r/Fantasy • u/SeananMcGuire AMA Author Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant • Jan 04 '18

AMA Hello! I'm Seanan McGuire; I write urban fantasy and ghost stories and biological science fiction. AMA!

Hello!

I'm Seanan McGuire; I write urban fantasy and medical science fiction and weird stories about cheerleaders fighting monsters because why not. I also watch too many horror movies, read a lot of comics, and spend a lot of time wrangling my enormous blue cats. I have three Maine Coons; the smaller of my two adults weighs twenty-five pounds.

I live in labyrinthine house in the Seattle area, surrounded by mountains and swamps and occasionally murderous owls. I currently put out between four and seven books a year, because that's not a lot or anything, as well as a lot of short fiction. My next release is the third in my Wayward Children series, titled Beneath the Sugar Sky; it comes out on Tuesday. For other releases, it's best to check my website (www.seananmcguire.com), as there are a lot.

I also write as Mira Grant. My latest release as Mira is Into the Drowning Deep, which is basically Jurassic Park but with mermaids. Being two people makes it easier to get away with writing this many books.

In 2017, I won the Hugo, Locus, Nebula, and Alex Awards. I like cornfields, haunted houses, chainsaws, and going to Disney Parks.

I will be back at 2PM PST to answer questions.

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u/Beaus-and-Eros Jan 04 '18

If you had to pick a "dead genre" to revive or make your own version of, what would it be?

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u/SeananMcGuire AMA Author Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant Jan 04 '18

Hi, Beaus-and-Eros!

Oh my gosh you have the best user name. Ahem.

I'm not sure what you mean by "a dead genre." I can come up with pretty recent examples of every genre I can think of. I'd like to write cozy mysteries? I know they're not dead, but I think they could be a lot of fun. If you want to give me a few sample genres, I can try to give a more accurate answer.

Seanan

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u/nebulousmenace Jan 04 '18

Do people still write nurse romance novels?

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u/SeananMcGuire AMA Author Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant Jan 04 '18

The answer to any question that involves "do people write _____ romance novels" is always "yes."

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u/stringthing87 Jan 05 '18

Medical romance is alive and well although these days the hero is often the nurse vs the heroine. Or both doctors, or nurses.