Books, Barbecues, and Good Shows
Signing
First a BIG thank you to Maria and Scott at Escape Fiction for putting on a signing for both me and the lovely Diana Pharaoh Francis on Sunday!
Second, an even BIGGER thank you to readers who came out to chat with us, and of course, get books signed. It was wonderful to see you again (or meet you for the first time!)
Also a BIG BIG thank you to Brianna, for the rose I took home with me. It’s lovely!!
Escape Fiction puts on a terrific signing and I was very happy to be a part of it! If you haven’t perused their store in a while, might I suggest you swing by? Terrific selection and good people.
Writing
Revisions on Stone Cold slowed down just a bit so I could put some elbow grease into setting up for the big family barbecue/summer birthday party we had at the old Monkstead on Sunday. That was also great fun, and we had perfect weather for lingering outside over food and conversation while the kids ran around in the yard.
I do expect to be putting these revisions to bed within the next couple of days. Then I’ll be moving on to the next project that I am also really excited about!
Fangirling
Yes, I fangirl. I do it rather more quietly than some people, but right now I am a complete fangirl of SUPERNATURAL and HAVEN. My interest in each show began as a writerly curiosity. I wanted to see how other people were handling serial storylines in an urban fantasy setting. These two shows have surprisingly different takes on the urban fantasy trope of people in the modern world dealing with monsters and magic among us.
In the quiet town of HAVEN, the monsters are brought on by “troubles” or mysterious curses that follow different family lines and manifest in those families as powers, or monster-dom. This is the only show I’m watching on Syfy right now, and I like how the easy answer isn’t always: kill the monster. The humanity of people, even if they are monster-y people, is very much a part of the equation in HAVEN, and so is the question of Fate verses Freewill.
HAVEN Season 4 begins September 13th (in the states) and I’m really looking forward to where they’re taking the story.
SUPERNATURAL, on the other hand, draws a cleaner line between good and bad. People = good. Monsters = bad. So the answer to most Supernatural problems is: kill the monster and save as many people as you can. Or as they put it: Saving People, hunting things, the family business. 😉 These stories don’t take place in a town, but are about two brothers who hit the road and hunt down monsters where ever they may be.
I have to say seasons 1-5 are my favorite in this series so far, because I’m a sucker for the big mythic arcs that play out across those seasons. However, the question of Fate vs. Freewill is a strong thread in this series too, and there have been many of the season 6-8 episodes I’ve loved.
SUPERNATURAL Season 9 begins October 8th (in the states) and I have my calendar marked.
Are there any other good shows you think I should be watching?
3 Comments
Diana Pharaoh Francis
I had a fabulous time. So fun. We will have to get together again soon. Talk yarn 😀 I love Grimm too. Blurs the lines between good and bad and who are really the monsters. Well worth watching. Plus it’s set in Portland.
Devon
It was so fun! And you are so eloquent and awesome in front of a crowd!
I started watching GRIMM but haven’t picked it back up. Will put it on the list.
Let’s do coffee and talk yarn! 🙂 I’ll email….
Jessica S.
Oh I LOVE Supernatural!! I’ve been addicted since episode 1!! I was worried since in 2005, supernatural things were not so hot. The UF genre was still in its beginning stages and when I saw the preview for the show I knew I would love it, but worried that because of that and it’s “supernatural” theme that it would not make it as many of my other fave “supernatural” theme shows had.
Another show that I really really like is Once Upon a Time! A total twist to fairy tales as they are all living in the real world with no idea who their fairy tale self is–at least in season 1! Season 2 they got that memory back but are still in the real world but the crossing over to “fairy tale” land becomes possible and there’s new characters involve, including a really really HOT Captain Hook!!
It’s by the same creators as LOST and you can see some similarities, such as the flashbacks–although these are not nearly as confusing, it’s just their backstories–and how all the characters have a connection in some way due to their past and current situations in the present!
There’s going to be a spinoff this fall: Once Upon a Time: Wonderland or In Wonderland–something like that and it looks AWE-SOME!! Alice kicks some a$$ from the previews!
Psych is another show I’ve loved since the beginning, although not sure when that one’s due back since it’s on USA network and their schedules are kind of wonky. But there is going to be a big musical episode come December!!
Think I rambled enough there!
Any chance you’re going to RT this year Devon? Been wanting to meet you again since I saw you at RT 10 in Columbus! I had lunch with you, Jenna Black and Jocelynn Drake–my absolute FAVORITE RT story to tell! New Orleans is probably going to be my last RT for awhile since it’s been getting pricey! Have gone to the last 2–my justification to this year’s was that I HAD to go since it was only a four hour drive from home!
Okay, rambled even more there! Can’t wait for Hell Bent!