'Objects In Space'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I stumbled onto the Saving The Pearls: Defending Eden facebook page quite by accident (I want to say "on accident" just because I associate that with really bad things), but I never thought it would be much more than a random internet blowup.
Apparently the first chapter of the book was posted on and defended by Weird Tales magazine, and foofurrah ensued. Including the resignation of the senior contributing editor. IO9 is hearteningly one-sided about the issue: [link]
At least for now.
The new guy in charge sounds like a real prize.
I wish some authors would realize there's sometimes a valid reason no one will publish their work.
Yeah, just as not all self-published books are pathetic wanking basement dwellers, YOU, INEPT RACIST WRITER should be rejected by even the people just running a printing mill. You are a blight on humanity.
So this Ray Bradbury guy knows how to write words good.
Yeah, he's turned out a few decent pieces.
So this Ray Bradbury guy knows how to write words good
Just a bit, yes. Something Wicked This Way Comes is like someone getting drunk on words.
It's so rife with imagery! Basically every sentence is a brilliant metaphor. It makes me want to write except I would suck.
It makes me want to write except I would suck.
I don't think your play wrote itself.
It makes me want to write except I would suck.
I read some stories of yours years ago, and I think you have a lot of talent. If you're worried about sucking (about reactions to the work), you want to write for the wrong reasons.
Oh, that wasn't even hardcore self-deprecation, that was just typical "How could I possibly compare to Ray Bradbury?" bullshit.