when the subject of the book first came up, and i started talking to my agent about the deal, i complained that the year i was hired by tor was the year they stopped giving everyone christmas gifts. oh, excuse me, winter holiday gifts. whatever.
the first year i was an intern, everyone got an l.l.bean jacket with the tor and forge logos on them. the second year i was an intern, everyone got l.l.bean messenger bags with the tor and forge logos on them. or maybe that was the other way around.
either way, i am still seriously embittered that i did not receive these items.
after talking to diana about, you know, the high discount clause and what royalty rates i wanted, and how many author copies my co-author and i were each in dire need of, i said that i also wanted a special tor unicorn pony, damn it.
this was apparently passed on to jozelle, who drew me one. i now have a special tor unicorn pony.
it is currently on my fridge, but you’d better believe it’s going into a damn frame. it’s not everyone’s editor who will give them a unicorn pony. jozelle for the fucking win.
(now if only we could get on with the business of signing the contracts. at this rate, the book will be delivered and in production before we have a contract. i am unsurprised.)
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