Aphelion

<br>To the best of my knowledge, Roger Zelazny did in fact die of natural causes (and I know a couple of friends of his fairly well, and SF isn't exactly a big field; secrets tend not to stay secret for very long around here) and John Brunner did in fact pass away of a heart attack in Glasgow--and I...

I do believe short stories can run along different lines and work without following a strict conflict-resolution/scene-sequel pattern. <br><br>Just as a clarification I *loathe* scene and sequel. It is anathema before god. And I'm not necessarily a big fan of the three-act structure either, especia...

On the whole, we HOPE to lose our writers to the pay markets. :) --Jeff "Thirty-one Rejections and Counting" Williams :) <br><br>The semipro curse, alas.<br><br>And the pro markets lose them to the novel publishers.<br><br>Which is why there is a slight but steady upward draft. *g* The trick is get...

Again, these forums are exactly for that. I've roasted and been roasted. Nate <br><br>"Roasting," as you put it, is, to my mind, and inappropriate and unhelpful review technique. It's not helpful to a story, or a writer, to shred, stomp, or disembowel.<br><br>What *is* helpful is a thoughtful criti...

Um... How often do you believe Google crawls this site? I looked at there, and didn't see any such reference. Nate <br><br>Please reread my post. I said I followed a link to get here--and I don't know where the person who posted the link got it.<br><br>The google comment was meant as a friendly rem...

And well said, Elizabeth. Any relation to Greg?

Donald

<br><br><br>Nope! Never even met him, although I admire his work.<br><br>--EBear

"Your friends would carry more weight if they did more than just defend you when you get into a difficult argument and then never post again. Perhaps if they reviewed stories & contributed something other than your defense, I would give them credit." For what it's worth, I don't know Simon Owens. I...

Yeah. Right. Give me an editor's name & I can probably give you a copy of their rejection letter. Nate <br><br>And so can I. I can also show you accceptance letters from Ellen Datlow, Gordon van Gelder, Jed Hartman, and various other prozine editors... and I can show you rejection letters for work ...