But when it comes to bringing home the really-realness of it all, you can't beat this...
...Or this.
With apologies for redundancy, of course, since if you follow me anywhere else on the internet you've already seen this. (Or if you passed within a 20-yard radius of my person on the day when I got the go-ahead to debut the jacket, in which case I probably grabbed you by the throat and demanded that you view it. Because mind-blowing excitement.)
And there you have it: a real, actual book available for real, actual pre-order on Amazon, and proof-positive that I have not, in fact, just been fucking with you (or myself) about the whole "novelist' thing.
And now that I've said that, a note: sometime before May 2012, I'm going to begin streamlining my online presence and launch an official site dedicated to my YA work (and most likely including a blog that, among other things, includes somewhat fewer posts about indecent exposure. Because, y'know, teenagers have parents and parents get upset about f-bombs and wieners.) I don't know yet what that'll mean for Pink India Ink -- maybe it'll continue to just exist in its infrequently-updated form, or maybe I'll find a way to fold it in -- but any creative suggestions (or polite reminders about forgotten, embarrassing content that's lurking back in the archives and would humiliate me if discovered by a larger population) are welcome.
Above all, thanks for being here, for reading, and for sticking around despite the long silences.
8 comments:
Congratulations!! How exciting. It must feel great for all of it to come together.
I hope you find somewhere to post your random stories. I always find them entertaining to read.
All the best!
Super green with envy....but all the congratulations in the world to you! What an awesomely enormous accomplishment! I wish you all the success in all of your writings!
And, those of us that really appreciate all works of literary genious, can probably all agree that the random fucking penis still works. From time to time, of course.
Yip! If I were you I'd pee. Like, a huge celebratory pissing of thyself.
Just a suggestion.
I'd be sad to see the penis serial go (and all of Pink India Ink in its guileless spirit), but yes- teenagers do have parents who like to believe their children don't use the f-bomb and still don't know the differences between boys and girls.
Maybe the "menstruated on boyfriend while giving a massage" story may be worth making private, as I can't imagine many parents getting behind that one.
Would removing any link between your name and this site do the trick? I hope you don't delete PII. I'd be really sad to see it go and sadder to see the archives disappear entirely since you did invest a great deal of effort into your posts and blog.
Congratulations though! this is a very excitement accomplishment.
OMG!!!...This must be such a proud/nail-biting time for you! All sorts of weird and depressing thoughts about people not finding you good enough will do the rounds in your head. But i hope you don't let them get you. On the other hand let all the praises blow your mind for some time and ride on the roller-coaster of love and admiration. Come back to earth later and continue the awesomeness of your words. Congrats in short!
omg, squee! I am so excited!!!
Also, I would be very sad if the past archives of Pink India Ink were no longer available to peruse. Please don't abandon this site for your new one. I mean, at least not entirely. xoxo
Congratulations! I'm envious and thrilled to see people's dreams becoming reality too.
I've been a lurker here for a long time. You have to find a place or way for PII to live on, if only so I can still come back and read the serial penis stories :-)
"Because, y'know, teenagers have parents and parents get upset about f-bombs and wieners."
Funnily enough, I tried to go on your blog earlier and my school's internet blocked it and categorised it as pornography.
you book looks awesome! will it be available in the UK?
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