'Objects In Space'
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Gar, I have no idea with small presses. If they accept queries, then go ahead and query them -- it can't hurt if they accept them.
Also, there's the whole "you never know until you ask" thing. If you don't get a bite from a publisher, try some agents. One thing about publishing is you have to just keep plugging away it, make lists of the appropriate editors and/or agents to send your work to, and get it out there.
OK - I took the plugging away thing to heart. It just did not occur to me that I might have a chance with agents too. Thanks.
Sunshine Girl
She remembered that train trip. She’d taken the Sunshine Special down to San Antonio for orientation day at the University of the Incarnate Word. Catholic, but it was known for having a good program in fashion design. She’d been so excited to be there, all flappered up and ready to take the design world by storm—short skirt, drop-waist and bobbed hair. Curly, unfortunately, and far from the straight curtain of Louise Brooks, whom she idolized. Along with Coco Chanel. She cried when Papa picked her up in November, he needed the money to keep making payments on the Packard.
I nearly forgot....
...it looks like English, and yet...
It's not English, love. It's Urban American. Entirely different dialect.
BTW, Victor's current edition of his online pub (see Press) is highly buffalicious: erika, me and Roz Kaveney.
Urban American. That's why it looked almost like English. 'Kay.
...meanwhile, is anyone reasonably familiar with kids' books? I'm thinking Lemony Snicket, Alex Ryder, Diana Wynne Jones, Harry Potter -that kind of 11/12 year old stuff, maybe? Because I'm going to need a beta reader for the kids' book (now with added swashbuckling) fairly soon, just to have a look at how it's starting out. Feisty kids, swashbuckling, libraries, buried treasure, peril, possibly magic, all that jazz...?
Anyone?
...Bueller?
Fay, I don't have a lot of experience at beta-ing, but I'd love to.
Feisty kids, swashbuckling, libraries, buried treasure, peril, possibly magic, all that jazz...?
I'd love to read it, Fay! Sounds fabulous.
I'd be happy to read as well, Fay.
Speaking of reading books... deb, I had recommended The Weaver and the Factory Maid to my mother, and mentioned that there were other books in the series. When she was visiting this weekend, she mentioned that she had read Weaver, but she was going to wait on getting the next one. I was worried she didn't like it, but her next comment was "I just wanted to keep reading, I didn't want to crossstitch!" Since my mother does crossstitching like some people breathe, I'm thinking she liked Weaver a lot.
BTW, Victor's current edition of his online pub (see Press) is highly buffalicious: erika, me and Roz Kaveney.
Funny how that worked out. (: I'm in such a different mindset when I'm putting together different sections that it didn't really occur to me until it all got pulled together.
And for the record, Erika's story rocks.
Aw, Victor...but I'm still a rotten pimp, huh? Sorry about that. Of course, I could extend my tiresome virginity metaphor some more...