tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post5084429280132408819..comments2024-02-16T05:17:21.690-05:00Comments on No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Reloaded).: Consider Yourselves Lucky.Peter Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-5168859833765368402021-09-21T04:50:29.358-04:002021-09-21T04:50:29.358-04:00I'm really impressed with your writing skills,...I'm really impressed with your writing skills, as smart as the structure of your weblog.<br /><br /><a href="https://vstcomplex.com/elementor-pro-nulled-crack/" rel="nofollow"> Elementor Pro Crack </a><br /><a href="https://vstcomplex.com/little-alterboy-crack/" rel="nofollow"> Little AlterBoy Crack </a><br /><a href="https://vstcomplex.com/youlean-loudness-meter-crack/" rel="nofollow"> vstcomplexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119929870985315679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-42012192007136860342021-02-05T06:10:36.007-05:002021-02-05T06:10:36.007-05:00Appreciation is a wonderful thing...thanks for sha...Appreciation is a wonderful thing...thanks for sharing keep it up. <a href="https://provst.net/synapse-audio-the-legend/" rel="nofollow">Synapse Audio The Legend</a><br /><a href="https://provst.net/xpand-crack/" rel="nofollow">Xpand Crack</a><br /><a href="https://provst.net/eventide-anthology-xi-bundle/" rel="nofollow">Eventide Anthology XI Bundle</a><br /><a href="https://provst.net/Joseph Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822410757315763492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-75983238542846813372010-10-01T00:13:28.416-04:002010-10-01T00:13:28.416-04:00PW; Blindsight was too cool (vision scientist spea...PW; Blindsight was too cool (vision scientist speaking here) ... trying to get my PI to read it but he has so little free time that I may have to volunteer to read it out loud for StarshipSofa so he can listen to it while driving to his place in the mountains ... (he loved your Second Coming on SSS).<br />If you can't find a standard pub that offers you what it's worth, then I'd buy aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-69340896144429322292009-01-23T19:48:00.000-05:002009-01-23T19:48:00.000-05:00Also, this news.(The Turing word is "nasty." Hee h...<A HREF="http://io9.com/5137639/the-return-of-legendary-scifi-publisher-warren-lapine" REL="nofollow">Also, this news.</A><BR/><BR/>(The Turing word is "nasty." Hee hee.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-74379052031683833002009-01-23T19:12:00.000-05:002009-01-23T19:12:00.000-05:00Les Technopères...?http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le...Les Technopères...?<BR/><BR/>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Technop%C3%A8resR Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489197571680980862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-78941330417319366722009-01-22T23:42:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:42:00.000-05:00Ahem.<A HREF="http://io9.com/5137356/will-e+books-really-bring-back-dickensian-lit-i-sorta-hope-so" REL="nofollow">Ahem.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-82505742003267820662009-01-22T07:11:00.000-05:002009-01-22T07:11:00.000-05:00I'll be buying, can't waitI'll be buying, can't waitSeverianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804134112616474836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-61986229892848442192009-01-21T23:29:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:29:00.000-05:00I'd buy it. Well, I will buy it. Mmm. Hard sci-fi....I'd buy it. <BR/><BR/>Well, I <I>will</I> buy it. <BR/><BR/>Mmm. Hard sci-fi. Don't suppose we could get your production rate of these babies up to a steady one-or-two a year, eh?Bahumathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114560919538300064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-83298396018436249812009-01-21T15:26:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:26:00.000-05:00Peter Watts said... Seth: those fiblets were fr...Peter Watts said...<BR/><BR/> Seth: those fiblets were from a whole different work— a story for a space-opera anthology coming out from Gardner Dozois. "State of Grace" is the sidequel to "Blindsight"<BR/><BR/>Doh! This is what I get for trying to comment on something I read with near zero sleep for a few days previous. It's a little depressing just trying to WRITE, with all the pitfalls andKeippernicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799559369903723808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-48722587191036810602009-01-21T14:27:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:27:00.000-05:00"What could enthuse an editor more than to receive..."What could enthuse an editor more than to receive enthusiastic death threats from fans over a manuscript she hasn't even seen yet? "<BR/><BR/>Oh, I get it. So we should put a hold on mailing out those brownies full of ground glass, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-64510247178312139102009-01-21T13:25:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:25:00.000-05:00If I read that jacket text on a book I would buy t...If I read that jacket text on a book I would buy the book.<BR/><BR/>It has a wonderful sense of urgency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-38037011692623289952009-01-21T13:02:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:02:00.000-05:00Well, I've gone and bought myself Starfish (it arr...Well, I've gone and bought myself Starfish (it arrived today) so that should let the publishing world know how hot you are right now!Rosy at randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167660404402705133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-76898381423594215332009-01-21T11:19:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:19:00.000-05:00Damn! I want this book.Any chance of a ransom mode...Damn! I want this book.<BR/>Any chance of a ransom model? You know x amount of dollars (to cover editing and publishing costs and feed the author and cats) then you take it to Lulu or whatever POD house you like.Strannikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087783366276504178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-42426435934207205572009-01-21T07:18:00.000-05:002009-01-21T07:18:00.000-05:00Hey, banzai cat, I like Iain Banks. :pHey, banzai cat, I like Iain Banks. :pPaethgoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059506095639250291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-50763716008063490392009-01-21T03:25:00.000-05:002009-01-21T03:25:00.000-05:00How about non-corporate publishers like Nightshade...How about non-corporate publishers like Nightshade? They sell guys like Iain M. Banks. Your books would be perfect there. (And the fact that they do nice covers is an added plus.)<BR/><BR/>And yes, let me add to the chorus of calls: that synopsis was undoubtedly fantastic.banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-52283234557836135012009-01-20T21:51:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:51:00.000-05:00AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!razorsmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741327069258643030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-11605682969603094522009-01-20T20:28:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:28:00.000-05:00To those of you gathering pitchforks and lighting ...To those of you gathering pitchforks and lighting torches: I am touched. Truly. And I would be the last one to dissuade anybody from resorting to violence, which I think has been vastly underestimated as a means of solving problems.<BR/><BR/>But do keep in mind, Tor is completely out of the picture here. Hartwell made an offer, my agent turned it down, we're moving on. I've not been Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-16957980012426368782009-01-20T20:09:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:09:00.000-05:00Teresa said...Is that a typical length for a dust ...<B>Teresa</B> said...<BR/><BR/><I>Is that a typical length for a dust jacket? Seemed a bit long to me.</I><BR/><BR/>'Tis, at that. It would all fit, but it would be a bit tight. Which is why I've made the first and last paragraphs optional; the synopsis could survive without either or both, if necessary.Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-58263809847451471772009-01-20T16:29:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:29:00.000-05:00@skm:I've been trying to sell him on a satire rega...@skm:<BR/><BR/>I've been trying to sell him on a satire regarding vampire reproduction. You know, a sweet little story about a doe-eyed sixteen-year-old girl who falls hard for a vampire and gives birth to his baby...after it slowly dissolves her insides and emerges, smiling and hyper-sapient, and says: "Hi, Daddy." What say you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-71761255180092317882009-01-20T15:30:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:30:00.000-05:00earlier: Enough with the frakkin' romantic comedie...earlier: <EM>Enough with the frakkin' romantic comedies, man! Write something thought-provoking for a change!</EM><BR/><BR/>No! what a great idea. a Wattsian comedy of manners.skmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466202005527367473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-73496788059505128752009-01-20T08:30:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:30:00.000-05:00Sounds indeed great! Please don't give up!Sounds indeed great! Please don't give up!Martin Sommerfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559130347913157032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-28361640877873234872009-01-20T03:11:00.000-05:002009-01-20T03:11:00.000-05:00Publishers provide three important services, near ...Publishers provide three important services, near as I can tell.<BR/><BR/>1) They get the book (and most importantly its cover) onto book store shelves for j random reader to discover an author he/she/it has never heard of before.<BR/><BR/>2) They often help the author polish and better his/her/its prose. Two instances come to mind: My dad, who went the self-publishing route, is not making money onegaishimasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290038148012768539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-71314841147557614162009-01-20T00:19:00.000-05:002009-01-20T00:19:00.000-05:00I've got a bunch of pitchforks and torches laying ...I've got a bunch of pitchforks and torches laying around - a Peter Watts Posse can be a terrifying thing.<BR/><BR/>A Posse? Pitchforks? Torches? The only thing we are missing is a vampire to be REALLY terrifying... But I doubt that the torches and pitchforks would be necessary then.<BR/>Conclusion: A vampire is needed in order to scare some publishing house into submission. Can anyone provide oneWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839985328565803564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-59490610451120454362009-01-19T23:49:00.000-05:002009-01-19T23:49:00.000-05:00I'm glad that there are some exciting bits left in...I'm glad that there are some exciting bits left in the process; for me stories die a little if I know the end when I start working, and I like hearing that I'm not entirely alone in that. <BR/><BR/>Also, I'm excited for this new ending, whatever it may turn out to be. The other ending, as much as I enjoyed it, did happen to share a lot in common with Kurosawa's <I>Ran.</I> (That's not bad, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-76222124657685328992009-01-19T20:59:00.000-05:002009-01-19T20:59:00.000-05:00Ok, you've sold me.After all, I loved your last on...Ok, you've sold me.<BR/><BR/>After all, I loved your last one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com