are Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser? Answer: Extremely cool! They are both fabulous writers and now they have teamed up again to write a new book. And this time, they’re taking the tech road!
I hope they won’t mind me reprinting a recent email:
Friends, countrymen, invited foreign guests, and of course total strangers whose email addresses I’ve poached off Google,
Let me start off by saying, as everyone always does, mass emails are the worst, obviously. But here’s the thing: Today’s a big day in our lives, and for that matter in the whole history of publishing. First there was the Rosetta Stone, then that Gutenberg guy and the Bible he was so keen on, and now, at long last, there’s MY DARKLYNG, a multiplatform online thriller by Laura Moser and me that’s debuting today on Slate Magazine. The whole thing is downright 2.0.
Let me start off by saying, as everyone always does, mass emails are the worst, obviously. But here’s the thing: Today’s a big day in our lives, and for that matter in the whole history of publishing. First there was the Rosetta Stone, then that Gutenberg guy and the Bible he was so keen on, and now, at long last, there’s MY DARKLYNG, a multiplatform online thriller by Laura Moser and me that’s debuting today on Slate Magazine. The whole thing is downright 2.0.
Slate will be serializing the book all summer long, with new installments posted every Friday, complete with pictures and videos embedded in the chapters, plus Facebook pages and Twitter feeds and other WWW surprises for all the relevant characters. (For more info, check out my essay in the WSJ yesterday.) And all you have to do is fire up your computer (or iPhone!) to enjoy the chills and thrills.
If you like the book (and how could you not?), please please help us spread the word about it. If you’re on Facebook, please befriend our awesome protagonist Natalie and follow the clues to the mystery on her page. If you tweet, please follow the intriguing vampire novelist Fiona St. Claire as she navigates the downside of fame in suburban Atlanta. If you know how to press the forward button (yay Mom!), please pass this info to everyone you’ve ever met, or at least a solid 20%.
And whatever you do, please http://www.slate.com/id/2255911/entry/2255912/ right now to get hooked on My Darklyng!
Thanks, guys. You’re the best.
Lauren
I have a feeling I’ve messed up the links. But think how much the Internet detective you’ll feel when you sort them out. This, my friends, is a publishing EVENT. Don’t miss it.
P.S. And since I’m issuing directives, don’t forget to join me Monday night (June 7) at the Vancouver Public Library (main branch) at 7:30.
xox
Next up: an update on the pinched nerve in my neck and its recurring abuse of my shoulder. I’m totally starting a commission to investigate this travesty.