Erin, I'm working on my edit/critique and hope to have it for you this evening, but it may end up being tomorrow.
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Susan W. - Jun 15, 2003 6:30:39 pm PDT #1432 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Erin G. - Jun 15, 2003 7:21:45 pm PDT #1433 of 10001
Average everyday sane/psycho supergoddess
I'm aghast, Susan.
No cookie for you!
deborah grabien - Jun 15, 2003 7:26:52 pm PDT #1434 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Heh. Erin, that's weird - I'll resend part two, which, BTW, is far more "anticipatory reader" than "stern editor".
Cookies are being made, even as we speak....
Betsy HP - Jun 16, 2003 10:11:03 am PDT #1435 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Does anybody have a favorite market report? My former Bible, The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets, hasn't put out a new issue since 2000. Market reports are really handy for pointing out new markets you mayn't have heard of. Right now, for instance, I have a short humorous cooking piece I want to place. I spent Sunday at Borders in the cooking section, and neither my favorite cooking mags nor any of the cooking mags I don't buy seems to have a place for humor. A friend suggested Sunset.
Erin G. - Jun 16, 2003 12:05:02 pm PDT #1436 of 10001
Average everyday sane/psycho supergoddess
Oh, Betsy, you asking that reminded me of a questions I've been wanting to ask, but kept forgetting:
What are people's opinions on writing mags? Are they worth the money, and if so, which one(s) are the most useful? I'm thinking about asking my folks for a subscription for my birthday in August.
Thanks!
David J. Schwartz - Jun 16, 2003 12:19:17 pm PDT #1437 of 10001
New, fully poseable Author!Knut.
What are people's opinions on writing mags? Are they worth the money, and if so, which one(s) are the most useful? I'm thinking about asking my folks for a subscription for my birthday in August.
In my experience the writing magazines are too generalized to be very helpful. Writer's Digest, the big'un, has articles on marketing your nonfiction work next to blurbs on getting a fiction agent next to voluminous ads for their "indispensable" reference books.
However, if anyone knows of a good one I'd love to hear your recs.
Theodosia - Jun 16, 2003 1:30:24 pm PDT #1438 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Is Speculations still in business? They used to have good practical advice and market reporting.
Susan W. - Jun 16, 2003 1:32:26 pm PDT #1439 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
If you can find something specifically targeted toward your genre, such as a newsletter for a [Fill-in-the-blank] Writer's Association, it's likely to be relevant and helpful.
At least, the one I've read so far from Romance Writers of America is.
David J. Schwartz - Jun 16, 2003 2:14:12 pm PDT #1440 of 10001
New, fully poseable Author!Knut.
If you can find something specifically targeted toward your genre, such as a newsletter for a [Fill-in-the-blank] Writer's Association, it's likely to be relevant and helpful.
Well, along those lines, Locus is a good magazine to get if you're writing in the science fiction, fantasy, or (to some extent) horror genre. They don't do articles specifically on writing, but they have news about publishing, e.g. editors switching houses, who's selling what to whom through what agent, magazines they've received, etc. They also do interviews with writers, usually two per issue, which I like because I'm always curious about other peoples' process. But, again, not a writing magazine per se.
Consuela - Jun 16, 2003 9:01:42 pm PDT #1441 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Betsy, Sunset does have a lot of cooking articles in it, although I have yet to read any humor, and I've been a subscriber for about 3 years. It's worth a try, especially if you have any sort of a western/regional slant to the piece.
And... I'm back, if you have any comments. t hopeful