Gud, tommyrot, and t-, insent.
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
hippocampus - Feb 11, 2011 9:17:24 am PST #4035 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Gudanov - Feb 11, 2011 9:32:42 am PST #4036 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I try to get to what I can. My weekend has started to fill alarmingly. My grandfather's health has taken a big dip so I'll be making a visit, my FIL's computer has crashed so I need to take a look at that, and I might need to work some too. Is there a time you need feedback by?
I was hoping to finish editing my short story this weekend too, but now I'm starting to think that'll have to wait.
hippocampus - Feb 11, 2011 9:37:57 am PST #4037 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
do what you can, Gud - I can work on other things next week, so even if you can't get back to this weekend, I'd love your thoughts.
Gudanov - Feb 12, 2011 4:53:43 pm PST #4038 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I've managed to do a bit of editing and 'Sarah' is closing in on getting done. It's also getting long at just a hair under 7,500 words. Already it's too big for a lot of markets. Ah well, I don't think I can make it significantly shorter.
hippocampus - Feb 13, 2011 4:11:46 am PST #4039 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Send me a copy, Gud.
Gudanov - Feb 13, 2011 11:55:42 am PST #4040 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Insent, along with some comments for 'Standards'. Hopefully they are coherent, I was reading with a headache after I got clocked by the hatch on my car. Stupid failing hatchback strut mounts.
Gudanov - Feb 15, 2011 5:13:38 am PST #4041 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I think Sarah is ready for a final edit. I need to get that story wrapped up. My query letter is now customized for the first agency I'll query.
Now if work will settle down, family members won't need computer help, and I get the taxes done I'll be able to get the new novel rolling.
Amy - Feb 15, 2011 8:11:25 am PST #4042 of 6690
Because books.
Go, Gud! You're querying agents first?
I'm not that familiar with SF/fantasy imprints, in terms of who might take unsolicited submissions. Tor *might*, but I'm not sure.
Amy - Feb 15, 2011 8:14:49 am PST #4043 of 6690
Because books.
I did find this about Tor.com while looking for stuff about print submissions.
And, you know, completely procrastinating on the stuff I'm supposed to be writing.
Hey, I was right! Tor/Forge does take unagented submissions, although it all falls under the Tom Doherty umbrella in that FAQ.
Gudanov - Feb 15, 2011 8:46:29 am PST #4044 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I'm querying agents first. I knew about Tor, but I'm submitting my short story to Tor.com so I figured I'd hold off on submitting the novel there on the off-chance they picked up the short story. Some of the same people are involved in sorting through the slush as dealing with the shorts.
I figure the short story is a longshot too, but, not to be egotistical, it is a good story so it's worth a shot. There are a decent number of markets that take SF shorts.
The first place I'm querying got 36,000 queries and took 9. So my hopes aren't exactly high in the midsts of that deluge.