tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post4733649316479075738..comments2023-10-06T18:30:44.757+08:00Comments on The Battersblog: ARE YOU TAKING THIS WRITING THING SERIOUSLY, OR NOT?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-29959338438027848012008-09-04T17:43:00.000+08:002008-09-04T17:43:00.000+08:00Ohhhh, woad is me, woad is me.....Ahem, sorry 'bou...Ohhhh, woad is me, woad is me.....<BR/><BR/>Ahem, sorry 'bout that :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-42939113395138752002008-09-04T16:29:00.000+08:002008-09-04T16:29:00.000+08:00Shall I send you some woad?Shall I send you some woad?Sean Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675288177034810644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-28829084513601447102008-09-04T11:50:00.000+08:002008-09-04T11:50:00.000+08:00And I won't join until I qualify. It's a pride thi...<I>And I won't join until I qualify. It's a pride thing.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's kinda where I was with it: the Associate level felt a bit halfway. Mind you, I didn't really care about joining at all until I needed to draw a higher line than I have in the past. So, you know, if you don't actually need expensive, external motivation.....<BR/><BR/><I>OMG *cough* 'bout fuckin' time *cough*</I><BR/><BR/>Shaddap :) You of <I>all</I> people should know how pathetic and weaselly my self-image is :))))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-39263860587959576802008-09-04T10:54:00.000+08:002008-09-04T10:54:00.000+08:00OMG *cough* 'bout fuckin' time *cough*There's real...OMG *cough* 'bout fuckin' time *cough*<BR/><BR/>There's really no difference between a novel and a short story, you know. Beginning, middle, end. Except the novel has 300 pages of middle.Sean Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675288177034810644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-15928709059592350712008-09-04T10:51:00.000+08:002008-09-04T10:51:00.000+08:00Yup, that Martin, and nope, the payment I got for ...Yup, that Martin, and nope, the payment I got for the book was way below the definition of "professional payment". :( I quote:<BR/><BR/><I>3. The publication or sale of at least one book-length work, fiction, non-fiction, or translation, sold at professional rates and containing one or more elements of dark fantasy, horror, the occult, or fear. "Book-length" is defined as being in excess of 40,000 words. Professional rates are defined in this case as an advance of at least <B>$2,000</B> against royalties of 5% or more, OR an advance of at least $5,000 against royalties of less than 5%.</I><BR/><BR/>In almost twenty years, I've never professionally sold a story or a book, by their standards. And the requirements are the same for the SFWA. Bugger. :(<BR/><BR/>And I won't join until I qualify. It's a pride thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868795185945774196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-82129527696312701602008-09-04T07:30:00.000+08:002008-09-04T07:30:00.000+08:00If you're the Martin I assume you are, then a nove...If you're the Martin I assume you are, then a novel published via Hachette Livre would surely qualify. You'd have to go through the steps to qualify the venue, as it's not listed on their site, but given the frames of reference for qualification I wouldn't imagine that'd be anything but a formality, surely?<BR/><BR/>And I don't want to pry too deeply into your deal, but the HWA requirements don't sound <I>too</I> mad for a published novel.<BR/><BR/>And then there's always Associate membership. I didn't go for it, but my reasons were kinda newbie and egotistical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-51136737165773557722008-09-03T21:44:00.000+08:002008-09-03T21:44:00.000+08:00That's awesome news, both for you and for Lyn. As...That's awesome news, both for you and for Lyn. As for the HWA/SFWA thing, well, I'm just jealous that you CAN join. I'm still quite a ways short of their standards, last time I checked. :/<BR/><BR/>Now get on with it, the both of ya's. I demand to see a Battersbook by the end of the year! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868795185945774196noreply@blogger.com