By The Way...

Friday, November 18, 2005
12:31:00 PM EST
Hearing Every Day is Like Sunday -- The Pretenders

Many of you know that when I'm not here I'm off writing science fiction, so I thought I'd share something from that world with you: This attractive fellow above, who is called a "Ni-nin," and who makes an appearance in a short story I wrote called "Questions for a Soldier." The illustration is by a guy named Bob Eggleton, who has made quite a career in science and science fiction illustration (he's won awards! Which is more than I have), so it's pretty cool to have something from my imagination meet up with drawing hand.

Also, if you'll allow me a moment to share a bit of good news I just received, bookwise: I just sold my first novel, Old Man's War, to a French publisher, like, ten minutes ago. As the French say: le w00t! I'm very excited. Babelfish tells me the translation for "Old Man's War" in French is "La Guerre Du Vieil Homme," ("The War of the Old Man") -- perhaps we'll have a title change. Regardless, I'm pleased.


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• #18 Comment from verypinkinside
  11/25/05 3:36 AM | Permalink

  Interesting isn't it? Here's a source for more info:
  
  http://hometown.aol.com/VeryPinkInside/infosource.html
  
  
  
  V.
  
• #17 Comment from artloner
  11/20/05 12:16 AM | Permalink

  Well Congratulations...great illustration.
  
  
  *Now where's that damn bottle of Weird Pills?
  
  
  andi
• #16 Comment from shadierush
  11/19/05 9:07 AM | Permalink

  Congradulations! What great news.
  Shadie
  
• #15 Comment from lurkynat
  11/19/05 1:23 AM | Permalink

  Wow John! Congratulations with your book contract going abroad! Cool beans!
  natalie
• #14 Comment from diecastdude24
  11/19/05 12:38 AM | Permalink

  So that's what the exec who decided banner ads on all AOL Journals looks like...
  

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