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Daniel
Carl Jung's Waterboy
      
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 4515
| Posted 1/20/2005 10:13 AM (GMT -4) |   | That's it! Somebody, quick, send me a good Native American S and S piece for Razor-edged Arcanum [:)]. Get it in and under 4k and I'll pay eight cents a word!
Only eleven days left to the deadline.
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Edward Knight
Jack of all Trades and Master of None
Date Joined Jan 2004
Total Posts : 1038
| Posted 1/20/2005 11:38 AM (GMT -4) | | I've got one in the works. If I'm close in regard to the deadline will you accept email?
I've had this story on the back burner for a couple of years now and never finished it. It's based around a local Chickasaw legend involving a demon, human sacrifices, a lake of fire and a circuit riding Methodist minister.
Edward Knight
Editor
Journey Books Publishing
Amazing Journeys Magazine
http://www.journeybookspublishing.com
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Kuroboshii
Shogun
Date Joined Apr 2004
Total Posts : 544
| Posted 1/20/2005 11:41 AM (GMT -4) | | Well...that would require a multiple submission from me. Would this be an exception to your rule?
Still, I doubt I can write one, especially not in eleven days. I'll just place my bets on the first one I sent you.
Sean T. M. Stiennon (AKA Suuran Songforge)
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Daniel
Carl Jung's Waterboy
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 4515
| Posted 1/20/2005 7:41 PM (GMT -4) | | Ed,
Contact me if you're running too close to the deadline ;-)
Otherwise just send it snail. It's apt to get read faster that way.
Sean, don't go trying to beat the deadline; concentrate on mss. you're already working on. You've been making very good progress lately.
REA cover art, the preliminary sketch by Loren Malloy, looks incredible!! I think REA is going to be every bit as good as the LOS anthology.
Won't be any more "wardrobe malfunctions," tho just in case anyone was wondering! LOL.
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Edward Knight
Jack of all Trades and Master of None
Date Joined Jan 2004
Total Posts : 1038
| Posted 1/21/2005 3:39 AM (GMT -4) | | I made pretty good progress on the story last night. If I hunker down I'll be able to make the snail mail submission early next week.
Edward Knight
Editor
Journey Books Publishing
Amazing Journeys Magazine
http://www.journeybookspublishing.com
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Flint
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 59
| Posted 1/25/2005 3:47 AM (GMT -4) | | I'm new to the forum and have just discovered the zine. I've been looking for something like this for a while and am very impressed, especially with the Harold Lamb story. I've been a fan of the likes of Howard and Lovecraft for a long time but many names are fairly new to me(I'm a British reader) so it's a pleasure to be introduced to an old author with work to be read. I'd be interested in anyone's comments on the following titles as I am deciding what to buy. Please do let my liking for REH influence your response:
The Grand Cham
Durandal
Ghengis Khan
The Sea of Ravens
Thanks
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Dave
Master of the Domain
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 656
| Posted 1/25/2005 4:28 AM (GMT -4) | | Hi Flint
Welcome to SFReader. Glad you're here!
Dave
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jonesha
Forum Moderator
Date Joined Jun 2004
Total Posts : 655
| Posted 1/25/2005 7:32 AM (GMT -4) | | Hi Flint,
You certainly came to the right place. I run the Harold Lamb web site, over at
www.haroldlamb.net
The Grand Cham is a real page turner and I selected it myself as the first novel that Wildside would reprint in its Lamb reprint series. All of Lamb's historicals have some of the same feel as REH's historicals.
Genghis Khan is a biography, not a work of fiction. It's remained in print for more than 70 years, which should definitely say something about its worth, but still, it's non-fiction. If you want to read about Genghis Khan and the Mongols, a better book--probably Lamb's best--is March of the Barbarians. Lamb's son, me, and the copyright holder all believe "March" is his best non-fiction book.
Durandal and the Sea of Ravens are great. They are part 1 and part 2 of a trilogy originally published in Adventure magazine back in the 1920s. Donald M. Grant, the publisher who brought these back out, has never gotten around to reprinting the third book in the trilogy, Rusudan.
If you have access to an interlibrary loan service (I don't know what they call it in England) that allows you to request a book from another library, you can request a copy of Durandal from the 1930s. That edition of the book collected all three novellas as one story, with additional linking material.
Hope that helps--if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I am a big champion of Lamb's work. He's an undeservedly forgotten master.
best,
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dklatta
Stablehand
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 3
| Posted 1/25/2005 7:51 AM (GMT -4) | | | Watch out for that period after 'net' at the end of www.haroldlamb.net. -- it can confuse your browser and mean it can't find the site (at least, it confused my browser)! The URL is just www.haroldlamb.net -- period. | | Back to Top | | |
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CharlesR
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 64
| Posted 1/25/2005 8:03 AM (GMT -4) | | Hey, I have a friend named Flint in thre UK. You aren't the Flint from Forward Motion by any chance?
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Flint
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 59
| Posted 1/25/2005 8:46 AM (GMT -4) | | Thanks for all the info Jonesha, it's exactly what I was looking for. I've only read the Lamb story in Flashing Swords and so I'm grateful for the advice on his other work. I'll definately invest some time and money in his books!
Charles R; sorry mate- I'm not him; it's good to meet you though! | | Back to Top | | |
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CharlesR
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 64
| Posted 1/25/2005 9:22 AM (GMT -4) | | You as well, Flint. And you are indeed in the right place. Howard is the Lamb man.
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Flint
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 59
| Posted 1/25/2005 9:56 AM (GMT -4) | | | Here's another question for anyone who's interested in responding. I live in the UK and am unaware of any quality print magazines along the lines of "Flashing Swords" or similar styles; any ideas? | | Back to Top | | |
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jonesha
Forum Moderator
Date Joined Jun 2004
Total Posts : 655
| Posted 1/25/2005 10:46 AM (GMT -4) | | Hi Flint,
Howard again. That's part of the reason Flashing Swords exists, and probably one of the main reasons I get such high quality submissions. There's a derth of markets for the genre. Black Gate publishes some, and so does Paradox, a historical fiction magazine. But so far as I know, there aren't any other places solely dedicated to it. Sword and sorcery has almost been comatose for a while.
I CAN point you with pride to a recent anthology titled Lords of Swords, accessible through the swordandsorcery.org site -- it's easy to find. I think the Lords of Swords ad runs on every page. The plan is to have a continuing cycle of sword and sorcery anthologies published through the same publisher, though that will require readers. Hope you'll take a look--purchasing Lords of Swords will help fund Flashing Swords and other nifty projects from Pitch-Black.
best,
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Daniel
Carl Jung's Waterboy
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 4515
| Posted 1/25/2005 11:11 AM (GMT -4) | | Hi Flint,
Yep, that's why we started the two anthologies and -- as Howard says -- the funds from the print anthos are what allows Sword and Sorcery and Flashing Swords to run smoothly, or, exist at all!
So if you (or anyone else) wants to help out the cause, click over to www.pitchblackbooks.com or the S and S site to order LOS. It's pretty much like securing a year-long subscription to Sword and Sorcery and Flashing Swords, while purchasing an awesome and finely printed and illustrated collection of heroic fantasy stories by some of the best authors around.
It's also an investment in the future of Sword and Sorcery itself, especially when you factor in all the great stories and writers who might have *nowhere* to place their excellent tales without the support of each and every one of our readers.
Daniel | | Back to Top | | |
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Flint
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 59
| Posted 1/25/2005 11:19 AM (GMT -4) | | Ok gentlemen, I'll see about ordering a copy of the anthology. With a bit of luck it should prove to be a good investment. I'll get on the right away and see what the payment options are. To be honest, it's a bit of a bugger having an interest in something with such a strong American base but it's worth the effort. Thanks for the replies.
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Flint
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 59
| Posted 1/25/2005 11:42 AM (GMT -4) | | All done! I've just spent £16.00 as instructed: how obedient am I. Seriously, it's a pleasure to be able to support a venture so close to my heart--I just wish the freight didn't put such a strain on it.
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Daniel
Carl Jung's Waterboy
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 4515
| Posted 1/25/2005 8:37 PM (GMT -4) | | Me, too, Flint! We've had a lot of British and Canadian orders.
Thanks for your support!!
Daniel | | Back to Top | | |
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CharlesR
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 64
| Posted 1/26/2005 6:43 PM (GMT -4) | | Well I picked up my copy of Flashing Swords tonight at my local comics store. You're on the stands! (Actually you're not. FS sold out the day it came in.) Pretty keen. can't wait to read the stories!
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CharlesR
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 64
| Posted 1/26/2005 6:44 PM (GMT -4) | | And of course I meant Lords of Swords. My mind is going...
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Bruce Durham
Crom's Administrator & Drinking Buddy
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 609
| Posted 1/28/2005 3:36 PM (GMT -4) | | quote:
Originally posted by Daniel
Me, too, Flint! We've had a lot of British and Canadian orders.
Thanks for your support!!
Daniel
My copy of LoS came last week, and I can only add to the praise. This book is an excellent showcase of S&S talent. I look forward to the next. While I'm at it, is there any chance of placing LoS on Canadian bookshelves?
BDurham
Admin: www.conan.com | | Back to Top | | |
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Kuroboshii
Shogun
Date Joined Apr 2004
Total Posts : 544
| Posted 1/28/2005 5:06 PM (GMT -4) | | | | |
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Daniel
Carl Jung's Waterboy
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 4515
| Posted 1/28/2005 6:27 PM (GMT -4) | | Sean,
We're preparing to sign with a reputable and capable distributor for LOS next week. The good news is, we've found and were chosen by a reliable distributor; the bad news is, it may be several months before LOS actually makes it to stores in the US -- and hopefully, Canada, too.
Right now, the best thing for everyone to do who wants LOS is to order it from us, either through the new online store
http://pitchblackbooks.netfirms.com/Cynosure/nfoscomm/catalog/index.php
or through Sword and Sorcery/Flashing Swords.
Additionally, the next printing of LOS will feature additional type/font and editor/author credits on the cover, so those of you who want a "collector's 1st edition" copy of LOS with only the cover art and title on the cover, should order asap, before the first print run sells out ;-)
Daniel | | Back to Top | | |
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Daniel
Carl Jung's Waterboy
Date Joined Aug 2003
Total Posts : 4515
| Posted 1/28/2005 6:29 PM (GMT -4) | | Thanks, Charles and B. Durham for your kind compliments. We've worked very hard to put the antho together and the pay-off is hearing you (and others) say what you just said ;-)
We deeply appreciate your support.
Daniel | | Back to Top | | |
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Flint
Neophyte
Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 59
| Posted 1/30/2005 6:18 AM (GMT -4) | | I'm new to the forum and flashing swords but I'd like to submit something for the anthologies being released. I've read the brief for Razor-Edged Arcanum(which I've obviously missed) and understand that each anthology will have a certain leaning--does anybody have any idea what features the next one wil be looking for? I realise it's probably still early days but I thought it was worth asking.
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