tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post2647156858891436289..comments2024-03-24T17:06:47.135-04:00Comments on Story Bones: Jeff VanderMeer is at it againSteve Buchheithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-29137211712518177002007-10-22T21:36:00.000-04:002007-10-22T21:36:00.000-04:00I should also say I was worried about making some ...I should also say I was worried about making some of the comments I did on other boards because it might sound like sour-grapes on my part. That wasn't my intent.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-21512581452462381312007-10-22T21:33:00.000-04:002007-10-22T21:33:00.000-04:00Camille, there's a whole minor storm going on abou...Camille, there's a whole minor storm going on about this topic now. Lots of people are weighing in, and lots of misunderstandings going on. I'm not sure everybody really knows what they want. <BR/><BR/><I>LCRW</I> is one of those markets I want to have a story published in. they are very cool.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-70095268407087871982007-10-22T18:48:00.000-04:002007-10-22T18:48:00.000-04:00I'm glad you tackled this topic, Steve, though I'm...I'm glad you tackled this topic, Steve, though I'm not sure I've made up my mind about all the particulars yet.<BR/><BR/>I was pretty excited by <I>The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet</I> that just came out (I think?). An amazingly large proportion of stories struck me as singularly interesting and unusual. It was my GMR pick for best of 2007.<BR/><BR/>(I know you like Kelly Link, who co-edited <I>The Best of LCRW</I> with husband Gavin Grant.)Camille Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031841106283355784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-8272671419505281522007-10-19T13:04:00.000-04:002007-10-19T13:04:00.000-04:00Thanks, Ken.Thanks, Ken.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-22371150063573253582007-10-19T11:25:00.000-04:002007-10-19T11:25:00.000-04:00Excellent! I'm standing by with my megaphone to d...Excellent! I'm standing by with my megaphone to do some cheers. :)Ken McConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164270132364529505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-60339377812981040692007-10-18T19:20:00.000-04:002007-10-18T19:20:00.000-04:00Ken, I'm with ya on that one. I tried some very am...Ken, I'm with ya on that one. I tried some very ambitious things when I made the, "I'm going to write AND be published" decision. I look back on them and think, "I am so much the better writer now." I think some of my ideas are just as wild, but then there are the stories I've gotten the best feedback on. They aren't the wild ones. <BR/><BR/>When I wrote "Daddy's Little Girl" I did find myself pulling back, which lead one of my group to complain it was like on long, sick joke. It was because I pulled back, when for cute instead of heading in and tackling the subject (parent's loss of child). For the rewrite I took out most of the "cute" things and while it did turn from horror to Dark Fantasy because of a new ending, I think it's a much stronger story. Now it's just to see if WotF agrees with me (and then Weird Tales).Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-5629174703548130942007-10-18T14:58:00.000-04:002007-10-18T14:58:00.000-04:00Nice Post Steve. I think as newbie writers it's o...Nice Post Steve. I think as newbie writers it's our job to get published and give the editors what they want. After we have developed a reputation or some kind of an audience, then we can try and get the wild stories published, because then we will have already established ourselves as markets. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying this is good, only that it seems like what is going on. <BR/><BR/>The very first short story I wrote this summer, got published. I enjoyed writing it, but I thought it was kind of not very original. It even had a trite, humorous ending. In the time I waited for that one to make the rounds, I went on and wrote several more stories that pushed the boundaries a bit and stretched my writing wings.<BR/><BR/>None of those stories have yet been picked up. At this point, I am going back to the SOS and seeing if I can sell it again. Perhaps some day in the future, if I ever do sell a book or two or several more stories, I will be in a position to publish those more risky stories.<BR/><BR/>When that day comes, I see it as my duty to at least try and get those kinds of stories published.Ken McConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164270132364529505noreply@blogger.com