No, it's not the ending we would have wished for, but it is an ending. Everyone who paid for a calendar should have one soon, if you do not have one already.
(Yes, I am aware there is still an issue about the prints. Sorry, I cannot help you with the prints. I had nothing whatsover to do with those; that matter is between the Dabels and their customers.)
Meanwhile... hell, it's May, time is rushing by again. Where do the months go?
- Mood: rushed
I have reached the end of my patience as well. I have instructed my agent to ask the Dabel Brothers for an immediate termination of our contract.
Unless another publisher suddenly hoves into sight, the problem-plagued 2009 Ice & Fire calendar may be the only one there ever is.
- Mood: sad
Check it out.
One more issue after that one. I have hopes that this time the delay between issues will not be as long... but don't write that down in blood, please.
Lots of other exciting Wild Cards news as well, but I can't talk about that as yet. So be patient, all ye aces and jokers.
- Mood: satisfied
Three huge boxes of signed calendars have been picked up, and are on their way back to the Dabels at DBPro. Everyone who paid for an autographed calendar should have it soon.
- Mood: relieved
The calendars are all signed, packed up in three big boxes, and waiting for UPS to come by, pick them up, and return them to DBPro for distribution.
Me, I'm going back to DANCE. Maybe I can even finish that bloody Tyrion chapter today...
- Mood: satisfied
All of them appear to have the Jon Snow cover.
There are quite a lot of them. I will get to signing ASAP, and it may take me a few days to deface them all. I need to get some silver markers too. That should show up best on the black, glossy covers.
As promised, I'll post here as soon as the job's done and the calendars are on their way back to the Dabels.
Thanks for all your patience.
- Mood: pleased
Les Dabel has assured me that everyone who bought and paid for a calendar has now been sent one (some have been sent two, or even three, he says, in cases where the first one never arrived). The international shipments may not yet have been delivered in all cases, overseas airmail being what it is, but all of them are on the way.
This leaves only the signed calendars. And no, those have not yet arrived here for signing. Let me say once again that the minute they turn up, I will post it here.
(Let me also say, once again, that I will NOT be signing any 2010 calendars. Les, Ernst, please do not offer any 2010 signed versions, I do not want to go through this again)
(And that's March, FWIW. Arya and the dragon skulls. Komarck is amazing. I do hope enough of you nominated him for that Hugo, he deserves a spot on the ballot).
- Mood: hopeful
"The printer is shipping your copies to you directly that need to be signed. You should receive them within 4-5 business days. As of Monday, all the calendars that needed to be reshipped will have been shipped. Once again sorry for this. We are using a mailing service for the next calendars. Thanks."
I will announce it here as soon as those calendars arrive to be signed.
- Mood: embarrassed