Amazing Cover

Go over to Mindflights. The winning cover in their contest is amazing!

Absolute Write

I think Absolute Write should post a collection of prerequisites for approval.

- Major Publishers (Random House, Simon and Schuster): Approved. No one in their right mind would take AW seriously if they ripped Random House, although I am sure 95% of AW posters would be, or have been, rejected by them.
- Small Publishers: Need a sales team pitching distribution to stores. Try very hard to get a POD publisher to admit they do not have this, and then take this as an excuse to admit that their authors have no chance of succeeding. Then, after forcing this down their throat (even if they resist), mark them disapproved. After all, no serious author would write for a POD publisher, they would write an E-book (chuckle).
- E-Books: You do not need any meaningful distribution or ad campaigns. Even though the best of E-books sell for about 200 copies, less than the average small press POD publisher, as long as you’re an E-Book publisher, you are approved. E-Book authors are granted full permission to bash small press authors, no matter how unsuccessful they may be.

Exception to all rules: Samhain.

Episode 1

The first episode is up! It’s short, about 1000 words, a bite sized chapter for the ADD reader. Take a look and comment either here or on the blog.

Reminder

3 days until the beginning episode of the serial. Remember to read it and get back to me!

Civilization

I am in New York right now, Brooklyn to be exact, working on a story in the Prospect Branch library. My brother is composing music while I waste my time on the Internet and write. Fun fun. In the meantime, read one of my stories, get back to me and leave a comment.

-Andrew

Fantasy Magazine

Fantasy Magazine is a tough sell. I am not sure they accept sword ‘n sorcery, since I haven’t really seen them publish secondary world fantasy. But I can’t fault them for their response time, sometimes less than 24 hours.

Which comes to my lament–a lack of professional venues who accept heroic fantasy. Suggestions, people?

update

I have sent said story to Morpheus Tales and Absent Willow Review. Here’s to hoping they bite!

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

My Rating: 7.5 out of 10

I enjoyed this book a lot. I liked the characters, Sookie and Bill. The setting, northern Louisiana, seemed to be very unique in the vampire genre. It was also unique in that the protagonist wasn’t a teen, and that she wasn’t obsessed (a la twilight) with her vampire lover. The uniqueness and the likeability of the characters are the strongest points of the book.

I don’t have too many criticisms, besides that the writing could be a little awkward at times and could have been made crisper or stronger. I thought sometimes she could have gone more in depth into some of the themes in her novel.

Recommended: Yes.

Alas!

The story has been rejected by “Fantasy,” but I have far from given up. I think (and my parents agree) this is the best story I have ever written. I poured a lot of emotion into it. As always I shall keep you updated!

A New Story I’m Excited About

I hope to submit this to Fantasy Magazine, since it’s professional paying and the response time is so damn short. Although rejection is inevitable, I am excited about this one enough to where I think there may be a fleeting chance. I shall keep you updated with either rejection or (maybe) acceptance!