Jennifer Brozek's Blog, page 78
April 27, 2011
Sales, Publications and Leveling Up
Some very cool stuff has happened or is happening right now. So, to catch up…
As Editor:
1. Human Tales – dark twisted fairytales from the supernatural's point of view is officially out!
2. Beast Within 2 is off to the publishers and I am working with the cover artist now for some kick ass cover art.
3. I am knee deep into Space Tramps: Full Throttle Space Tales #5 , acceptances have gone out and edits have begun.
As Author:
1. No Man's Land: Defending the Future . My story "M.O.V.E." is in here. It is set for a May release and is looking good. "This collection has a lot going for it […] there's not a single piece here that isn't well worth reading. I modestly — but confidently — predict that I will be very far from the only man who's very, very glad he's read this collection." —David Weber, best-selling author of the Honor Harrington series.
2. Earlier, I announced the sale of "Showdown at High Moon" to the DAW anthology, Westward Weird. This is edited by the wonderful Martin Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes.
3. Today I get to announce the sale of "Discordance" to the DAW anthology, Tales of Valdemar #7. The 14 year old girl in me is squealing and squeaking in an excitement beyond human range. The mere fact that I'm in an anthology edited by Mercedes Lackey is enough to make me cry. The fact that it is a Valdemar story is… beyond words.
4. Because of the two recent DAW sales, I have now upgraded to active status in SFWA. Earlier in the month, I upgraded to active status in the HWA because of my work on AEON.
I really feel like a real author.
I can't wait for what comes next.
As Editor:
1. Human Tales – dark twisted fairytales from the supernatural's point of view is officially out!
2. Beast Within 2 is off to the publishers and I am working with the cover artist now for some kick ass cover art.
3. I am knee deep into Space Tramps: Full Throttle Space Tales #5 , acceptances have gone out and edits have begun.
As Author:
1. No Man's Land: Defending the Future . My story "M.O.V.E." is in here. It is set for a May release and is looking good. "This collection has a lot going for it […] there's not a single piece here that isn't well worth reading. I modestly — but confidently — predict that I will be very far from the only man who's very, very glad he's read this collection." —David Weber, best-selling author of the Honor Harrington series.
2. Earlier, I announced the sale of "Showdown at High Moon" to the DAW anthology, Westward Weird. This is edited by the wonderful Martin Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes.
3. Today I get to announce the sale of "Discordance" to the DAW anthology, Tales of Valdemar #7. The 14 year old girl in me is squealing and squeaking in an excitement beyond human range. The mere fact that I'm in an anthology edited by Mercedes Lackey is enough to make me cry. The fact that it is a Valdemar story is… beyond words.
4. Because of the two recent DAW sales, I have now upgraded to active status in SFWA. Earlier in the month, I upgraded to active status in the HWA because of my work on AEON.
I really feel like a real author.
I can't wait for what comes next.
April 25, 2011
Norwescon
Norwescon was really good for me. We had excellent sales at the Apex table. I made it to all my panels and spent a lot of time with friends. I don't currently have the con-crud but I am exhausted. I was not as careful as I should have been on keeping up with eating. Especially on Sunday. I had too little sleep and too much caffeine. By the time I realized I had messed up, I almost fainted. Then, when I went into the hotel restaurant for their poached eggs and corn beef hash, I almost burst into tears because it was after breakfast and I did not have the coherency to make another choice.
Note to self: Remember to bring protein bars to conventions.
The parties at the convention were a good place to catch up with people I only see at cons and to meet new people but I spent a lot more time at barcon this year because it was smaller and quieter in the grand scheme of things. Talked a lot, gave advice as requested and had some good industry talk with other people.
In particular, I had an excellent talk with Jay Lake, who, despite some of the heavy things on his mind, was still very willing to give of himself, offer his advice and to talk about a forthcoming cool thing that he and I will be working on. I sincerely appreciate is blunt opinions, experience and offer of help.
As productivity goes, I got nothing done at the con. No writing or reading. I don't feel as guilty about this as I probably should but that's OK. I will be focused going forward.
Shout out recommendation – Square is invaluable for the small business person. We made more than 50% of our sales because we could accept credit cards.
Note to self: Remember to bring protein bars to conventions.
The parties at the convention were a good place to catch up with people I only see at cons and to meet new people but I spent a lot more time at barcon this year because it was smaller and quieter in the grand scheme of things. Talked a lot, gave advice as requested and had some good industry talk with other people.
In particular, I had an excellent talk with Jay Lake, who, despite some of the heavy things on his mind, was still very willing to give of himself, offer his advice and to talk about a forthcoming cool thing that he and I will be working on. I sincerely appreciate is blunt opinions, experience and offer of help.
As productivity goes, I got nothing done at the con. No writing or reading. I don't feel as guilty about this as I probably should but that's OK. I will be focused going forward.
Shout out recommendation – Square is invaluable for the small business person. We made more than 50% of our sales because we could accept credit cards.
April 15, 2011
The Edge of Propinquity - Issue 64
Issue 64: April 2011
Welcome to issue 64 of the Edge of Propinquity. The storms of April bring chaos and renewal. This month we have a case of mistaken identity, a flicker of light in the darkness, a new understanding between reluctant allies, a new friendship and the discovery of one's self. Please join us this month and enjoy.
Credencium - An Introduction to Belief - by Kaolin Fire AKA
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kaolinfire
Flotsam - Underpass - by Peter M. Ball AKA
petermball
Idolwood - Little Dolls - by Ivan Ewert AKA
ivan23
The Ones Who Call - The Lake That Whispers - By Alina Pete
Guest Story - Hatzuli - By Lillian Cohen-Moore AKA
asthecrowfly
Have you ever looked over the edge and seen something looking back at you?
Sincerely,
Jennifer Brozek
Editor, The Edge of Propinquity
http://www.edgeofpropinquity.net/default.asp
April 11, 2011
Norwescon Schedule
This is my Norwescon Schedule. If I am not at one of these places, I will be in the Dealers Room at the Apex Publications table...or a party. Come by and say hello!
Friday 4pm Cascade 4 New Shared World Anthologies
Where are they headed? What makes them good? What are the pitfalls? Are they headed in a new direction? Is this an old idea being addressed in a new way? What are examples? Do they have staying power? Is it difficult for writers to maintain an internally consistent continuity and to avoid contradicting details in earlier works?
Mary Robinette Kowal, Jennifer Brozek, Nathan Crowder, Jay Lake, Jordan Lapp
Friday 8pm Cascade 4 Scary Comics
Everyone is familiar with Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, but what other horror comics are out there?
Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz, Jennifer Brozek
Saturday 11am Cascade 5&6 Good Markets for Short Fiction in 2011
In the universe of SF periodical publishing, the market for short fiction is constantly in flux, but we still have a fairly stable field in both print and electronic periodical media. We'll try to list and discuss as many of the print and ezines specializing in science fiction and fantasy as we can.
Lou Anders, Jordan Lapp, Jennifer Brozek
Saturday 1pm Evergreen 3&4 Women in the Gaming Industry
Our all-female panel of gaming professionals discusses the growing presence/awareness of women playing and designing games, and the struggle with working in the industry. If you are a woman interested in working in this industry, our panelists want to encourage you!
Donna Prior, Julie Haehn, Liz Courts, Jennifer Brozek
Saturday 10pm Cascade 9 Putting the "R" in RPG
Not a 13-year old gamer anymore? Wanting your games to have that adult themed content? Our panelists will discuss how to successfully incorporate the R-rated elements of sex and/or violence into your game or campaign. MATURE CONTENT
Ogre Whiteside, Jennifer Brozek, Mickey Schulz, SatyrPhil Brucato
Sunday 11am Cascade 8 Which Point of View Serves Your Story Best?
Any story can be told from any point of view: How do you find the best one for yours? What gains and losses come with first person, with limited third person, with multiple third, with multiple first?
Jay Lake, Susan R. Matthews, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jennifer Brozek, Sandra Damiana Buskirk
Friday 4pm Cascade 4 New Shared World Anthologies
Where are they headed? What makes them good? What are the pitfalls? Are they headed in a new direction? Is this an old idea being addressed in a new way? What are examples? Do they have staying power? Is it difficult for writers to maintain an internally consistent continuity and to avoid contradicting details in earlier works?
Mary Robinette Kowal, Jennifer Brozek, Nathan Crowder, Jay Lake, Jordan Lapp
Friday 8pm Cascade 4 Scary Comics
Everyone is familiar with Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, but what other horror comics are out there?
Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz, Jennifer Brozek
Saturday 11am Cascade 5&6 Good Markets for Short Fiction in 2011
In the universe of SF periodical publishing, the market for short fiction is constantly in flux, but we still have a fairly stable field in both print and electronic periodical media. We'll try to list and discuss as many of the print and ezines specializing in science fiction and fantasy as we can.
Lou Anders, Jordan Lapp, Jennifer Brozek
Saturday 1pm Evergreen 3&4 Women in the Gaming Industry
Our all-female panel of gaming professionals discusses the growing presence/awareness of women playing and designing games, and the struggle with working in the industry. If you are a woman interested in working in this industry, our panelists want to encourage you!
Donna Prior, Julie Haehn, Liz Courts, Jennifer Brozek
Saturday 10pm Cascade 9 Putting the "R" in RPG
Not a 13-year old gamer anymore? Wanting your games to have that adult themed content? Our panelists will discuss how to successfully incorporate the R-rated elements of sex and/or violence into your game or campaign. MATURE CONTENT
Ogre Whiteside, Jennifer Brozek, Mickey Schulz, SatyrPhil Brucato
Sunday 11am Cascade 8 Which Point of View Serves Your Story Best?
Any story can be told from any point of view: How do you find the best one for yours? What gains and losses come with first person, with limited third person, with multiple third, with multiple first?
Jay Lake, Susan R. Matthews, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jennifer Brozek, Sandra Damiana Buskirk
April 10, 2011
Fuck You. Pay Me.
This is a video about creative services and design work problems and what to do when things go wrong. As I watched, I kept thinking how much of this advice could be shifted and used for the freelance author. It is worth a watch.
Fuck you. Pay me.
By Mike Montiero
40 minutes
Fuck you. Pay me.
By Mike Montiero
40 minutes
April 6, 2011
BEAST WITHIN 2 TOC
The final manuscript is off to Graveside Tales. Thus, I can share the final TOC for BEAST WITHIN 2: PREDATOR & PREY with you all. Here it is:
PREDATOR
Solitary Instincts by Wendy N. Wagner
The Strange Affair of the Viennese Mathematician by Joshua Reynolds
The Adventure of the Missing Trophy by Mark W. Coulter
Blood Will Tell by JG Faherty
Vanessa McAvoy's Statement by Kelly Swails
Ties of Silver by James L. Sutter
The Long Road to Sanctum by Richard Farnsworth
Masako's Tale by Michael West
PREY
Help Wanted by Lydia Ondrusek
Act Natural by Tyler Hayes
Desperate Housewolves by Erik Scott de Bie
Life Decisions by Dylan Birtolo
Papa Pirana by Angel McCoy
Deserter by Gabrielle Harbowy and Marie Bilodeau
Corvidae by Kerrie L. Hughes
In One Stride Comes the Dark by Kenneth Mark Hoover
I had a lot of fun with this one.
PREDATOR
Solitary Instincts by Wendy N. Wagner
The Strange Affair of the Viennese Mathematician by Joshua Reynolds
The Adventure of the Missing Trophy by Mark W. Coulter
Blood Will Tell by JG Faherty
Vanessa McAvoy's Statement by Kelly Swails
Ties of Silver by James L. Sutter
The Long Road to Sanctum by Richard Farnsworth
Masako's Tale by Michael West
PREY
Help Wanted by Lydia Ondrusek
Act Natural by Tyler Hayes
Desperate Housewolves by Erik Scott de Bie
Life Decisions by Dylan Birtolo
Papa Pirana by Angel McCoy
Deserter by Gabrielle Harbowy and Marie Bilodeau
Corvidae by Kerrie L. Hughes
In One Stride Comes the Dark by Kenneth Mark Hoover
I had a lot of fun with this one.
March 27, 2011
Chugging Away...
Things are going well.
I'm finishing up edits on BEAST WITHIN 2 for Graveside Tales.
I've started my novella THE LADY OF SEEKING IN THE CITY OF WAITING for Dark Quest Books.
I have started a new column on the Apex Blog called "The Making of an Anthology" which debuts on Monday the 28th and goes deep into my personal process on how I create an anthology from invitations all the way through turning in a final manuscript and afterwards.
Still reading slush for The Edge of Propinquity.
And I think I'm just about caught up with things. For now.
In April I will start from the edits on SPACE TRAMPS for Flying Pen Press, finish the rough of the novella, and start a new personal project with an artist friend of mine. Also, the HUMAN TALES anthology is officially out in April from Dark Quest Books.
I'm finishing up edits on BEAST WITHIN 2 for Graveside Tales.
I've started my novella THE LADY OF SEEKING IN THE CITY OF WAITING for Dark Quest Books.
I have started a new column on the Apex Blog called "The Making of an Anthology" which debuts on Monday the 28th and goes deep into my personal process on how I create an anthology from invitations all the way through turning in a final manuscript and afterwards.
Still reading slush for The Edge of Propinquity.
And I think I'm just about caught up with things. For now.
In April I will start from the edits on SPACE TRAMPS for Flying Pen Press, finish the rough of the novella, and start a new personal project with an artist friend of mine. Also, the HUMAN TALES anthology is officially out in April from Dark Quest Books.
March 16, 2011
Admiration: Jason Sizemore
I wanted to say "Happy birthday, Jason!" But, I don't know if that is enough. Let me tell you why I admire and appreciate Jason Sizemore: the man, the author, the publisher.
Jason is a businessman with heart. He really wants what's best for the genre community and he is committed to producing the best books he can. Because of this, Apex Publications is a multi-award winning publishing house. He looks at everything he can and he works with some of the most qualified, enthusiastic people in the business. He loves dark speculative fiction and it shows.
When I met Jason at GenCon 2010, I found him to be quite the southern gentleman. He listened to what I had to say, expressed his opinion and proved himself to be exactly what he portrayed himself to be online: a caring, kind man who loves books, his company and the genre. He has a smile that lights up his face and a drawl that makes you smile in return.
But Jason is more than a businessman and publisher. He is also an author; talented and expressive, his stories are always a joy to read. His dark sense of humor comes through and he makes you want to read more of what he has written.
All of this barely scratches the surface of why I admire and appreciate Jason. So, I can do now is wish him a very happy birthday.
Jason is a businessman with heart. He really wants what's best for the genre community and he is committed to producing the best books he can. Because of this, Apex Publications is a multi-award winning publishing house. He looks at everything he can and he works with some of the most qualified, enthusiastic people in the business. He loves dark speculative fiction and it shows.
When I met Jason at GenCon 2010, I found him to be quite the southern gentleman. He listened to what I had to say, expressed his opinion and proved himself to be exactly what he portrayed himself to be online: a caring, kind man who loves books, his company and the genre. He has a smile that lights up his face and a drawl that makes you smile in return.
But Jason is more than a businessman and publisher. He is also an author; talented and expressive, his stories are always a joy to read. His dark sense of humor comes through and he makes you want to read more of what he has written.
All of this barely scratches the surface of why I admire and appreciate Jason. So, I can do now is wish him a very happy birthday.
Settling In and Hunkering Down
Now that I'm back from the Rainforest and a lot of my travel is done for two months, it is time for me to settle in for some long term projects. I've been looking forward to this for a while. First up is the Shadeside novella, The Lady of Seeking in the City of Waiting. I will start that in the next couple of days and hunker down on it until it is done.
Next up is the Battletech web serial. Currently called The Nestor Incident, I'm sure that name is going to change. That is going to fill in everything between May and August. It is about double the length of the Shadeside novella.
While those two long term projects are going on, I have to finish with BEAST WITHIN 2 and edit SPACE TRAMPS on the editing side of things. On the RPG side, I've got another PDF setting, Colonial Gothic: Charlotte Haven. I think it will be easy after the first couple months of the year. Or easier, at any rate.
Next up is the Battletech web serial. Currently called The Nestor Incident, I'm sure that name is going to change. That is going to fill in everything between May and August. It is about double the length of the Shadeside novella.
While those two long term projects are going on, I have to finish with BEAST WITHIN 2 and edit SPACE TRAMPS on the editing side of things. On the RPG side, I've got another PDF setting, Colonial Gothic: Charlotte Haven. I think it will be easy after the first couple months of the year. Or easier, at any rate.
March 15, 2011
The Edge of Propinquity - Issue 63
Issue 63: March 2011
Welcome to the Edge of Propinquity. Welcome to Issue 63 of the Edge of Propinquity. As the winter lets go and the wild weather of March springs forth, we have a dance-off with a God, the loss of memory, the death of a demon, the realization of danger and a visit from someone special.
Credencium - Ashes - by Kaolin Fire AKA
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kaolinfire
Flotsam - Local Hero - by Peter M. Ball AKA
petermball
Idolwood - Craft - by Ivan Ewert AKA
ivan23
The Ones Who Call - Coyote Dancing - By Alina Pete
Guest Story - Underside Walk - By Hilary Koepenick
Have you ever looked over the edge and seen something looking back at you?
Sincerely,
Jennifer Brozek
Editor, The Edge of Propinquity
http://www.edgeofpropinquity.net/default.asp
