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Last night I woke up to find a congratulatory E-mail and contract from MuseItUp Publishing in my inbox.
They are a new E-publisher, but by all accounts they are doing well so far. I've some editing to do, then a scheduled release in Jan of 2012.
I'd like to thank those members of BAUT who have taken the time to answer so many of my silly questions. And give warning that there may be many more to come.
Woohoo!
I'm Not Evil.
An evil person would do the things that pop into my head.
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Yay! Congratulations!
So when will we be able to read it?
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Congratulations!
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Way to go! I'm proudaya, Tog.
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That is awesome!
Solfe
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Congratulations!
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Congrats, that's terrific. That's at least two authors among our members (Mike Alexander being the other), and that doesn't even count those of us who have published in journals.
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Congratulations Tog! Proof that hard work and persistence pays off. Let it be a boon to your other works as well.
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congrats
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Way to go, Tog! Let us know when you get confirmation.
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STARGAZING: All I see are the lights of a billion places I'll never go. --Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary
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Congrats!
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Well done, Tog!
Any hints on the story itself?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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Great news! Give yourself a pat on the back!
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Thanks for the comments. I'm both excited and nervous about this.
The story is a sort of modern version of the old radio detective dramas from the 40's and 50's, so it follows that format. I hope to make him a series character. I've got two others finished, but they need work.
If all goes well, it will be available in e-reader format just after the new year.
I'm Not Evil.
An evil person would do the things that pop into my head.
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Cool!
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Any chance of it being adapted for radio? I really love audio - more than books, sometimes. As I might have mentioned once or twice before, audio has the immediacy of film and TV, but at a fraction of the cost, and it can be as in-depth as written fiction.Originally Posted by Tog
Old-time radio detectives can be hugely entertaining, so it would be great to hear a modern-day take.
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I don't have any plans to try it. It wouldn't be hard to adapt to a drama. Here's some stuff you might like though.
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine each have a roughly monthly podcast where they put up an audio version of a story from past issues, free for the listening.
AHMM Site http://www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm/.../excerpt5.aspx
EQMM Site http://www.themysteryplace.com/podca..._podcasts.aspx
There is one on the AHMM site called "In Search Of" that is really different. It's short and I think a lot of people here would like it for the way it starts off. It's the very first one listed, which is on the bottom of the list they way the put it together.
There is also this place, Old Time Radio Fans which is an online archive of thousands of old programs from the 30's on up to the present. With my 1.5 hour round trip drive every day, I pulled down about 1000 of the detective stories to listen to on my iPod for the drive.
There is also http://librivox.org/, which is a set of short story collections from works that have slipped into the public domain. Their goals is actually to have EVERY book in the public domain available.
I'm Not Evil.
An evil person would do the things that pop into my head.
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Congrats, Tog!
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It came out today. Now I guess the real fun starts.
I'm Not Evil.
An evil person would do the things that pop into my head.
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Ah, the exciting part! Then I'll raise my glass in a second round of cheers! (Not to diminish it, but was already raising my glass. You just gave me an excuse for it.)
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Just a question, but how heavily did they edit the manuscript?
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Not much at all, and I had to either approve the changes or present my case to keep it the way I had it. The first editor was for content, and she caught a few really important errors. She also selected some word changes that I didn't agree with. We passed it back and forth a few times until we had a version we agreed on, then it went to a line editor for punctuation and such.
Not much changed there, since the content editor caught most of the stuff that needed to be changed. After that, it went to a cover artists who submitted a cover to me that didn't fit the story at all. I sent back my feedback and she redid it with something that matched a lot better.
The last step was the galley proof where I read the final version and caught a missing word that was so obvious, I almost wonder if it was done on purpose to see if I'd really check through it. I can't see the three of us missing it that many times.
I'm Not Evil.
An evil person would do the things that pop into my head.
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I very much doubt that! Authors - especially first-time authors - are so proud of their published work that they invariably read over them multiple times at every stage of the publishing process. Editors and publishers know this, of course.
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The reason I thought that was because for the month before I got my proof, the lead editor sent out multiple e-mails telling people to be sure to check them. Then I get mine and it's got an error that made it past all my readings, and a half dozen editor versions.
I went back and looked at the final version that went on to be the galley proof and it was missing the word, so it wasn't a set up.
I'm Not Evil.
An evil person would do the things that pop into my head.
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I am reading a book by Alistair Reynolds that has a minor typo in the printed book. It is "hda" instead of "had. The only reason I noticed it was I was interrupted a couple times before I could start reading again. I swear I read that one page about 4 times.
I bet if I had just read through it, I would have missed it.
Solfe
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There IS a reason for all the re-reading.
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Hey, congratulations Tog (I never saw this thread the first time around). And I've certainly enjoyed reading your questions and the responses to them.
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