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Ginger - Nov 14, 2011 1:36:32 pm PST #4891 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Water for Elephants

There are a lot of books about the circus and sideshows.

The boy and his selkie could be really good, although selkie love stories never have happy endings. On the other hand, you did a great job on the girl and her dead boyfriend, which was not exactly a happy love story.

Amy - Nov 14, 2011 1:55:47 pm PST #4892 of 6690
Because books.

Oh, Water for Elephants! Good call.

Man, I have some reading to do. And I just wishlisted a bunch of stuff on Amazon I'm going to look for at the library.

Thanks, everybody!

Cass - Nov 14, 2011 2:56:05 pm PST #4893 of 6690
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Personally I'd want to read the selkie story. But I think the last idea is highly marketable and would be quite popular. Not my choice of read, but I am weird about what eras I enjoy reading especially compared to what sells well.

hippocampus - Nov 14, 2011 4:27:40 pm PST #4894 of 6690
not your mom's socks.

I like the selkie story and the triplets. More when I can stop blowing my nose.

Ginger - Nov 14, 2011 5:03:01 pm PST #4895 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Triplet selkies at the circus! The circus owner hides their skins and forces them to perform. The circus runs out of money and is stuck in a small town. They each fall in love with local boys, but their romances take different paths. The boys steal the skins. One boy gives her skin to his selkie and she returns to the sea. One selkie gives the skin to her guy and stays with him, but longs for the sea. One couple finds a balance between land and sea. Someone should drown.

Strix - Nov 14, 2011 5:25:02 pm PST #4896 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Someone should drown.

BWAH!

Typo Boy - Nov 14, 2011 5:35:47 pm PST #4897 of 6690
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.

Barrayar/WHO crackfic/flashfic

Typo Boy "Buffista Fic 2: They Said It Couldn't Be Done." Nov 14, 2011 7:31:15 pm PST

Gudanov - Nov 15, 2011 5:17:02 am PST #4898 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I like number 3.

I finally got my rejection for my short story after nine months. It's free again. It's not that disappointing, it's the second short story I've ever written and that place gets so many submissions that it takes nine months or more to hear back. Now I can submit someplace that shouldn't take so long, just have to pick one out.

Connie Neil - Nov 15, 2011 5:52:20 am PST #4899 of 6690
brillig

My Drollerie Press short stories are available to me for re-publishing. Is trying to get them re-published a waste of time, since the first publication rights are gone? Or should I use them as a resume to get something else published?

hippocampus - Nov 15, 2011 6:06:29 am PST #4900 of 6690
not your mom's socks.

Connie - are they something that Drabblecast would be interested in? [link]

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