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Rob Santa
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  		   Posted 6/1/2007 12:21 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
One Dragon, Two Dragon, Red Dragon, Blue Dragon...

No, wait, I think somebody else wrote that. :)


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  		   Posted 6/1/2007 1:39 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Oh, Sure, Rob, give me a plot bunny now that you're closed to submissions... :p ;-)
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Sister Coyote said...
Oh, Sure, Rob, give me a plot bunny now that you're closed to submissions... :p ;-)


You could write it anyway, and maybe you can talk him into a second anthology :)
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I'm hoping to see a unicorn anthology someday.



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  		   Posted 6/28/2007 9:03 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Just thought I'd post I've started the editing process, a few days ahead of schedule. I'm doing them in alphabetical order, and so far I'm fortunate enough to be 2 for 2 in dealing with authors. Ms. Burch and Ms. Schwabach took my hatchet jobs in stride (especially Ms. Schwabach who allowed me to take out a big chunk without so much as a glimmer of protest). I'm sure the next author will be difficult, though. It's that Armand guy. My rate is a day or two per story, so that should be a good estimate for other authors when they'll be receiving a note from me.

It is not nearly as fun to read these excellent stories for work as it was for pleasure. Gotta be done, though.


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  		   Posted 6/28/2007 8:41 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Once again I have to ask: is obsessive compulsion really a bad thing?

Three manuscripts edited today: "Dragon's Hide," "Hardcastle's Dragon," and "Herbert and the Wyrm."

I'll continue to post notes like this on the odd chance one of the contributors doesn't get my e-mails and sees it here.


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  		   Posted 6/30/2007 10:32 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Added "I Dreamed of Griffons in Flight" and "Keeping Company" to the edited pile.


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  		   Posted 7/2/2007 12:51 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Added "Lesson Learned," "Let Me Explain" and "Li T'ien and the Dragon Nian" to the edited pile.

Today was undoubtedly the easiest editing shift I will go through, ever. There was exactly zero heavy lifting required in all three of these stories, and while I'm awaiting feedback from authors regarding changes, I hardly changed a thing in any of these pieces. Well done and thanks for making my job easy to Messrs. Williams and Costlow and Ms. Foster.


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  		   Posted 7/5/2007 1:43 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Edited "Otrossius and the Drake that Bothered No One," "Rip-Snorter," and "San Marino and the Dragon."

That's 14 down with 10 to go. Smooth sailing so far.


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  		   Posted 7/10/2007 1:01 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Added "Sea and Sky," "Shandango Dance," "The Bala Worm" and "The Black Butcher" to the edited pile.

Whew. Finish line is in sight.


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  		   Posted 7/10/2007 11:22 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Edited "The Borrowed Sword" and "The Dragonkeeper's Wife" this morning.

Last 3 stories then I get to take a deep breath.


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  		   Posted 7/10/2007 2:05 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Even though I'm not done editing, I spent some time this morning arranging the table of contents. For those who are curious...

"Li T'ien and the Dragon Nian" by Eugie Foster
"Otrossius and the Drake That Bothered No One" by Steve Goble
"God's Wrath" by Heidi Kneale
"Herbert and the Wyrm" by Marty O'Hale
"Sea and Sky" by Katherine Shaw
"Hardcastle's Dragon" by Martin Owton
"Keeping Company" by Adrian Simmons
"An Ordinary Dragon" by Jennifer Schwabach
"Dragon's Hide" by Armand Rosamilia
"Shandango Dance" by Sara Michael
"Lesson Learned" by Tom Williams
"The Borrowed Sword" by Constance Brewer
"The Bala Worm" by James S. Dorr
"I Dreamed of Griffons in Flight" by Jeff Crook
"A Pet of Her Own" by M L Burch
"The Black Butcher" by Anna Lowther
"Let Me Explain" by Gerald Costlow
"San Marino and the Dragon" by Kelly Harmon
"The Travelers Four" by Christopher Heath
"Western Front, 1914" by Peter Friend
"The Elephant and the Dragon" by Sean Melican
"The Dragonkeeper's Wife" by Peter Ball
"Rip-Snorter" by Tom Williams
"The Last of the Dragons" by Edith Nesbit (yup, snuck in something unexpected)


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  		   Posted 7/10/2007 3:57 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Rob - where/when can I subscribe?

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  		   Posted 7/15/2007 1:09 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Sorry to leave you hanging, Jason. I replied to your question, and something must have eaten it.

We're still on for a September/October release. Until then, I won't be taking pre-orders just to be safe. I will shout from the rooftops when everything for the Ricasso bookstore is up and running.


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Done with the edits from my end. Finished "The Elephant and the Dragon," "The Travelers Four" and "Western Front, 1914" in the last few days. I'm waiting for authors replies on these and a handful of other pieces then I stitch 'em all together and send it off for printing.

Deep breath...and release.


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  		   Posted 7/15/2007 7:20 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Hey, Rob. Can we get a sneak peek of the cover?

 

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Sure. Once again, many thanks to Crystalwizard who is an artist of obvious talent.

 

 


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  		   Posted 7/15/2007 12:39 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Good to hear that the editing is done. I'm looking forward to this volume.

Very nice cover. Ominous. The lighting is a bit too dim, but that could well not be a problem on the printed copies. And I absolutely love the lettering of the title.

Robert Orme

Out now:
"On the Tree Top" in Ultraverse vol.3 #5 (www.ultraverse.us)
"The Scab, the Man, and the I.V." in Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review #3 (www.mountzionpress.com)
"And Afterward" and "Candy Lover" in Flashshot, April 30 and May 23 (www.gwthomas.org/flashshotindex.htm)

Coming soon:
"Replacing Someone" in Aoife's Kiss #26, September 2008 (http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm)
"More Than One Way to Protect" in Lords of Justice (www.carnifexpress.net/blogs/)

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Oh, wow--I LOVE the cover!  Gorgeous and atmospheric!

 Kate Shaw
 
"Trompe L'Oeil" Staffs & Starships #1
"Sea and Sky" Black Dragon, White Dragon, Ricasso Press
"Final Episode" Triangulations 2007: End of Time

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  		   Posted 7/15/2007 3:35 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Nice cover! Good job, Crystalwizard. Good job, Mr. Santa.
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:) Thanks for the compliment on the cover. I'm really looking forward to getting to read the stories.

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That is rather a striking cover, and I like the title typography, too.

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Mr. Santa-Just wanted to add my congrats to you on the completion of the editing, which must have been a daunting task and a huge relief to have finished. CW the cover looks wonderful. Is there a back cover, or a blurb on the back, from which we might get a sneak peek? Just curious.
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  		   Posted 7/16/2007 11:29 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Nice cover. I look forward to reading the stories when it's released.

Chris
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  		   Posted 7/16/2007 12:06 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Very cool--a cover that makes you want to read the book. Really looking forward to this.

Nicholas Ian Hawkins


Forthcoming

"Knowledge and Dust," in Magic & Mechanica (Ricasso Press)
"Relativity," in FLASHSHOT, September 28, 2007

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