambis), would people bid? (With the caveat that the sets won't be sent out until the publisher sends me my author's copies of Corambis: the one I got on Monday has to stay with me as my reference copy.)

Again, as with the ARC auctions I just did, I'm not asking for promises. I just want to know if there's enough interest to make it worthwhile.

--oh wotthehell, as mehitabel the cat says. I have posted auction items to both con_or_bust and accessiblehouse.

• The Doctrine of Labyrinths, signed hardback set, here and here.
  
• The Bone Key, signed trade paperback, here and here.

Given the rather startling value of a complete set of the Doctrine of Labyrinths (4 books at $24.95 each, and two of them out of print in hardback), I didn't feel right setting the starting bid lower than $50, but The Bone Key starts at $15.

Due to a comedy of errors, it turns out that the ARCs from the CBS and the JMFMBE auctions were both going to go to the same person. That person has graciously relinquished her right to one of them. ravelqueen, you are the runner-up bidder in both those auctions, so this ARC goes to you. Email me at semonette (at) sarahmonette (dot) com with your mailing address and other information.

I certainly don't expect you to make $130 or $135 donations to both the Carl Brandon Society and the John M. Ford Memorial Book Endowment. Either pick one ... or give $65 to each. Either option will satisfy me.

Carl Brandon Society: $140
Scarleteen: $150
JMFMBE: $140

Thank you very very much to everyone who bid. You are all awesome, and I am beyond pleased that we've managed to raise more than a hundred dollars for each of these three causes.

vompirr, timefortea, and mykfreddy, email me at semonette (at) sarahmonette (dot) com with your shipping information. And if you want your ARC personalized--to [name] [some sort of message, depending on what I can think of] from Sarah--please (a.) say so and (b.) tell me what name to write. Assuming I hear back from you, the ARCs will go out tomorrow. It is entirely up to you whether you make your donations now or wait until you have the ARC. All I ask is that you do make the donation.

Again, thank you. Thank you all.

This is the post for the auction to benefit the John M. Ford Memorial Book Endowment.

Begins 12:06 p.m., March 5, 2009.

Will end 12:06 p.m., March 6, 2009.

Bidding begins at $25.