Stuff I’ve been meaning to link to…
I’m behind…
Agent Kristin tells us that sometimes being efficient and prompt can blow up in your face.
Justine Larbalestier reminds us that writing is a whole world of NO. (but we know that “no” won’t kill you, right?)
There’s a new Internet SF market started and edited by William Sanders: Helix. [edited to correct who was behind the project]
A listener reminded me I was remiss of linking stuff in episode 42, so here are more links:
Voices of Tomorrow Podcast
DragonCon
Dracula Tape
Balticon Podcast
And an update to episode 43: Miss Snark disagrees with me about credibility. And she’s the agent. Listen to her.
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Samuel Tinianow | Jul 6, 2006 | Reply
Mur, thanks for the link to Helix. I’m wondering, do you know anything else about it? As excited as I am by new publications, the one piece of information I can’t find on their site is just what Helix is about (besides, you know, speculative fiction), and what I can find there that I can’t find at, say, Strange Horizons or Infinite Matrix (besides different stories, of course).
Anonymous | Jul 7, 2006 | Reply
Helix IS about “you know, speculative fiction.” What makes you think we’re about anything else?
As for what you can find there that you can’t find at Infinite Matrix, for starters you can find a live, still-publishing magazine. Infinite Matrix went static months and months ago.
Anyway, what, you’re limited to one e-zine? Read ours AND Strange Horizons, for God’s sake. And any others you like. (Personally I recommend Modern Drunkard.)
William Sanders
Senior Editor
HELIX
Anonymous | Jul 7, 2006 | Reply
Also Lawrence is not “piloting” the magazine. I am. I started Helix and I run it - with great and valued assistance from Lawrence, to be sure.
I don’t know how this impression got about that Helix is somehow Lawrence’s project but I’m beginning to find it rather annoying.
William Sanders
Senior Editor
Helix
Mur Lafferty | Jul 7, 2006 | Reply
Thanks very much for the information, William, and I apologize for getting the info incorrect. I fell to the lure of “reading it on a blog somewhere.” Thank God for the edit button.
Anonymous | Jul 8, 2006 | Reply
Hi, Mur, I’m an ISBW fan and I stumbled across an old blog post you might be interested in seeing. It’s about rejection and rejection letters. Check out their photos of TOR’s slush pile! I think it’s taller than I am.