Comments for Jennifers' Head http://voluptuary.org/jennifer what writers do Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Fourth Street Convention Report by Neil in Chicago http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/06/26/fourth-street-convention-report/#comment-8 Neil in Chicago Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:39:50 +0000 http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/06/26/fourth-street-convention-report/#comment-8 Since you don't go to "conventions", you haven't found out that the word is used for two very different things, though it is easy to confuse them on superficial appearance alone. Science fiction fans put on conventions to get together with the community. (Many professionals, from authors and illustrators, through editors and copy-editors, to bookstore owners, are members of the community.) The cons are put on by volunteers alone. Often the people doing the work buy a membership like anyone else, and the only direct freebie is that the invited guests of honor have all expenses paid. Various commercial "gate shows" put on "conventions" to sell as many tickets as possible. Often they hire paid stars, sometimes expensive ones, to boost attendance. Fourth Street is one of the very best of the former. It sounds like your informants have only been to the latter, or don't know the difference. (Note that some important talent, and some seriously influential people were at Fourth Street, all at their own personal expense.) Since you don’t go to “conventions”, you haven’t found out that the word is used for two very different things, though it is easy to confuse them on superficial appearance alone.
Science fiction fans put on conventions to get together with the community. (Many professionals, from authors and illustrators, through editors and copy-editors, to bookstore owners, are members of the community.) The cons are put on by volunteers alone. Often the people doing the work buy a membership like anyone else, and the only direct freebie is that the invited guests of honor have all expenses paid.
Various commercial “gate shows” put on “conventions” to sell as many tickets as possible. Often they hire paid stars, sometimes expensive ones, to boost attendance.

Fourth Street is one of the very best of the former. It sounds like your informants have only been to the latter, or don’t know the difference.
(Note that some important talent, and some seriously influential people were at Fourth Street, all at their own personal expense.)

]]> Comment on Lemon Tree by Reesa http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/03/05/lemon-tree/#comment-6 Reesa Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:26:12 +0000 http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/03/05/lemon-tree/#comment-6 Heh, commented on your LJ first out of habit. Anyway, yeah, woohoo, seize it! Run with it! Hells, run with scissors if you like, but dooooo iiiiiit! Heh, commented on your LJ first out of habit. Anyway, yeah, woohoo, seize it! Run with it! Hells, run with scissors if you like, but dooooo iiiiiit!

]]> Comment on Fun with editing by jennifer http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/01/11/fun-with-editing/#comment-4 jennifer Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:00:15 +0000 http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/01/11/fun-with-editing/#comment-4 Thanks! I'm looking forward to submitting again. Thanks! I’m looking forward to submitting again.

]]> Comment on Fun with editing by Waldo Jaquith http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/01/11/fun-with-editing/#comment-3 Waldo Jaquith Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:13:04 +0000 http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/01/11/fun-with-editing/#comment-3 <blockquote>I’m thinking I’ll aim it at a Buddhist magazine, or something literary. If I hadn’t sent Virginia Quarterly six poems already, I’d send it to them.</blockquote> Well, actually, you've only submitted five, but that's our limit, so you're cut off anyway. :) Based on the submission date for your first batch of four, you can submit "Bodhisattva" come May 22. Between now and then, though, maybe you'll get a bite somewhere else. Good luck!

I’m thinking I’ll aim it at a Buddhist magazine, or something literary. If I hadn’t sent Virginia Quarterly six poems already, I’d send it to them.

Well, actually, you’ve only submitted five, but that’s our limit, so you’re cut off anyway. :) Based on the submission date for your first batch of four, you can submit “Bodhisattva” come May 22. Between now and then, though, maybe you’ll get a bite somewhere else. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Fun with editing by psylent1 http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/01/11/fun-with-editing/#comment-2 psylent1 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:47:45 +0000 http://voluptuary.org/jennifer/2008/01/11/fun-with-editing/#comment-2 It sounds like you did a lot of great work. It sounds like you did a lot of great work.

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