Sep. 26th, 2010

elfs: (Default)
It was a lovely Saturday at Foolscap. We could only go for one day, our finances being what they are. I spent most of it talking with publishers about the state of the publication, and a relatively strong rant on how self-publication is never going to match "the big houses." Especially not for genre because people will always trust editors over the guesswork of a cover art and back cover blurb, i.e., when you buy Baen or Tor, you know, more or less, what you're getting.

There was good dinner with Ed & Amy Thompson and their kid at an awesome Mexican place. Kouryou-chan got roped into being the voice of "Wesson" in a radio play edition of Buck Godot, Zap Gun For Hire, and she did an awesome job of playing a fast-talking, snark-filled laser pistol.

Sadly, what I did not find at Foolscap was my writing mojo. Several other writers confessed a similar feeling: the general mood of the country ate too many brain cells with neurotic concerns for our own personal futures, and writing about other futures had become that much harder. I wonder if a decline in the quantity of SF written can be an economic marker?

Profile

elfs: (Default)
Elf Sternberg

May 2025

S M T W T F S
    123
45678910
111213141516 17
18192021222324
25262728293031

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 1st, 2025 11:40 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios