[13:36] stillsostrange: Bear, no elves in rock bands [13:36] stillsostrange: or it's intervention time [13:36] tanaise: And we'll make you read Sister to the Rain [13:37] stillsostrange: We'll make you read all of Lackey's elves-in-bands books [13:37] stillsostrange: or elves-at-renfaires, or whatever they are [13:37] tanaise: okay, that's just torture! [13:37] matociquala: I've already read them. [13:37] matociquala: And Gossamer Axe [13:37] matociquala: And War for the Oaks [13:37] matociquala: And The Vampire Lestat [13:37] matociquala: You'd think I'd be immune. [13:37] tanaise: Did you read Sister to the Rain and Heavy Metal? [13:37] matociquala: Who by? [13:38] matociquala: I'm thinking more hobgobliny elves than elf princes beloved by all, however. [13:38] matociquala: Maybe somebody will do a fantasy version of the cliche collection, and I can dust it off then! [13:39] tanaise: Michaels, I think. [13:39] tanaise: They were actually rather interesting. [13:39] matociquala: I have missed those [13:40] tanaise: let me look them up. [13:40] stillsostrange: There is also Metal Angel, about--shockingly--an ex-pat angel in a metal band [13:41] stillsostrange: *kicks fishboy* [13:41] stillsostrange: you're not in a band, don't even think about it [13:42] jmeadows: aw, he just wants to play the drums [13:42] tanaise: Oh, I'm sorry. It was Cold Iron. [13:42] tanaise: (which is technically heavy metal. :) [13:43] tanaise: It's a bit darker than the lackey books. [13:43] tanaise: plus, sucked less. [13:44] matociquala: But the fishboy can siiiing. [13:44] matociquala: I know. I can write elf battle of the bands. [13:44] matociquala: Loki shows up heading a glam rock band, and the humble hobgoblin has to put together an electric blues quartet to take him on. [13:44] matociquala: ...yanno. [13:45] stillsostrange: snerk [13:45] tanaise: Sister to the Rain was better, I think, but I can't remember the details. [13:45] hawkwing_lb: hee [13:45] matociquala: ...yanno. [13:45] tanaise: (though it didn't have a elf band in it.) [13:45] matociquala: (I can't believe I'm actually considering this.) [13:45] hawkwing_lb: it sounds like fun on steroids [13:46] tanaise: Her elfs are 'charming sociopaths.' [13:46] matociquala: hee [13:46] tanaise: which is pretty much the same as a rock star, really. [13:46] matociquala: yes. [13:46] hawkwing_lb: or politician [13:47] hawkwing_lb: ...no, I don't even want to think about elected rockstar elves
In other news, I learned this morning that Sheila Williams at Asimov's is buying "Tideline," the maudlin postapocalyptic story of a main battle robot and her boy that I read at the KGB bar last month. This is the first time I've sold short fiction to one of the "big three."