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Seanan McGuire

Author, October Daye and Wayward Children

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We retrieved 18 posts and 924 comments from u/seananmcguire, dated 2013 to 2026, most often in r/Fantasy, r/books and r/horror.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/Fantasy

On “I'm Seanan McGuire--Ask Me Anything!”

I've wanted the chance to ask you this for SO long! 😃 Is Karen Brown named after Karen from Mean Girls? My reasoning for asking is: all the Brown kids' have the gift of prophecy, and the eldest is named "Cassandra". The name "Jessica" was probably derived (by Shakespeare!) from…

u/SeananMcGuire replied

...I can't believe someone finally identified the origins of Karen's name. Congratulations!

Lore answerAnswering the lore questionsr/Fantasy · 157 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗

More moments

u/SeananMcGuire posted in r/StarKid

Kandi for Tomb Quest, a Mathematical Adventure.

Last year for The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals Reprise, I got started on my bracelet making a little later than I would have preferred, and went in with 272 bracelets. I had been aiming for 360--one for every seat…

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Last year for The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals Reprise, I got started on my bracelet making a little later than I would have preferred, and went in with 272 bracelets. I had been aiming for 360--one for every seat in the El Portal Theater.

When this year started with rumors of a two-show year, I doubled down on my planning, aiming to have one bracelet for every seat at the El Portal and one for every seat at the Chicago Apollo, which seemed like the most likely second theater, so a total of 810.

And then the second (first) show was in London. And Tomb Quest is in a smaller theater. And, well. I got kinda focused, and I overshot my goal by...

A bit.

I am going into Tomb Quest with approximately 2,200-3,000 finished bracelets, divided into twelve categories:

Starship

Twisted

Firebringer

Holy Musical B@man

Trail to Oregon

Cinderella's Castle

TGWDLM

Black Friday

NPMD

Nightmare Time

Unassigned/general Starkid

Tomb Quest

They weigh thirty pounds.

I'll be at the evening show on the 21st, both shows on the 22nd, and the evening show on the 23rd. Please come save me from my own craft project.

(You can get some visuals here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbd-Au-gVI6/?img_index=1 )

HobbyOff duty, regular redditorsr/StarKid · 21 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor wrote in r/Fantasy

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

Do you have a favorite fan encounter, at a convention or book signing?

u/SeananMcGuire replied

Hi, AlwaysBeyondHope! I was at San Diego Comic-Con with my girlfriend, crossing the dealer floor to get somewhere--I don't even remember--when we ran into this woman in an absolutely breathtaking Emma Frost costume. We stopped to tell her how fabulous…

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Hi, AlwaysBeyondHope!

I was at San Diego Comic-Con with my girlfriend, crossing the dealer floor to get somewhere--I don't even remember--when we ran into this woman in an absolutely breathtaking Emma Frost costume. We stopped to tell her how fabulous she looked, and she responded with, "Are you Seanan McGuire?"

She had dressed as Emma because she knew how much I love the character, and wanted me to see her cosplay. And that, right there, is true fan love.

Seanan

Fan artWhen fans send stuffr/Fantasy · 35 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗