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  • Feb. 27th, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Because I'm an introvert and so terribly shy, you probably aren't aware that my urban fantasy DEAD TO ME came out yesterday. I decided to let my cohort over at the League of Reluctant Adults, [info]mdhenry, go crazy with promo for his HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED over here yesterday, but today is MINE! I'm generous like that.

You can read an excerpt of the book over at Penguin here:
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/scifi-fantasy/deadtome.html

Yesterday was a whirlwind with it being my first on sale date. There was a reading at B&N in Greenwich Village, followed by questions and signing (I don't always look that suave) and then a launch party (with this fabulous cake).
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Greatest lesson learned? It's hard to write witty things while signing and say witty things at the same time.

Anyway, please go out to your favorite bookseller and support me during these very important first few weeks of my undead baby's life. Writing it was half the journey; sharing it is the other. I hope you enjoy it!

Comments

[info]jordansummers1 wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 06:16 pm (UTC)
Congratulations! It looks like you had a wonderful time. :)
[info]jer_bear711 wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 06:19 pm (UTC)
Congrats, Anton!

--Jeri, with major cake envy
[info]tmthomas wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 06:45 pm (UTC)
Where's the "buy my book" tee shirt?
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 06:46 pm (UTC)
Even I can only do so much shameless promotion in one day, friend!
[info]tmthomas wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 06:59 pm (UTC)
say it ain't so! My image of you is shattered.
hope it was a great event and you celebrated in style.
[info]stacia_kane wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 06:46 pm (UTC)
You are so sexy when yer mugging for the camera.
[info]music_lover3 wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 07:19 pm (UTC)
Congrats!!! And I already have your book, it came out early!! I'm really loving it so far!!
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 07:21 pm (UTC)
Excellent! Thanks!
[info]lalam wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 07:28 pm (UTC)
What? no sharpie??? :)

Congrats, great cake!
[info]poshcat wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 07:29 pm (UTC)
Your suaveness, it overwhelms! ::faints:: And that cake kicks all sorts of ass, too. ::is ass-kicked::

I stared into the darkness, but in the pitch black of the alley there might as well have been an entire army of zombies riding in giant zombie tanks. Still, if it was zombies, I had at least read a pamphlet on them.

SO GOOD. I can't wait to read the rest. Congratulations again.

[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 29th, 2008 04:56 am (UTC)
Sometimes I read a line like that and I forgo I wrote it and fall in love with it again. Same thing happened with the line on the cover. I thought someone in copy came up with it, but nope... apparently I wrote it..hehe
[info]pbray wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 07:43 pm (UTC)
Congratulations! Very cool cake, btw.

Something else you'll learn from signings--yes it's possible to misspell your own name when writing your autograph.
[info]vivaciousvivi wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 08:10 pm (UTC)
Congrats Anton! I have your book on my TBB list as well as Mark's. I can't wait to dive into it. Although I wish I could dive into that cake...mmmm, cake...
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 08:10 pm (UTC)
It was large enough that a grown person could easily dive into it and not hit bottom!
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 02:25 pm (UTC)
We're still eating it. I think it's actually growing exponentially...
[info]mela_lyn wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 08:10 pm (UTC)
That cake is so apropos... :) BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
[info]pjthompson wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 08:21 pm (UTC)
Actually, I bought it two weeks ago at the Barnes and Noble in Marina del Rey, CA. Congratulations!
[info]dan_phi wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 08:44 pm (UTC)
OK, the cake finally tipped the scale, I went out to Amazon and moved your book from my wishlist into the basket and bought it.
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 08:45 pm (UTC)
haha.. awesome!

Cake has the power to move the world!
[info]jbattis wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 10:11 pm (UTC)
I'm totally asking Ginjer for a cake like that. Damn!
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 12:19 am (UTC)
Good luck with that... it was from my friend, not the company!
[info]rkvincent wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 11:32 pm (UTC)
Congrats, Anton!
[info]tezmilleroz wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 12:02 am (UTC)
I love your facial expression :-)

What's that...ah, you're a lefty. Makes sense - most creative people seem to be lefties. As a righty, I just can't win ;-)

I so want to eat that cake. How long did it last after photographic evidence of its existence? ;-)

Thanks for sharing, and have a lovely day! :-)
[info]mdhenry wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 01:58 am (UTC)
Good Times! Congratulations, man.
(Anonymous) wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 06:32 am (UTC)
Congrats Anton! Awesome blog title, now I've got the song in my head.LOL

Hugs, Danette
[info]antonstrout wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 01:47 pm (UTC)
You know of the Scooter?
[info]kathrynsmith wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 04:23 pm (UTC)
Yay! Congrats on the release. I've got the book on my shopping list for my trip to Borders (hopefully tonight!).

Kathryn

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