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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 5/31/2008 11:30 PM | Packed with stories, illustrations, goodies, a full novella AND a free poster by Johnney Perkins.
Everything you could possibly want, and enough reading material to keep you happy for quite a while!
Where is it, you ask?
Why... right there on our home page. Right next to Flashing Swords #10.
What's the link, you ask?
Glad to be of assistance. The link is flashingswords.sfreader.com
And I decided to be nice to you all. I wasn't going to put any of it on line but... if you're sneaky and scroll down the page some, you'll find a link... a special, secret link.
Shhhhh..... don't tell anyone.
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Special Issue, Summer 2008
Table of Contents
On the Wings of Imagination: Editorial by Crystalwizard
The Story of the Hero Makoma: Native Rhodesian Tale
Cap’n Jethro: by Lee Reynoldson
King John and the Abbot: Traditional
Interview with Nathalie Mallet
The Blood Meridian: by Nathan Meyer
Deluge: By Bruce Durham
Entering Blood City: by Mark Stawecki
Document of Destiny: by Chad Weiss
Moronar’s Chosen: by Sarah Wagner
Elements: by R.F. Long
Vainglorious: by Steve Goble
Grim Faced Warrior: by Michael D. Turner
Dragon Fire: by Sarah Ashwood
Oathbreaker’s Promise: by Christopher Heath
Prince Victor: by Edward McDermott
Perchance a Pendant: by Kevin ‘Jaqhama’ Lumley
Steel in the Morning: by D.J. Cockburn
The Crooked Blade: by J.F. Keeping
The Mermaid and the Mortal Thing: by Chris Willrich
Era of Fairies and Dragons: by Lisa Agnew
A Legend of Knockmany: Traditional
Interview with Charles Gramlich
Worms in the Earth: Barbarian’s Bane: by Charles A. Gramlich
Silent Dirge: Novella by Jared Evers
http://flashingswords.sfreader.com
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/1/2008 4:42 AM | Is the Summer Special a print edition only?
No buyable download?
You can read some of my stories here:
Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/1/2008 8:18 AM | I just bought 2 copies.
Cheers: Jaq.
You can read some of my stories here:
Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/1/2008 2:45 PM | I've advertised (again) the Summer Special, issue #10 and ROTS at the huge sci-fi website Chronicles.
Thousands of visitors a day.
Fingers crossed.
Chronicles claims to be the biggest online Sci-fi and fanatsy website in the world.
It would be a good thing if a few of you were to go over to Chrons and post up your thoughts and opinions on the FS magazines and novels.
The thread I started is NOT the place to mention what a great story you yourself wrote...those kind of posts go in the Press release section.
Cheers: Jaq
You can read some of my stories here: Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : von Darkmoor - 6/1/2008 4:55 PM | Cool Jaq ~ now I've got to go check out Chrons - but that's all I need, another forum to fall behind in
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| Posted By : Hearthweru - 6/1/2008 6:35 PM | I've just ordered myself a copy, and posted about the Summer Special over on RPGnet's Ads/Promo board.
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : Swashbuckler - 6/1/2008 9:01 PM | Hey CW ... did you post a ToC somewhere? Or could you post one here? This looks very cool!
Steve Goble
Visit my blog, Swords Against Boredom, for news on published fiction and upcoming stories. |
| Posted By : Nik - 6/1/2008 9:05 PM | Just bought it. Now I just need time to read it. Can anyone lend me any?
Nicholas Ian Hawkins
Forthcoming
"Knowledge and Dust," in Magic & Mechanica, from Ricasso Press, Spring 2008
Published
"What Heroes Leave Behind," in Return of the Sword, Flashing Swords Press, March 2008
"The Weald Maiden's Will," in Every Day Fiction, March 5, 2008
"Relativity," in FLASHSHOT, September 28, 2007
Visit my website, Trampler of Beautiful Phrases, at nihawkins.wordpress.com |
| Posted By : von Darkmoor - 6/1/2008 9:16 PM | Steve Goble
Hey - he's back!
Long time no see, stranger. You's got some catching ups to do . . . . 
Yeah, there's a thread with a ToC in it somewhere around here, I'll take a peek . . . . yeah, right here: forum.sfreader.com/default~f~5~m~72306.html
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Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?
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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 6/1/2008 9:23 PM | Nik said...
Just bought it. Now I just need time to read it. Can anyone lend me any?
no, no extra time to give out... but at least you have 3 months before the next issue :) |
| Posted By : von Darkmoor - 6/1/2008 9:37 PM | anyone thinking of answering Nik's call for time better think twice - CW will snap you up in a heartbeat! The FS ship needs more rowers!
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Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/2/2008 8:47 AM |
Hearthweru said...I've just ordered myself a copy, and posted about the Summer Special over on RPGnet's Ads/Promo board.
Good onya mate 
You can read some of my stories here: Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/2/2008 12:07 PM | | They're fussy at Chronicles...
Hidy, Jaqhama -
Glad you're enjoying Chronicles! I've moved a few of your threads that had been under the SFF News category to the Press Releases section, as they were more suited to that board. Promotional threads for new materials are typically posted in Press Releases. The SFF News section is typically reserved for general news items.
Funny...I would have thought that the SFF news section was for SFF news?
I must think on this.
I will say that I don't see a lot of the forum members visiting the press release section compared to the SFF news section.
So if 10,000 Chrons readers don't see the blurb I put up for FS and ROTS you guys and gals will know why.
I ain't going to say nothing about modding for the sake of it. I do realise the world would have ended if the guy hadn't moved my post. 
(Oh this just gets better...
Be real careful if you decide to post something on Chrons you might want to edit or even delete later...because you cannot edit or delete after a 30 minute time spam.
No honest..it's in their forum rules and was confirmed by their Admin/Owner.)
You can read some of my stories here:
Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 6/2/2008 3:52 PM | Jaqhama said...
I will say that I don't see a lot of the forum members visiting the press release section compared to the SFF news section.
Guess you need to write them and ask for clarification on the difference, because you didn't intend them to be press releases and you'd like them to be in the sf news thread. Then ask what you need to do to change them so they fit where you intended them.
Never meddle in the affairs of a wizard unless you are soggy and hard to light!
Managing Editor of Flashing Swords
Visit my art gallery on art wanted
All my books in print |
| Posted By : Jared Evers - 6/2/2008 9:25 PM | Just got my copy, and it looks fantastic! It arrived in great shape, first off. Nice covers, sturdy binding, and I like the layout. And that's just the presentation, all before getting to the actual stories. CW, you and your team need to take a bow.  |
| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/3/2008 1:07 AM |
crystalwizard said...
Jaqhama said...
I will say that I don't see a lot of the forum members visiting the press release section compared to the SFF news section. Guess you need to write them and ask for clarification on the difference, because you didn't intend them to be press releases and you'd like them to be in the sf news thread. Then ask what you need to do to change them so they fit where you intended them.
Been there, done that.
The mod who moved my post didn't even bother to respond when I sent a message back.
I had aslo posted up a couple of links to the free Deadstock and Hal Spacejock novel downloads...appareantly that's not SFF news either...that's also a press release.
A thread people started about not being able to edit or delete your own stuff was responded to thus...if people were allowed the option to modify or delete their posts chaos would ensure and the forum would quickly fall to pieces. (That's a condensed version of what a mod wrote there)
Another of their mods tried telling me that not being able to edit or delete is the norm on most forums. 
I think I'm finished with posting at Chrons...places where the mods jump on the slightest thing they see as 'wrong' are never cool places to hang out.
Big Brother is alive and well and hanging out at Chrons. 
You can read some of my stories here: Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/3/2008 7:02 AM | I deleted my account at Chrons.
A forum where you have mods moving stuff around simply for the sake of it and not allowing forum memebrs the choice of editing and/or deleting their posts isn't somewhere I want to spend time.
I'm too used to the motorcycle forums I'm on, where everyone is treated as an adult in respect to the above.
Much like here actually. Are you sure we should be able to edit our own posts ???
I mean really...who knows where it might lead?
You can read some of my stories here:
Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/3/2008 2:40 PM |
crystalwizard said...So now that you're finished with that, Kevin, have you read the summer issue yet?
No.
I won't use this thread to tell you guys anymore of my advertisding FS adventures, but am now having a blurb translated into Swedish...because most Swedes read english as well as their native langauage apparently. And they love their sci-fi.
Tally Ho: Jaq.
You can read some of my stories here: Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 6/3/2008 3:00 PM | Jaqhama said...crystalwizard said...
So now that you're finished with that, Kevin, have you read the summer issue yet?
No.
Drat. when do you expect to?
Jaqhama said...
I won't use this thread to tell you guys anymore of my advertisding FS adventures, but am now having a blurb translated into Swedish...because most Swedes read english as well as their native langauage apparently. And they love their sci-fi.
Tally Ho: Jaq.
Start a new thread in this forum, if you would, for the advertising stuff you're doing and I'll sticky it. Then you can update it and maybe inspire other people to get involved. |
| Posted By : TRtheJ - 6/3/2008 5:42 PM | | Just ordered a copy. Can't wait to get it.
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| Posted By : Nick Logan - 6/3/2008 6:19 PM | I just ordered two copies. Looking forward to it.
Nick Logan
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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 6/3/2008 6:35 PM | The hardest part of this entire job is seeing people say they've ordered the issue and knowing it's still going to be another couple weeks before anyone starts posting feedback :( Oh well. *resumes pacing* Looking forward to what you guys think after you finally get a chance to read the issue.
My mailing tubes got here today too, so I have something to send out posters with now, if people actually follow instructions and want one.
Never meddle in the affairs of a wizard unless you are soggy and hard to light!
Managing Editor of Flashing Swords
Visit my art gallery on art wanted
All my books in print |
| Posted By : Jaqhama - 6/4/2008 12:18 AM | Kelly...I won't even get a copy of the Summer Special for at least another three weeks...that's how long it took Lulu to send the FS mags I bought.
Unusual it took so long. USA to Oz is normally 10 days at the most. Quite often 5.
And the free download you sent has very tiny writing and I've been unable to make it bigger?
Unless I'm missing something there?
I'm not going to print it out, rather wait for the hard copies.
You can read some of my stories here:
Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Hearthweru - 6/6/2008 7:39 AM | My copy has just (literally) arrived. Looks good, although there is slight clipping on the title. The top part of the F & S have been cut off and the 8 from 2008 hasn't quite made it. Still, the most imortant thing about the cover is that it has my name on it.  
I'm looking forward to reading the other stories.
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : Mikos - 6/7/2008 2:54 PM | I noticed the clipping at the right side of the book as well, but its no biggie. I thought the cover turned out better than I expected.
Mercenary Artist available for hire: http://geocities.com/michaelmikoartist/index.html |
| Posted By : Jared Evers - 6/7/2008 4:30 PM | | The only part that's clipped on mine is a tiny bit of the '8' in '2008'. If it wasn't right by my name, I might not have noticed it. |
| Posted By : TRtheJ - 6/7/2008 5:15 PM | I was just informed yesterday it was shipped. Probably won't get it 'til next Friday.
The Outcast |
| Posted By : RFLong - 6/10/2008 4:35 AM | I got mine today! Took just over a week, which is pretty good going with the Atlantic in the way.
Looks great.
R |
| Posted By : Bill Ward - 6/10/2008 3:38 PM | Got mine a few days ago, the handsomest Flashing Swords yet to be sure. Need to block out some time to dig in.
billwardwriter.com |
| Posted By : TRtheJ - 6/11/2008 12:02 PM | |
Arrived today.
The ish looks good. The "8" is narrowly clipped.
I'm looking forward to reading it, but will have to wait 'til I finish Douglas Adams' Mostly Harmless.
The Outcast |
| Posted By : Dan Nelson - 6/11/2008 3:13 PM | Got mine and I like the look of the font. It had a hint of old weird tales to it. I may have just imagined it but that is what popped into my mind. Funny how little things do that. Keep up the good work.
Dan Nelson
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| Posted By : Mark S. - 6/12/2008 2:49 AM | | Haven't ordered the paper yet, got an e-version. I was a little dubious of the Cap'n Jethro story because of the long title but found it quite clever. Nice! |
| Posted By : Charles Gramlich - 6/16/2008 2:05 PM | I saw my first copy in Cross Plains, Texas this last week and it looked very cool. I will be reading the stories soon.
Charles Gramlich
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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 6/16/2008 2:22 PM | Charles Gramlich said...
I saw my first copy in Cross Plains, Texas this last week and it looked very cool. I will be reading the stories soon.
Oh you got to meet Miko, then? |
| Posted By : Hearthweru - 6/17/2008 9:32 AM |
Mark S. said...
I was a little dubious of the Cap'n Jethro story because of the long title but found it quite clever. Nice!
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : Hearthweru - 6/27/2008 6:51 AM | Last night I read Elements by R.F. Long. Loved it. Great story and nice to see an Arthurian tale that owes more to the Mabinogion than French Romance.
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : crystalwizard - 6/27/2008 8:17 PM | Hearthweru said...
Last night I read Elements by R.F. Long. Loved it. Great story and nice to see an Arthurian tale that owes more to the Mabinogion than French Romance.
Speaking of the Mabinogion, I put a copy of it in print if anyone wants it. Here's the page:
www.cyberwizardproductions.com/ancienttomes/mab.html |
| Posted By : Charles Gramlich - 6/28/2008 11:57 AM | Yes, I met Miko. I had no idea he was coming. Was cool.
Charles Gramlich
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| Posted By : Hearthweru - 7/3/2008 5:26 PM | I've finished reading the Summer Special. As usual it was very enjoyable and packed full of good stories. My personal favourites were Elements: by R.F. Long, Prince Victor: by Edward McDermott, and Steel in the Morning: by D.J. Cockburn all three of which I thought were superb. I'm also enjoying Silent Dirge the Novella by Jared Evers which I've just started. Good stuff.
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : Jared Evers - 7/4/2008 2:39 PM | | Thanks, glad to hear you're enjoying it! |
| Posted By : Hearthweru - 7/5/2008 8:00 AM |
Jared Evers said...
Thanks, glad to hear you're enjoying it! You're welcome. I really enjoyed it. Do you have any more stories (published or planned) about Sataurnos & Co?
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : Jared Evers - 7/5/2008 3:20 PM | | Actually, I do have a couple of books planned. Right now I'm working on a sort of prequel about their time during the war. I don't have any other novellas or shorts with them at the moment, though it's something to consider. There's a lot of story in that world. |
| Posted By : Hearthweru - 7/12/2008 9:03 AM |
Jared Evers said...
Right now I'm working on a sort of prequel about their time during the war. You know, if you ever need a beta reader . . .
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : Jared Evers - 7/13/2008 3:20 AM | | It never hurts to have a good writer's opinion. I do have a rough draft of a chapter or two, so I just may take you up on your offer! |
| Posted By : crystalwizard - 7/15/2008 2:31 PM | Just thought I would let everyone know that the summer issue has sold 52 copies as of today.
Not bad, considering that Fs 8 only sold 8 copies and that's less than a year ago :)
Never meddle in the affairs of a wizard unless you are soggy and hard to light!
Cyberwizard Productions |
| Posted By : Nik - 7/15/2008 3:08 PM | A 650% increase in sales...not bad!
I think if you were able to keep back issues around, they'd keep selling; but I know that's not how Lulu works. I'm glad I have one of the few hard copies of issue 8.
Nicholas Ian Hawkins
Forthcoming
"Knowledge and Dust," in Magic & Mechanica, from Ricasso Press, Spring 2008
Published
"What Heroes Leave Behind," in Return of the Sword, Flashing Swords Press, March 2008
"The Weald Maiden's Will," in Every Day Fiction, March 5, 2008
"Relativity," in FLASHSHOT, September 28, 2007
Visit my website, Trampler of Beautiful Phrases, at nihawkins.wordpress.com |
| Posted By : crystalwizard - 7/15/2008 3:29 PM | Nik said...
A 650% increase in sales...not bad!
I think if you were able to keep back issues around, they'd keep selling; but I know that's not how Lulu works. I'm glad I have one of the few hard copies of issue 8.
It's not lulu, Nik. It's the contract the authors sign. There's no provision in the contract to keep their story available in print like that. They sign a contract for the story to be printed in one issue and then archived online for a year. The magazine is a quarterly, and industry standards state that a quarterly issue is only available for a quarter, then replaced with the next one. |
| Posted By : Nik - 7/15/2008 3:33 PM | Oops. For some reason, I thought it was a cost-savings measure; that publishers had to pay a fee to keep something available through Lulu. Either I was misinformed, or my cynical mind invented it. Thanks for setting me straight.
Nicholas Ian Hawkins
Forthcoming
"Knowledge and Dust," in Magic & Mechanica, from Ricasso Press, Spring 2008
Published
"What Heroes Leave Behind," in Return of the Sword, Flashing Swords Press, March 2008
"The Weald Maiden's Will," in Every Day Fiction, March 5, 2008
"Relativity," in FLASHSHOT, September 28, 2007
Visit my website, Trampler of Beautiful Phrases, at nihawkins.wordpress.com |
| Posted By : Jared Evers - 7/15/2008 4:08 PM | | 52 copies? Nice numbers! I might buy a couple more copies myself, just to have some available for others who are interested later. |
| Posted By : von Darkmoor - 7/19/2008 6:48 PM | Cool! NICE numbers, CW and FS! Congrats
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| Posted By : Jaqhama - 7/22/2008 11:11 AM | I bought two hard copies and apparently one of the guys from ADVrider bought a download.
I'll be buying six copies of FS issue #11...two of which I'll be paid for.
My ADVRider mate will doubtless download a copy.
My copies: One goes on the coffee table for anyone to read, the other goes on the shelf for Lin and I alone.
I've mentioned FS and my inclusive stories on a number of forums I'm on...a number of people have mentioned they have or would purchase them.
I've offered a couple of free, autographed copies of Issue # 11 to coincide with a comp I'm running on one website.
You can read some of my stories here:
Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...
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| Posted By : Bill Ward - 7/23/2008 12:55 AM | Wow, so I have one of 8 copies of Issue 8 . . . and I'm guessing the staff has the rest?
I'm sure the FS contract could be tweaked to allow for issues to remain on POD longer, I wouldn't think a year would be out-of-bounds. I agree with Nik, keeping some back issues available is just good business -- something for Janrae to think about.
billwardwriter.com |
| Posted By : crystalwizard - 7/23/2008 12:57 AM | actually, the staff didn't buy copies of FS 8 that I'm aware of. They got freebies.
Never meddle in the affairs of a wizard unless you are soggy and hard to light!
Cyberwizard Productions |
| Posted By : Dungeoneer - 7/23/2008 7:59 PM | I got one! And I was NOT on the staff at the time, so I musta bought it! Woo-hoo! I got a hard copy of every ish! (printed out 1-7 here at home). Cool! I got the complete set (to date)! It might be worth it's weight in paper some day!  |
| Posted By : RFLong - 7/30/2008 7:37 AM | Hearthweru said...
Last night I read Elements by R.F. Long. Loved it. Great story and nice to see an Arthurian tale that owes more to the Mabinogion than French Romance.
Wow - this is what happens when I get stuck into work for a while. I miss things. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I always feel the "Welsh" legends miss out. :D
Can I quote you?
R |
| Posted By : Hearthweru - 7/30/2008 5:15 PM |
RFLong said...
Can I quote you?
R Of course.
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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| Posted By : RFLong - 7/31/2008 4:33 AM | Yay!
Prepare to see your name everywhere. *j*
eta: well, on my website and LJ anyway! :D
Available now:
'Carrying Keptara' by R.F. Long, Ruins Metropolis from Hadley Rille Books on Amazon.com
'Elements' by R.F. Long, Flashing Swords Summer Special 2008
Coming soon:
'The Wrecker's Daughter' by R.F. Long, Ocean Magazine, Fall 2008
'The Wolf's Sister: a tale of the Holtlands' by R.F. Long, Samhain Publishing, November 2008
http://www.rflong.com
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| Posted By : Bruce Durham - 8/5/2008 12:27 PM | I just received my copy of the Summer issue. Looks nice, but the 8 in 2008 is chopped off. I really wish Lulu employed quality control. It reeks 'amateur' when I pay good dollars and over inflated shipping & handling to receive something that is hit and miss, print wise.
Come visit the Community Forums of CPI's Official Site of Conan author Robert E. Howard
Recently published: Valley of Bones in Return of the Sword, Night of the Meld in Flashing Swords #9, Abuse of Power in Flashing Swords #10, Marathon in Issue #10 of Paradox, Kalini Steel in Freehold: Southern Storm, Fool's Treasure in Freehold: The Protector, Old Havana in When the World Runs Thin and Deluge in the Special Summer Issue of Flashing Swords.
www.brucedurham.ca |
| Posted By : Jaqhama - 9/7/2008 9:08 PM |
Bruce Durham said...I just received my copy of the Summer issue. Looks nice, but the 8 in 2008 is chopped off. I really wish Lulu employed quality control. It reeks 'amateur' when I pay good dollars and over inflated shipping & handling to receive something that is hit and miss, print wise.
I think LULU does a dis-service to their customers.
The quality control is shocking.
Some of the copies of #11 I bought have the edge of letters chopped on the rear cover, others do not.
The interior formatting is woeful.
I cannot believe that Kelly made a formatting mistake on every page, every few paragraphs.
Quite often the words are spaced too far apart.
Is there not another POD publisher similar to Lulu that one can use?
I know Lulu is cheap...their product reflects that.
I'd rather pay a little more for a POD company that is prepared to assure one of some quality.
The Jaqzone: |
| Posted By : crystalwizard - 9/8/2008 2:27 AM | Kevin, there's no formating mistakes on the words on the interior. Because the columns are narrow, the kerning is sometimes fairly wide.
Kelly, being only one person, put as much time into going line by line and hand adjusting the width of each line as she could BUT there comes a point when exhaustion sets in and she says "You know, it might not look pretty but I"m only making a couple dollars profit on this, I've spent nearly 8,000 dollars to create this magazine all year and I'm done"
New content added on a regular basis.
Visit Abandoned Towers at
http://cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers
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| Posted By : Bruce Durham - 9/8/2008 2:14 PM | crystalwizard said...
Kevin, there's no formating mistakes on the words on the interior. Because the columns are narrow, the kerning is sometimes fairly wide.
Kelly, being only one person, put as much time into going line by line and hand adjusting the width of each line as she could BUT there comes a point when exhaustion sets in and she says "You know, it might not look pretty but I"m only making a couple dollars profit on this, I've spent nearly 8,000 dollars to create this magazine all year and I'm done"
I believe Kevin was stating that the interior layout was not Kelly's fault, insisting she could not have made so many glaring format errors. Instead, the blame lies entirely at Lulu's feet due to lack of quality control. The lack of QC has been reinforced by the fact there is no clear consistency between the Special Summer issues. Each POD issue appears to have it's own flaw, which shouldn't happen if Lulu employed (once again) some form of quality control. In a nutshell, no one is blaming you and your hard work.
Come visit the Community Forums of CPI's Official Site of Conan author Robert E. Howard
Recently published: Valley of Bones in Return of the Sword, Night of the Meld in Flashing Swords #9, Abuse of Power in Flashing Swords #10, Marathon in Issue #10 of Paradox, Kalini Steel in Freehold: Southern Storm, Fool's Treasure in Freehold: The Protector, Old Havana in When the World Runs Thin and Deluge in the Special Summer Issue of Flashing Swords.
www.brucedurham.ca |
| Posted By : crystalwizard - 9/8/2008 3:08 PM | Yes I know what Kevin was saying. What I"m saying is that Lulu has nothing to do with interior formatting. It's all done by the person uploading the file. So, if there are actually any formatting errors, then yes they are on my shoulders. Not lulus. Lulu just prints the .pdf that I upload. I lay it out, and create it, not Lulu.
However the "errors" Kevin is complaining about are not errors. They are how the text kerns when justifying both right and left. There is a way to fix those lines that have large space in them but it requires going line by line, highlighting the lines in question, adjusting the font spacing and then readjusting the entire page layout. There is a point of diminishing returns and when I reached that point I said "this is readable. not pretty, but readable and I"m finished messing with it."
Lulu is responsible for the problems with trimming off the letters and text. |
| Posted By : Bruce Durham - 9/8/2008 3:15 PM | Okie-dokie.
Come visit the Community Forums of CPI's Official Site of Conan author Robert E. Howard
Recently published: Valley of Bones in Return of the Sword, Night of the Meld in Flashing Swords #9, Abuse of Power in Flashing Swords #10, Marathon in Issue #10 of Paradox, Kalini Steel in Freehold: Southern Storm, Fool's Treasure in Freehold: The Protector, Old Havana in When the World Runs Thin and Deluge in the Special Summer Issue of Flashing Swords.
www.brucedurham.ca |
| Posted By : Jaqhama - 9/10/2008 3:50 AM | I understand the law of diminishing returns bit.
And I know that you (Kelly) have poured a lot of money into Flashing Swords, most of which you will probably never recoup.
I'm mightily impressed that you've 'gone public' with the formatting issues also.
Many would have kept stum (UK slang for quiet) and said nothing.
That speaks volumes about your integrity.
Good on you, Princess!
The Jaqzone:
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