Sherman, Delia: Interfictions

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[templarwolf]

You too? I ducked out of planning/preparation for my own wedding (just a few days before the event) to write a piece for this anthology. Obviously, I didn't get picked either, but I did get handwritten notes (including an invitation to try again for Interfictions 2). Not bad for my first rejection letter.

Mike's stories have always been fun. Too bad I'm always in the novel group at TNEO, and he's in the short story group. Oh well, at least I can still count on having a good laugh at the Slam.

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I didn't get any handwritten notes, but I did get an invite to submit again should INTERFICTIONS 2 become a reality. I hope it does. And I hope I can get something written. Silly novel, taking up my time...

Hey, you should do the short story group sometime! I always hear fantastic things about it.

[boonofdoom]

I am flattered that Lea Sihol's story made you feel as though I could have wrote it. I don't really think I'm worthy of the comparison--I aspire to be capable *someday* of writing a story like that.

We disagree quite a lot! Not that I am so very surprised about that, and actually we agree a lot too. I hoped you would like the Mikal Trimm story, and I'm glad you did. I've seen a lot of his poetry, but only this one story. It's interesting to see the huge change in the effect of his writing from poem to prose.

See my reply to your comment for more

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I noticed we disagreed a lot, but that's not surprising. I remember you being worried if I would even like the anthology at all, which is clearly not the case. ;)

I think, but I didn't mention, that a lot of what you get out of this anthology is what you bring with you. I noticed Goss's comment to one of your reviews, about how a lot of these stories require background in something in order to get the full extent of it, and she's right. I knew nothing about punk rock, nothing about the fairy tale which Bradford's story played with (until I saw the comments), and as such, my understanding and interpretation of said stories is lessened.

I wonder if this trend will continue, should they do a second anthology. Are you going to submit again, if they do? You totally should.

[ktempest]

I am still working on that line between writing stories based on things like folktales and myths that make sense to people who don't know the source but mean more to people who do. I often end up too much on the side of the people who already know the source with everyone else standing around going "wha??"

It's hard being a myth geek sometimes :)

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My lack of knowledge didn't bother me in the slightest, as I obviously enjoyed the story on a different level. I didn't even KNOW I had a lack of knowledge until I saw that specific comment in Mike's blog, so I kind of tilted my head, scratched it, and said, "Huh." I should give those tales a whirl so I have a new light in which to view your story though. :)

Being a myth geek is fun. I wish I was more of one. :)

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You're welcome! :)

I heard! I so need to get off my ass and write something, but nothing interstitial has struck me yet. :)

They WON'T take repeat authors or they just really don't WANT to?