tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post8743577931643556744..comments2023-09-12T00:58:57.476-07:00Comments on Deborah Walker: The Editor as StrangerDeborah Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-89248974411533349302013-05-25T03:44:02.823-07:002013-05-25T03:44:02.823-07:00Seems like my post wasn't as controversial as ...Seems like my post wasn't as controversial as I thought it might be. I'm sure people are always telling me to go to cons to help my career. Maybe I dreamt it.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-62320464071065802272013-05-20T05:50:34.735-07:002013-05-20T05:50:34.735-07:00I don't think your in denial; surely the edito...I don't think your in denial; surely the editors are looking for good stories, not stories from folks they know and like? Seems to me you should carry on doing whatever it is you're doing.<br /><br />But speaking of cons, WFC is quite big you know...Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-79515774866544243762013-05-19T11:54:30.580-07:002013-05-19T11:54:30.580-07:00Hee hee. Your're quite right, maybe you might ...Hee hee. Your're quite right, maybe you might meet your dream editor and alienate him/her. You don't hear much about that.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-2073842725046007302013-05-19T11:53:38.667-07:002013-05-19T11:53:38.667-07:00Mark, a new submission strategy is slowly forming ...Mark, a new submission strategy is slowly forming along very much those lines. Thanks!Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-88753263474489503042013-05-19T11:49:51.308-07:002013-05-19T11:49:51.308-07:00I haven't been to any cons but I did meet Mich...I haven't been to any cons but I did meet Michael Pennington of Aurora Wolf when he vacationed in Hawaii. All my stories had already sold to him by that time I think 4 or was it 5? I think I have 70 something stories under my belt now. This might just sound like common sense but certain editors seem to like my stories more than others and I spend more effort sending them stories than just flying stories out in wishful random hopefulness like at first in my writing career. markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459672654539218004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-52004286739332250702013-05-19T09:22:42.818-07:002013-05-19T09:22:42.818-07:00I've never been to a con, but can't imagin...I've never been to a con, but can't imagine striking a deal with an editor with all that's going on. Meeting them might make a good impression, but the opposite is true, too. Plus, if I'm going to a con, I rather spend the time seeing panels than selling stories. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073344742586893980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-57162690928420516142013-05-19T08:19:01.692-07:002013-05-19T08:19:01.692-07:00The 159 includes reprints. So that's *goes and...The 159 includes reprints. So that's *goes and checks* 112 originals. Come and catch me!Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-89283461235928583402013-05-19T08:02:43.021-07:002013-05-19T08:02:43.021-07:00If so, then I'm in the same Nile. I spoke abou...If so, then I'm in the same Nile. I spoke about W1S1 at a local writers' conference last year and helped out with consultations, but I didn't see anybody making any big deals with agents or editors. I haven't been to a convention yet (not even Comic Con, and it's in my home town every year), but I might when there's a Captain Quasar novel or something for me to hawk. Does 159 include reprints? If not...HOLY FREAKIN' COW! I'm quite a ways behind you with only 72.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-25861693092669436962013-05-19T01:37:49.589-07:002013-05-19T01:37:49.589-07:00Are you going to any this year, Cate? Are you going to any this year, Cate? Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-18333824186928120392013-05-19T00:41:02.615-07:002013-05-19T00:41:02.615-07:00I think you're completely right. I've only...I think you're completely right. I've only been to one convention so far (last year) and it was more about meeting up with friends you'd met online and drinking.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.com