I would love an ARC SO much! (Whether I SHOULD have one or not!!)

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Well, hello to everyone and our Beloved Author! It's been forever since I posted anything here -- but I have a few minutes, and hopefully I haven't missed the deadline yet. So, I understand I can get four entries to the most exciting contest of the year by completing four fun and easy tasks. Here goes! The rest of this entry is under the cut (I hope! I'm the one who always had trouble with cuts.)
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1. Dear Megan, do you remember me? Maybe not, since it's been a while, but I met you in a bookstore in Boston, after the very awesome Horn Book Colloquim, in which facial hair was discussed, among other things. Here's a picture. I am sitting at your feet, wearing a blue tunic, with my hair in a stubby braid.

 2. Why should I have an ARC? Oh, eek, I don't know! Here's a quote from an English translation of Buddenbrooks:

I am a reprobate
A warped and hardened sinner;
I  gobble evil down
Just like the joint for dinner...

(It's a hymn! Imagine that!)

Well actually, I'm not sure I'm much of a reprobate (am I?!) and ...if I were fortunate enough to get an ARC, I would share! I know SEVERAL people -- one right near me, right now -- who are also dying to read it. And I would give them the ARC. And then we would all go out and buy the book as soon as it's published. And the ARC would continue its journey, as every good ARC should. So that's the best I can do for this one.

3. Fan art? OK, here's something really embarrassing. I have made a filk, and it's based on a song I don't really know, but have heard somewhere or other. I believe the name of the original song must be "I'm So Lonely Without You," but mine could be called "These Books Are So Lonely Without You." Look how willing I am to embarrass myself!
https://youtu.be/wEdJ95xUQKU Please click to see it (I mean hear it). Oh, BTW, I understand that Vince Natale would also get  to share the ARC if I win, since I'm using his book covers. That's absolutely fine with me, as long as Megan doesn't cut it in half!

4. More fan art - a landscape. OK, here we go! I wish I could have spent more time on this one, because it actually captures a little bit how I think the scene would look. It's looking down from the escarpment across the Sea of Olives. The medium is dry pastel on bristol board, done quickly with no preliminary sketching. Because I had to get this entry in! So here it is - enjoy!

That's it for me -- enjoy!

Comments

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

You have a lovely voice and very nice pitch. Having said that, the song was hilarious! Don't forget to send a link to Megan's email at tildemwt@gmail.com. Good luck!

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, Checkers, I'm glad you liked it!

I did send the link to Megan's email - so hopefully she got it OK, and I'm entered.

I may have forgotten about tags, or something else, though.

And now I'm wishing I could find my old entry for the bunny contest, just because that was pretty great, and I wouldn't mind sharing it with people who haven't seen it yet. I'm so clueless at live journal sometimes....sigh.

Well, thanks again!

And good luck to everyone!!

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Well, was it this? http://sounis.livejournal.com/528241.html

I'm hopeless at Tumblr but have mad LJ skillz.

If that WAS what you wanted, that is. If not, maybe not so much.

Thank you

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, Checkers!

That's it - and now I've got all the rest of my images, too - big relief!

You're the best -- good night.

[bookishbabe.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with your song!!
May I post a link with tags on tumblr?

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, wow!

Well, sure! I'm so pleased you like it!
(Silly lyrics are my specialty 😉)

Thanks so much, & good night!

~Deirdre

[filkferengi]

Brava! I especially approve of your filk. Have you thought of sharing the words with the songbook of a convention near you? You can always write "may be sung to the tune of" under the words. There aren't nearly enough mwt filks.

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

But what is "the songbook of a convention?"
Alas! I don't know this!

You are dead right about the mwt filks, though - also original songs. I wonder if anyone has written a version of "The King's Wedding Night? That would be a job for Sounis, wouldn't it?
:-D

Thanks again!

[filkferengi]

Many conventions, especially filk cons or cons with a strong filk component, will often put out a songbook at their convention. Such folks are always looking for submissions and gleefully glomp all they get.