HIGHLA-L Digest - 25 Nov 2006 to 21 Dec 2006 (#2006-15)
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Topics of the day:
1. From "Tough Guy" to "The Outback Stars"
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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:23:59 -0500
From: "Janine R. Shahinian" <ja9shahinian@comcast.net>
Subject: From "Tough Guy" to "The Outback Stars"
Ten years, nine months and 23 days ago, I was the first person to recommend
that members of this list check out Sandra McDonald, a new Highlander fanfic
writer, and her story, "Tough Guy." Here's an excerpt of what I wrote back
on February 28, 1996:
<<This story rates five stars, two thumbs up... no, wait...
Purely on a level of writing skill, one to ten, it's...what can I say, uh...
off the scale! :)
"Tough Guy" has got to be *the* best, fully-fleshed out, in-depth,
straight-up Highlander, "how the heck did Richie suddenly start living with
Mac and Tessa" story *ever*. Sandra has done an unbelievably fine job of
capturing the three main characters as they were back in season one and
portrays them all in such loving detail that even first-season Richie-haters
will be caught up in this story.>>
If Sandra could do that over 10 years ago, imagine what she can do today. (I
think you'll agree that her fanfic only got better over the years.) Well,
you won't have to imagine much longer, as Tor Books will be releasing her
first original science fiction novel, "The Outback Stars," on April 17,
2007, with a sequel to come later. Check out the book's listing at
Amazon.com:
<http://www.amazon.com/Outback-Stars-Sandra-McDonald/dp/0765316439>
and join me in placing your pre-order now. At the very least, you might want
to add the book to your Amazon.com Wish List.
OHLR:
I've been noticing over the years how many of Sandra's fanfic links, such as
the one for "She Who Watches," have started showing up on those crappy
multi-link web sites such as the one named "Bad Girl Ladies Leather Wrist
Watches." Now that same title is listed on a personal-injury-law.biz site
called, "Duncan+Head+Injury+Lawyer." That's definitely not a site that our
favorite Immortal would ever choose to be associated with!
[You can see how the site comes up by googling my name, "Janine Shahinian"
(in quotes), and going to the bottom of the 4th page.]
- Janine
(still looking for a job, so I google my own name from time to time to see
how potential employers might see me)
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