Omg-squee is rooted in this fundamental and immutable law: we all squee about something.

If the word “squee” means nothing to you, never fear! We’ll still embrace you as our brethren, for odds are good that you’ve squeed at some point in your life. You just don’t know it yet.

Omg-Squee offers fangirls, fanboys, and those exploring their fannish inclinations a place to wallow in geekery, to squeal delightedly over things that interest them while still enjoying coherent discussions with fellow fans. The site aims to provide a database of all things fandom—a variety of pieces on a variety of subjects, from comics to TV shows, novels to games. Currently, that database focuses dominantly on television and speculative fiction, but our tastes tend to be indiscriminate; as long as something has the power to evoke a squee, we’re willing to take an interest in it. Omg-squee is still developing its niche, but it continues steadily to grow, and we’re always looking for fellow geeks, nerds, and undefinables to join our ranks as we build.

Ultimately, we want the site to be a resource for those seeking news, interviews, and opinions on things they squee about. More than that, we want the site to be a reliable, high-quality resource. The Internet is a marvellous place, an endless library swarming with useful information—but also (let us be honest as we squee) a lot of junk. At Omg-squee, we want to be more than simply a stopover in your winding travels through the cyber realms. We want to be your tour guides. We want to help you filter through the junk, to find helpful and interesting information about those things that incite your OMGs and elicit your squees.

Tired of all this blatant promotion? In sum, then:

Omg-squee offers opinion pieces and reviews in the areas of television, anime and manga, books, movies, games, and comics—not to mention a certain category enigmatically labelled “Super Cute!”. We’ve just introduced a new feature: interviews, launched with the words of Burn Bright’s very own Marianne de Pierres. Our Facebook page features links to various bits of news and pieces of interest and our twitter retweets anyone (or anything!) of squee-worthy interest. We also post other miscellanea as they come up, such as the transcript of Joss Whedon’s recent keynote speech at the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. Want to discuss your fandom? Comments are always welcome, as is following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Want to squee? We’re just an OMG away.

Hi there, just thought I’d pop in and say that things are still on track for a March release for Burn Bright. When I have the cover we’ll be redesigning to site to have the appropriate gothicy, dark fantasy look.

IMT plans are afoot for more goodies for you. Belinda Hamilton will be coming on board as a regular columnist/blogger. Bel has a lovely light, humorous touch. If you haven’t read her blogs already then you’re in for a treat. Stand by for her blog on Steampunk fashion.

Bec has some outstanding ‘live’ (f-t-f) interview transcripts that she did at World Con with D.M Cornish and Alison Croggan. And Jamie and Amy have plenty of reviews in the pipeline, including Scott Westerfeld and Terry Pratchett.

If you’d like a particular YA book reviewed feel free to drop us a line with a request. We’ll do our best, and are always interested in getting our hands on some of the less well known material being published. Remember though, if we don’t like it, we don’t review it.

TTYS

MDP x

Bec Says

Well, the 2010 Davitt Awards for Best Australian Women’s Crime Writing have just been announced and we’re thrilled to report that Marianne was one of the winners! (Woohoooooo!).

The very, *very* fabulous Sharp Shooter (written under her crime writing pseudonym, Marianne Delacourt)  took out the Adult Fiction category. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend that you do. (The next instalment, Sharp Turn, is very close to release. Stay tuned!)…

Here’s a snap of MDP with her Davitt…and the legendary Val McDermid:

Val McDermid and Marianne @ The 2010 Davitt Awards

Needless to say, we’re thrilled to bits for Marianne and send her our heartiest congratulations!!!! 🙂

~ In other news, you can catch Marianne at AussieCon4. Clickety click HERE for a list of session times. ~

Allllllso, Marianne’s doing 2 signings this Thursday 2nd of September. The first is @ Angus and Robertson, Victoria Gardens, from 11am-1pm. The other is @ Borders, South Wharf, from 5:30pm onwards. The ultra-fab Kate Elliot, Trent Jamieson, and Karen Miller will be joining Marianne to talk about the popularity of SFF.

Music: Tina Turner – Simply The Best 🙂

Bec Says

Ok… *BIG* news (for those of you who don’t already know):

The 68th World Science Fiction Convention is being held this year from 2-6 September at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.  Guests of honour include Hugo-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson, award-winning artist Shaun Tan, and dedicated fan Robin Johnson.  Melbourne has previously hosted Worldcons in 1975, 1985, and 1999.

The annual Worldcon event brings together science fiction and fantasy professionals and fans from around the globe.  All forms of the genre are represented – film, television, comics, costuming, gaming, and  literature.  This year’s program includes panel discussions, lectures, science demonstrations, films, readings, and autographing.

Annnnnd… The best news is that Marianne will be there!!!!!!! 🙂 WOOHOO!! There’s a really strong Young Adult stream at Aussiecon this year and Marianne will be on a panel talking about crossing genre and age boundaries in writing.

So check the site for program, ticketing, and travel details and we might see you there!

If you pop over to MDP’s main website, you’ll find some utterly fabulous guest blogs by Helen Lowe, Gail Carriger, and Seanan McGuire.

In other news, talented local author Trent Jamieson launched his debut novel, Death Most Definite, last night. A great night was had by all. We’d like to extend our congratulations to Trent and urge everyone to grab a copy of this brilliant book. (I, for one, am a very happy girl; I got my hands on a signed copy! Woot!)

Just popping in to say that I have seven pages left on my rewrite before it goes back to my editor, and we should sight the cover in early September. Even though the publication date is still not until March next year, I finally feel like things are happening. Soon I’ll be starting book 2!