I haven't read any Straub other than The Talisman which wasn't all him. But I loved it. From hearing the squee, I might go a little farther and read a little more.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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§ ita § - May 12, 2006 3:57:13 am PDT #6708 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
SailAweigh - May 12, 2006 4:42:19 am PDT #6709 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
You guys can squee all you want over Straub, that means all the CQY is left for me!! I love her St. Germaine stories. She set my expectations for all vampires with her stories and ruined me for anyone else. By anyone else, I mean Rice, and what's to ruin, there? Ugh.
Volans - May 12, 2006 5:17:11 am PDT #6710 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Ah, that's where I know her name from. Thus the vampire at the Santa Fe Opera story. Awesome.
deborah grabien - May 12, 2006 5:55:08 am PDT #6711 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
ita, I write ghost stories, and I am severely fussy about horror writers. As in, there are maybe three of them I'll read.
"Ghost Story" - to me - is the best horror novel written since Shirley Jackson wrote "The Haunting of Hill House".
Unbefucklinglievable. He hits every note. He just gets it.
And he writes like an angel.
I'm thinking you might love "Shadowland" and "If You Could See Me Now."
Amy - May 12, 2006 6:04:58 am PDT #6712 of 10001
Because books.
If You Could See Me Now was gorgeous and spooky and nostalgic.
I feel like rereading all of his books now. Even though Floating Dragon fricking terrified me.
deborah grabien - May 12, 2006 6:16:18 am PDT #6713 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I feel like rereading all of his books now. Even though Floating Dragon fricking terrified me.
All of them. "Julia" is so chilly and pristine and terrifying, I can barely read it. And "Ghost Story" - oh man. "Could you defeat a dream, a poem, a cloud?"
Allyson - May 12, 2006 8:51:23 am PDT #6714 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
hiya deb, insent with a question...
Typo Boy - May 12, 2006 9:23:49 am PDT #6715 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hia all. Does anyone know a good online group for information on nuts and bolts of non-fiction writing - especially book proposals and such. I think I've reached the limits of what I can learn from reference manual; I need group support from aspiring and actual non-fiction writers for whom non-fiction is the primary interest.
sfmarty - May 12, 2006 12:16:43 pm PDT #6716 of 10001
Who? moi??
Typo boy, this may sound odd, but log onto the sfwa (science fiction Writers of America) site. I suspect they would have lots of good leads. SF writers are deep into real research.
deborah grabien - May 12, 2006 1:00:39 pm PDT #6717 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Mart, if SFWA is actually willing to answer questions from someone who doesn't belong to the org, they've evolved since the last time I asked anything there. Of course, that was a long, long time ago.
Allyson, answered - with more, er, authoritative answer hopefully to follow shortly.
cryptic FWIW, my own take is that I recently did that, and that it's purely your call and your choice and your right. But let's get some doubly-sure assurance.