Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Science Fiction And Fantasy Writer's Chat 4/13/11 with Carrie Cuinn, Publisher/Editor of Dagan Books


shadowflame1974: Tonight on #sffwrtcht I interview publisher/editor/writer @inkedhistorian of Dagan Books on Cthulhurotica & InSitu 9 pm EST (Thu Apr 14 00:06:51 +0000 2011)
ShinkaiMaru5: All jacked up on green tea and looking forward to @inkedhistorian of @DaganBooks on #sffwrtcht at 9 pm EST #horror (Thu Apr 14 00:27:59 +0000 2011)
BryanThomasS: @inkedhistorian Carrie, so glad you're going to be on #sffwrtcht tonight. I know Sarah will do a great interview. (Thu Apr 14 00:49:24 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: #sffwrtcht Just a few more minutes until interview with @inkedhistorian editor/publisher/writer for @DaganBooks! 8 p.m. CST (Thu Apr 14 00:49:25 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: Getting ready to see how many times I forget the #sffwrtcht tag during this twitter chat ... (Thu Apr 14 00:53:00 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian lol no worries. I forget it sometimes too. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:53:22 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: This should be entertaining. My brains have been replaced with pollen. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:55:13 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @BryanThomasS Sorry you can't join us but thanks so much for having me on! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:55:29 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @unknownbinaries I think that is about everywhere #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:55:41 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @unknownbinaries Depends on what kind of pollen. Terrifying space pollen? That could be interesting. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:56:42 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: *puts on old ambulance chaser hat and trench coat* ahhhh now I feel ready for an interview #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:58:16 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: @inkedhistorian @shadowflame1974 It's Atlanta. Might as well be space-pollen, for the sheer amounts. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:58:37 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: @inkedhistorian @shadowflame1974 And we'll see how many times I forget. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:58:52 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @unknownbinaries aaahhh so everything is covered in yellow dust and every time you go out side there is a haze? #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:59:25 +0000 2011)
BostonBookBums: Caught the end of 1970s House on PBS ready for some modern distractions. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 00:59:52 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer's Chat. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:00:03 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: Our goal is to talk w/ writers, editors, & others abt the craft of writing, specifically related to writing speculative fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:00:18 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: Our format is round table discussion. Please restrict ?s to writing craft, business of writing & the specific works of the guest #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:00:39 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: @shadowflame1974 Too dry for the haze today, but yes. My desk, keyboard, dresser, anything near an open window is gritty. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:00:49 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: RT @sffwrtcht: Our goal is to talk w/ writers, editors, & others abt the craft of writing, specifically related to writing speculative f ... (Thu Apr 14 01:00:52 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. (Thu Apr 14 01:01:01 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: It's up to the guest whether the question time will run longer than our allotted hour slot. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:01:15 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: RT @SaybrookSage: Tonight on #sffwrtcht @shadowflame1974 intvs publisher/editor/writer @inkedhistorian of Dagan Books on Cthulhurotica & ... (Thu Apr 14 01:01:20 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: #sffwrtcht 4/20 James Enge 4/27 Paul S. Kemp 5/04 Lou Anders 5/11 SF Signal John DeNardo 5/18 Nnedi Okorafor 5/25 Chris Fletcher, MBraneSF (Thu Apr 14 01:01:30 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: Tonight's guest is @inkedhistorian from @DaganBooks and some of the authors/artists from Cthulhurotica and In Situ #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:01:45 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @sffwrtcht The guest will do her best, but it's 9 PM here for me already. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:02:03 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: @inkedhistorian Good evening and glad you could be here with us today. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:02:04 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: I'm also kind of afraid I don't count, haven't squeezed anything written out of my head since the Cthulhurotica bit. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:02:09 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: RT @sffwrtcht: #sffwrtcht 4/20 James Enge 4/27 Paul S. Kemp 5/04 Lou Anders 5/11 SF Signal John DeNardo 5/18 Nnedi Okorafor 5/25 Chris F ... (Thu Apr 14 01:02:14 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: @Inkedhistorian Could you tell us brought you to becoming a writer? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:02:30 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @unknownbinaries You count :) don't worry. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:02:55 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @unknownbinaries You do! You provided both art and writing to @Cthulhurotica - and your story is till one of my favorites. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:03:17 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @sffwrtcht I don't think I had a choice. I've been in love with words since I learned that they meant the same thing every time. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:03:58 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: @Inkedhistorian You have an unusual Twitter handle, could you explain what it means to you? #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:04:53 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @sffwrtcht I wrote the first story that I can remember when I was four, and I could read it again and again. That was magic. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:05:22 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: That's what I'm talking about. Ha! “@inkedhistorian: @sffwrtcht I don't think I had a choice. #sffwrtcht” (Thu Apr 14 01:05:41 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: @inkedhistorian how did you feel when the second stage kicked in and you realized words could be twisted to mean anything? :) #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:05:57 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @sffwrtcht a combination of two things that are pretty obvious about me - I talk about (book) history, and I'm covered in ink. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:06:01 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian that sounds like magic. :D #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:06:16 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire I can't say that I got to that "stage". I don't think they can mean anything. I think they mean very specific things. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:06:53 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire The trick is to know them so well, you can use words to say anything, even layers of things. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:07:20 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian in other words context is everything? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:07:24 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Doesn't it? You learn words that describe the world, and use them to tell someone else what you see. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:08:05 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Context is a great deal, yes. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:08:17 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: @inkedhistorian context is one of the "magic" words; perspective, and scale.... :) #sffwrtcht @shadowflame1974 (Thu Apr 14 01:08:49 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian yes it is. However, sometimes your vision doesn't always translate like you want it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:09:16 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 True. One of the hardest parts of writing is getting the reader to feel what you felt. Practice helps there. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:10:09 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: @shadowflame1974 @inkedhistorian and when it translates wrong, thank god for editors. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:10:17 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian but other times, it takes on a meaning you never realized and flies #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:10:20 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: @inkedhistorian If you could only pick one ~ character, plot, or setting? [I know, I know, ALL, but ... just one?] #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:10:29 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @taylorkv An editor is supposed to be the person who sees your vision, and strips off the bits that get in the way. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:10:55 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: @shadowflame1974 hah, yes; throwing spaghetti at the wall and realizing it's a fairy #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:11:01 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire Character. Though, without plot, it's just a moment in time, and without setting we have no sense of the world. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:11:30 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: RT @inkedhistorian: @taylorkv An editor is supposed to b the person who sees your vision and strips off bits that get in the way #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:11:48 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: This. “@inkedhistorian: An editor is supposed to be the person who sees your vision, and strips off the bits that get in the way #sffwrtcht” (Thu Apr 14 01:12:00 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @kaolinfire lol :P #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:12:05 +0000 2011)
ShinkaiMaru5: Three cheers for our fearless Cthulhurotica editor @inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:14:43 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian History is important to every story, how does history affect what you write? #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:15:21 +0000 2011)
SimonCLarter: RT @ShinkaiMaru5: Three cheers for our fearless Cthulhurotica editor @inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht <-- Cheers! Cheers! Cheers! :) (Thu Apr 14 01:15:25 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @sffwrtcht depends on what you mean. Every story has a history, it exists in a world which has more going on than you see #sffwrtchat (Thu Apr 14 01:15:44 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: sorry Got a bit laggy there *glares at Twitter* #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:16:04 +0000 2011)
SimonCLarter: RT @taylorkv: This. “@inkedhistorian: An editor is supposed to be the person who sees your vision, and strips off the bits that get in t ... (Thu Apr 14 01:16:09 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: RT @ShinkaiMaru5: Three cheers for our fearless Cthulhurotica editor @inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:17:31 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: *glares at Twitter not giving much of a real-time anything* #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:18:33 +0000 2011)
backthatelfup: RT @ShinkaiMaru5: Three cheers for our fearless Cthulhurotica editor @inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:18:35 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: RT@inkedhistorian depends on what you mean. Every story has a history, it exists in a world which has more going on than you see #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:18:51 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: RT @Inkedhistorian While you absolutely must know your character's history/world, you don't have to show any of it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:19:49 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: I think it curses us. #Sffwrtcht but we shall prevail! (Thu Apr 14 01:20:30 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian How did Cthulhurotica get its start? #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:20:54 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: however twitterchat seems to be working bit.ly/eGkOCL #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:22:31 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: RT @Inkedhistorian There was a conversation going round Twitter about the future of Weird Erotica and I basically raised my hand #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:23:24 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: I said, "Guys! I have a great idea for Lovecraftian Erotica!" and everyone else kind of backed away slowly RT @Inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:24:26 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian When you accepted the challenge of this anthology, did you know you would found Dagan Books? #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:24:48 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I had no idea. I always thought a publishing company was something you started when you were famous #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:25:25 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 But as time went on and I researched more about publishers, looking for a home for @Cthulhurotica... #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:26:02 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: @inkedhistorian How do you keep from overdoing those things? It's ridiculously easy to stall out in the worldbuilding. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:26:14 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I realized I could do it, if I wanted to spend all my money and time on it forever and ever #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:26:38 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @unknownbinaries I have trunked novels I may never finish but I can tell you what temp it is in which season. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:27:14 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian sounds like a grand adventure you took on. ;) #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:27:15 +0000 2011)
AaronPound: Tentacle porn? @shadowflame1974 I said, "Guys! I have a great idea for Lovecraftian Erotica!" #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:27:28 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @unknownbinaries I think the trick is to write as you worldbuild, and fix your early mistakes in editing. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:27:35 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian What was your vision of Cthulhurotica and did you achieve that view? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:27:59 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 It's become bigger than I ever thought it would be, and I love every bit of it, even the mistakes #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:28:02 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 And lets be clear - I made and am still making huge mistakes. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:28:19 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I think I got as close as I could with the material. I don't think we made the definitive book, and #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:28:48 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian mistakes are just chances to learn something. :) #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:28:59 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 There will be a Cthulhurotica 2 next year. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:29:07 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: RT @inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 There will be a Cthulhurotica 2 next year. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:29:21 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian When you began getting submissions, were you surprised or disappointed at first? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:29:42 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I wanted a book of stories that felt real to me. As if Innsmouth could be a real place. Not just a - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:29:46 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: @inkedhistorian I've heard 'Keep only what is necessary' (excellent creative advice, period...) #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:30:06 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: @inkedhistorian ... but when I've found something cool, no detail is NOT OMFGREQUIRED. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:30:20 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 white guy and his degenerate "ethnic" enemies fighting it out, sans women. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:30:25 +0000 2011)
David_JWest: @inkedhistorian I'll think about that one just becuase it would be such a challenge for me to get beyond the initial yuck factor #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:30:58 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I will never forget my first submission, who sent it early, didn't follow guidelines, and followed #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:31:01 +0000 2011)
unknownbinaries: And sorry I'm so behind. I'm not yet used to this Twitter chat thing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:31:11 +0000 2011)
Wyld_Dandelyon: RT @inkedhistorian: @unknownbinaries I think the trick is to write as you worldbuild, and fix your early mistakes in editing. #sffwrtcha ... (Thu Apr 14 01:31:13 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 his rejection with "Will no one recognize my genius!?" I kind of love that guy. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:31:28 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian oh my goodness! #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:31:50 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @David_JWest Part of the point of @Cthulhurotica was the explore the idea that monsters did not have to equal "yuck" #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:32:01 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian Has being the “new kid” in the publishing world been difficult? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:32:12 +0000 2011)
BostonBookBums: @inkedhistorian Could Cthulhurotica be a sort of "inspired by" unleashing of Lovecraft's works repressed sexuality #sffwrtcht #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:32:30 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 After that, the only disappointing ones were boring or had no plot. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:32:35 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian I think that you definitely succeeded with that. #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:32:46 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Not yet. I'm not big enough to be noticeable to most other publishers yet. As me again next year :) #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:33:02 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: RT @inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 There will be a Cthulhurotica 2 next year. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:33:15 +0000 2011)
kyliu99: @inkedhistorian I thought Cthulhurotica proved that anything can be sexy in the hands of the right writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:33:34 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @BostonBookBums There's been a lot said about Lovecraft's sexuality. I don't think his writing repressed it so much - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:33:38 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian What kind of hurdles did you come upon in your first foray in publishing and how did you overcome them? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:34:05 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @BostonBookBums ignored it. I can't help noticing passion and sex and lust and wanting- so I made sure it got back in #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:34:27 +0000 2011)
ShinkaiMaru5: @inkedhistorian, what - if any - recognition has Cthulhurotica received from the Lovecraft societies and clubs and whatnot? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:34:46 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kyliu99 I have always been impressed with the quality of the writers who made it into the book. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:34:46 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 My biggest hurdles were me and my personal life. I'm still learning to budget time, answer emails. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:35:23 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @ShinkaiMaru5 Ah, almost none. Yet. It's been inching slowing into the world, and the reviews we have are astounding. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:36:05 +0000 2011)
BostonBookBums: @inkedhistorian There was tremendous amounts of pent up "energy" & you said it...you made sure it got back in. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:36:14 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @BostonBookBums What we would do without passion in our lives? #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:36:52 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian It is a lovely anthology. very tastful with just enough zing ;) #Sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:37:11 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian Your next anthology In Situ will be out next month right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:37:29 +0000 2011)
BostonBookBums: @inkedhistorian IN SITU has us archaeology wonks are intrigued #sffwrtcht #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:38:17 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 That's the plan. I'm shooting for May 15, depending on editing. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:38:18 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian You took a different turn with this anthology. What led you to this idea? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:38:40 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 It's a completely different kind of book. I admit I had to put it aside and just read/reread it - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:39:08 +0000 2011)
kyliu99: @inkedhistorian How did you get the idea for IN SITU? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:39:19 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 before I could edit it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:39:20 +0000 2011)
David_JWest: RT @shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian Your next anthology In Situ will be out next month right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:39:21 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 My background is actually in art history, and there's a lot of archeology there, in that we take - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:39:57 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian yes it is different, however, it still has the same kind of passions, just in a different direction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:39:59 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 what archeologists dig up and assign meaning to it. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:40:23 +0000 2011)
David_JWest: @inkedhistorian 1 week earlier and I have a writers conference I could sell it at - oh well, another in June #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:40:47 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kyliu99 I spent a lot of time in college learning about the mistakes we've made with human artifacts on earth. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:41:04 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian were you surprised with some of the stories? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:41:15 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kyliu99 I knew once alien tech got involved, we'd be clueless. There's a xenoarcheology movement, but it's still new #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:41:32 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I'm lucky in that I'm rarely surprised writers will envision a completely different story than me #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:42:23 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 There were, of course, pieces I rejected, but I looked for a range of ideas and got that #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:42:56 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: The focus of In Situ was alien artifacts. How varied do you think the stories were? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:43:31 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Very. We have pieces set in the past, on Earth, in space, far in the future, or maybe just tomorrow #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:44:47 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian How many submissions did you get for In Situ? Cthulhurotica ? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:45:01 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 The themes they play with were need, loss, hope, discovery, greed, failure ... very human ideas. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:45:19 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Let's say I got enough to make a good book without having to stick anything in to fill up space. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:45:57 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian are things going more smoothly with this anthology? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:46:09 +0000 2011)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht Do you have another anthology planned? If so, what is the theme? (Thu Apr 14 01:46:55 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Actually, no. But it's not the fault of IN SITU. Being a publishing company basically by myself - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:47:26 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 means that any problems in my life affect my business. I'm behind where I wanted to be, honestly. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:47:54 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian For most publishers having good help is key to keeping things running smoothly. Who's on the @DaganBooks crew? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:48:31 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @Wyld_Dandelyon I love anthologies; plan to do 1 a year. We'll post open calls on Duotrope and daganbooks.com #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:48:50 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Right now the staff is very slowly expanding. I have a great artist, @galendara, and an intern who - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:49:47 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 reads everything for me, and I have to say that extra perspective is invaluable. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:50:06 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian What's next for @DaganBooks? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:50:26 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I'm also working on future projects, and one of them is a web magazine of weird flash fiction #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:50:37 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 That magazine is going to have another full-time editor #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:51:17 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian ohhh Very cool #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:51:46 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 IN SITU, the magazine, a collection of novellas coming out late this year, more anthologies, and - #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:51:46 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I'm opening us open to novel submissions in May. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:52:04 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian Looks like you and the rest of the @DaganBooks crew will be busy #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:52:56 +0000 2011)
David_JWest: RT @shadowflame1974 What's next 4 @DaganBooks?@inkedhistorian one of them is a web magazine of weird flash fiction #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:53:14 +0000 2011)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @inkedhistorian Are you already accepting submissions for weird flash fiction? What is (or will be) the name of the magazine? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:53:40 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Inkedhistorian What advice would you give to new publishers? #sffwrtcht #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:53:41 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 I hope to be working steadily instead of busily. I love making books, and love the people I've met #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:53:46 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: @inkedhistorian in terms of weird, how do you see your upcoming magazine with relation to Weird Tales, or Everyday Weirdness? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:54:00 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: We have a few more minutes for questions! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:54:09 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @Wyld_Dandelyon We're almost done with the planning on that, and then it will be paid, open submissions. Flash, btw. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:54:15 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire We want to do mainly flash. It's also about vision; I love classic weird, and New Weird like Mieville #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:55:19 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire But the other editor is more into indie presses, minimalist writing, and stories you have to work for. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:55:47 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Be prepared to not get famous, and to spend all your money on it. No one gets rich this way. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:56:24 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: @inkedhistorian "stories you have to work for" <-- maybe still a prayer for me then ;) #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:56:38 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 But you can invest yourself into your work and make books you're proud of. Also, make YOUR books. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:56:50 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian You do it for the love. not the pay. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:57:09 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Don't try to be anyone else but yourself. Make books you want to read. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:57:14 +0000 2011)
Wyld_Dandelyon: I've become fond of the freedom to explore , well, anything, in flash! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:57:28 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: RT @inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Don't try to be anyone else but yourself. Make books you want to read. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:57:35 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire There always is. Keep writing, and you'll get closer to the writer you want to be. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:57:39 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: RT @inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Don't try to be anyone else but yourself. Make books you want to read. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:58:03 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @Wyld_Dandelyon flash is fun! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:58:03 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Sure! I see people trying to monetize everything, and lose readers. Have a dayjob, it frees you. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:58:10 +0000 2011)
kaolinfire: RT @inkedhistorian: @kaolinfire There always is. Keep writing, and you'll get closer to the writer you want to be. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:58:30 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @Wyld_Dandelyon I love flash for that reason. It makes you write very well, very quickly. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:58:32 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: Carrie, thank you for talking to us tonight. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:58:48 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Thank you for having me on! Will there be a link to a post of the chat? #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:59:19 +0000 2011)
ShinkaiMaru5: Cheers, Carrie, thank you, @shadowflame1974 #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:59:21 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: Can you tell us where to find your books? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 01:59:24 +0000 2011)
BryanThomasS: @inkedhistorian We'll get a link up yes. Sometime later tonight or tomorrow for transcript. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:00:07 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 You can find us at daganbooks.com and cthulhurotica.com and for sale on Amazon #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:00:07 +0000 2011)
BostonBookBums: @inkedhistorian @shadowflame1975 Thanks for the insights and the convo! #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:00:17 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @BryanThomasS Excellent, I want to post it around too. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:00:35 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @BostonBookBums Thanks for joining us! @ShinkaiMaru5 #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:00:56 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: Thank you everyone for the questions and conversation! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:01:26 +0000 2011)
taylorkv: Seconded. RT: @inkedhistorian: @BryanThomasS Excellent, I want to post it around too. #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:01:30 +0000 2011)
David_JWest: Thanks Carrie and Sarah @inkedhistorian @shadowflame1974 #WW #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:01:33 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: Thanks everyone for the questions and the conversation. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:01:59 +0000 2011)
sffwrtcht: Next week author @jamesenge and on 4/27 @Paulskemp on #sffwrtcht! (Thu Apr 14 02:02:48 +0000 2011)
BryanThomasS: Next week author @jamesenge and on 4/27 @Paulskemp on #sffwrtcht! (Thu Apr 14 02:02:48 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @shadowflame1974 Any more questions before I go? #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:02:58 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: any more questions? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:03:32 +0000 2011)
fabiofernandes: RT @BryanThomasS: Next week author @jamesenge and on 4/27 @Paulskemp on #sffwrtcht! (Thu Apr 14 02:04:02 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: @inkedhistorian Hope your little guy is better tonight. Have a good night #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:04:18 +0000 2011)
JacobRuby: @inkedhistorian good chat, very entertaining. keep up the good work! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:04:24 +0000 2011)
shadowflame1974: Remember to bring more questions and thoughts next week everyone. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:05:35 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: @jacobruby Thanks! #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:05:43 +0000 2011)
inkedhistorian: Good night all! #sffwrtchat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 14 02:05:49 +0000 2011)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @inkedhistorian #sffwrtcht Good Night! (Thu Apr 14 02:06:46 +0000 2011)
Paulskemp: RT @sffwrtcht: Next week author @jamesenge and on 4/27 @Paulskemp on #sffwrtcht! (Thu Apr 14 02:15:30 +0000 2011)

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