tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post2408233511354998614..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: Some Good News in Publishing (for a change)David Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-3440535147532915342009-12-10T08:40:20.863-08:002009-12-10T08:40:20.863-08:00Hi David
I like "ur blog" too, but for ...Hi David<br /><br />I like "ur blog" too, but for reasons other than spam! <br /><br />Actually, like you I embrace this news. The short story has been neglected by publishers of late, and as the markets for the short form shrink ever more, there's really only the indie press left that champions it. In the US the last bastions of pulp in Science Fiction and Fantasy i.e. Asimov's, Analog and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, are still going strong-ish, but in the latter case they've been forced to go bi-monthly which historically is never a good sign. Like it or not, the short form is being well-clobbered like everyone else, yet they are in a far more fragile position that publishers of long fiction.<br /><br />I reckon the e-book format lends itself very nicely to short stories, and I have been wondering recently whether or not it would be worth doing a collection from the MNW stable, of current writers and older ones. Will and I discussed this in the past and I think the costings were an obstacle, but there's nothing to pay out in with e-books is there? As long as we get the e-book out for free - say as a sampler - there isn't a problem of royalties either, as it's purely a publicity tool, which is what short stories are - in the main - to novelists...mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-7413774512865799112009-12-10T02:35:36.726-08:002009-12-10T02:35:36.726-08:00hi DAvid, like ur Blog.
Nice Concept.
check ou...hi DAvid, like ur Blog. <br /><br />Nice Concept. <br /><br />check out my blog<br />www.king--singh.blogspot.comactionneohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801603722751941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-5984440005212361962009-12-09T13:01:54.608-08:002009-12-09T13:01:54.608-08:00Hey, Jakester--
Yeah, I don't havea Kindle ye...Hey, Jakester--<br /><br />Yeah, I don't havea Kindle yet either. It's hard for me to justify to myself when I have a towering stack of unread books by my bed...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-65277875866859492312009-12-09T13:00:48.202-08:002009-12-09T13:00:48.202-08:00Hi, Tim--
Yeah, the demise of the pulps followed ...Hi, Tim--<br /><br />Yeah, the demise of the pulps followed by the disappearance of the crank-em-out paperback originals has certainly limited the options for apprenticeship.<br /><br />The whole "remake" thing is odd, really. On the one hand, why remake a masterpiece? On the other hand, why remake junk?<br /><br />Though I suppose one could argue that there is more upside potential to remaking junk (ie how could one do worse?). Although I notice they mainly seem to remake junk that was profitable first time round...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-11648083828318013552009-12-08T13:00:00.882-08:002009-12-08T13:00:00.882-08:00That sounds like excellent news to me, as both a r...That sounds like excellent news to me, as both a reader and a writer of short stories. I will really have to get a Kindle or something similar one of these days...Jake Jessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834903087805267419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-61755998486564857602009-12-08T01:42:35.125-08:002009-12-08T01:42:35.125-08:00I still regret the demise of the 50s pulp sf marke...I still regret the demise of the 50s pulp sf market. God, some of that stuff was trash. It was a real chance to learn on your feet, to serve an apprenticeship in the way that just can't happen now.<br /><br />Quite agree on Fame. I can just about see the point of remaking something that was good the first time (Ben Hur, say); but something that was crap to begin with? Zoopety-zoop!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-55354450055513677662009-12-07T13:00:19.890-08:002009-12-07T13:00:19.890-08:00I used to dream of getting one of those jobs as a ...I used to dream of getting one of those jobs as a staff writer at a 1940's or 1950's fiction rag.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-7639620311559524392009-12-07T12:42:37.426-08:002009-12-07T12:42:37.426-08:00It's good news for me, too--but only because I...It's good news for me, too--but only because I enjoy reading short stories. <br /><br />Writing them only serves to highlight my shortcomings--which do a fine job of highlighting themselves without needing a showcase.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-7779344235983021802009-12-07T12:34:01.243-08:002009-12-07T12:34:01.243-08:00As someone who writes both novel-length and short ...As someone who writes both novel-length and short stories, but feels that certain of his strengths are really highlighted in the briefer format, this is definitely good news!C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.com