Up since 7:30 ayem, which might not have been so bad, except I didn't get to sleep until sometime after three, probably more like four
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The Lurking Fear is not a very good story, but I love the concept of the Martense family. One of their descendants plays an important role in a comic I really want to do someday, when I find someone willing to draw it.
I have long thought that you should compile the more annoying work-related journal entries into a pamphlet entitled So You Wanna Be a Writer, Kiddo?: Why You're Probably Better Off Becoming a Plumber or Something, foreword by Harlan Ellison.
As I mentioned, I got my copy of A is for Alien last week or so and I was sort of surprised at the limited number of stories. I was honestly of the opinion that you had done quite a large number of SF stories that just hadn't made it to being collected together. This might be because of my subscription to Sirenia, though. My comment here is not to complain, but rather to ask, "why weren't the stories in the chapbook (B is for Beginnings) included in the main collection?" Although they are older stories (or stories reflecting a younger writer), I found them rather enjoyable. I'd sort of like to see a revisiting of the rad-wasted world of the toxies and scavengers that the stories introduced
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his might be because of my subscription to Sirenia, though. My comment here is not to complain, but rather to ask, "why weren't the stories in the chapbook (B is for Beginnings) included in the main collection?"
Those three stories were reprinted in From Weird and Distant Shores, and both Bill Schafer and myself felt they did not belong in this new collection. For my part, there's such a great shift in voice, and my writing has matured to such a degree, since those three early tales, that I felt it would have jeopardized the cohesiveness of the collection. So, yes, there was a very specific reason they were put in the chapbook, instead.
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The Lurking Fear is not a very good story
That's a very kind understatement.
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That is a wonderful dream, all the way through.
I was really far more wonderful than I make it sound. But, yeah.
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I have long thought that you should compile the more annoying work-related journal entries into a pamphlet entitled So You Wanna Be a Writer, Kiddo?: Why You're Probably Better Off Becoming a Plumber or Something, foreword by Harlan Ellison.
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1. Hot is on the left.
2. Shit flows down.
3. You get paid on Friday.
This final law demonstrates the vast superiority of plumbing to writing.
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While we're at it, I must point out that the second item on your list, as regards both plumping and writing, is frequently violated.
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As I mentioned, I got my copy of A is for Alien last week or so and I was sort of surprised at the limited number of stories. I was honestly of the opinion that you had done quite a large number of SF stories that just hadn't made it to being collected together. This might be because of my subscription to Sirenia, though. My comment here is not to complain, but rather to ask, "why weren't the stories in the chapbook (B is for Beginnings) included in the main collection?" Although they are older stories (or stories reflecting a younger writer), I found them rather enjoyable. I'd sort of like to see a revisiting of the rad-wasted world of the toxies and scavengers that the stories introduced ( ... )
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Those three stories were reprinted in From Weird and Distant Shores, and both Bill Schafer and myself felt they did not belong in this new collection. For my part, there's such a great shift in voice, and my writing has matured to such a degree, since those three early tales, that I felt it would have jeopardized the cohesiveness of the collection. So, yes, there was a very specific reason they were put in the chapbook, instead.
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*sigh* Obvious answer is obvious. Thanks for the response, though.
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Thanks for the response, though.
You're quite welcomed.
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If your subconscious isn't, I am. I would like very much to read it.
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If your subconscious isn't, I am. I would like very much to read it.
Okay. I'm putting it on my to do list for 2010.
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