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     Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
After a year or so not submitting any fiction, I'm delighted to report some lovely new story sales: My story 'Adam In Amber' will appear in a future issue of PostScripts. And a tale of mine, whose title I've sworn to withhold, will appear in Nemonymous 9. Hurrah for me: I'm such a wanker. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.161.170.11 |
Well done Gary! wanker | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.18.149 |
Congrats Gary! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
I heard that. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Congrats Gary! | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.211.103.83 |
Nice one, Gary. Good to see you getting active again, both in a writing and a publishing sense (and not in a wanking sense). | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
It's all the same thing. Ask Freud.  Thanks, all! | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.151.125.173 |
Meat beater!! gcw | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 70.31.37.84 |
Congratulations, Gary. Well done! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
Thanks again, folks. I wrote only 4 short stories in the whole of 2008. I've written 9 this year already. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
I'll be joining you in Nemonymous, matey. can't let you have all the fun now, can I?  | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.211.103.83 |
I'll be sharing the Toc with you two Garys, as well. Lightning has struck twice for me. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
Greats news, Stephen! | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.203.130.175 |
Congratulations to you all!! | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.18.149 |
Congrats to Steve and two Garys! | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.145.36.243 |
The Cern Zoo page: http://weirdmonger.blog-city.com/the_cern_zoo_page.htm | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.145.36.243 |
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| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.161.170.11 |
That's creepy, Des - where was that taken? | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.145.36.243 |
I took that photograph in a relatively tucked away part of Vigeland Park, Oslo. | ||
| Mark West (Mark_west) Username: Mark_west Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.39.177.173 |
Congrats to all, it seems. And well done, Gary, with the 9 stories so far this year. | ||
| Grant (Grant) Username: Grant Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 98.220.200.136 |
Congrats to everyone. | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 70.31.37.84 |
Wow! Lots of good news here. Congrats to everyone. And to continue the wanking, my second collection, Undertow and Other Laments, will be available sometime shortly. Possibly as early as next month. Depends on when the cover artist is done. At any rate, I've begun to post excerpts to my blog, should anyone be interested. http://lonesome-crow.livejournal.com/ | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
A big hand for Michael! | ||
| Steven_pirie (Steven_pirie) Username: Steven_pirie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.142.21.205 |
Well done everyone... alas, I made the shortlist but no further... | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.211.103.83 |
Hard luck, Steve. I'm a big fan of Frank's Pisser - one of the most memorable Nemo stories. | ||
| Steven_pirie (Steven_pirie) Username: Steven_pirie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.145.139.248 |
Thanks for the compliment, Steve... I appreciate it.. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.145.36.243 |
the title 'Frank's Pisser' seems appropriate for the thread title. ?) (Indeed a great story by Steven Pirie). | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 70.31.37.84 |
Cheers, Gary! I've just heard Vincent Chong is doing the cover for Ouroboros, too! Yay! He's incredible. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.119.218 |
Congrats Mike! Working with Vinny is great. | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
For anyone who may be interested, there is a very short review with me here: http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/ and anybody who has not see it yet can see the cover of my forthcoming novel at www.abaddonbooks.com in the blog section. | ||
| Steven_pirie (Steven_pirie) Username: Steven_pirie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.144.51.34 |
Vinnie Chong is a true gentleman... | ||
| Steven_pirie (Steven_pirie) Username: Steven_pirie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.144.51.34 |
Nice one, Jonathon... the novel certainly sounds energetic... | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
Oh yes, I hope that it has a certain zest about it. Tis true, Vincent Chong is very ace. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.119.218 |
Best wishes to you too Jonathan! | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 38.113.181.169 |
If anyone was to replace me on Ouroboros, I'm glad it was Vinnie. | ||
| Matthew_fell (Matthew_fell) Username: Matthew_fell Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.176.111 |
...I've just heard Vincent Chong is doing the cover for Ouroboros, too! Yay! He's incredible...., We haven't decided on the project yet, but we do know that Mike Mignola will be doing the jacket for an upcoming Ash-Tree book. He's pretty versatile, too. | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 70.31.37.84 |
Thanks, folks. Jonathan, nice cover! Very Frazetta. Christopher, great stuff! Mignola is certainly a great talent. | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 76.66.46.92 |
CONGRATULATIONS GF!!! And Zed. And Michael! | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 76.66.46.92 |
Oh what the heck, If anyone wants to watch and vote for my short (5 min) documentary (Thursday is the last day to vote) see below. My mini doc TURTLE LODGE is a finalist in a documentary contest. It's kinda cool as the contest is in honor of one of my favorite Documentary Filmmakers... http://www.tvo.org/TVOsites/WebObjects/TvoMicrosite.woa?akfestival This page is better to watch on (it's a bigger screen) but you have to vote on the one above... http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?AKFF_Full_0_101910_TurtleLodge | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.191.225 |
Congrats, Gary! Mike Mignola illustrating Ash-Tree? Now that sounds interesting. Adriana, I voted for 'Turtle Lodge' last week - good luck with it! | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
I turned into a complete babbling fan boy when I met Mignola. I literally didn't know what to say. I got my Hellboy books signed though. Me loves Hellboy. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.177.112.135 |
I voted too - good luck A. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
Hey, Jonathan – I'm sure I was right about Mark Harrison! Born in 1963 and studied at Bournville Art College – must be the guy I was school with. That makes me quite possibly the first editor to publish his artwork. At last I have a claim to fame!  Well done, Gary! I didn't bother saying before because I expect you to write and sell stories. I'd be disappointed with less. | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
Wow. It's a small world innit? Yus, and well done GF from me too. Now get back to writing you slacker! | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
And I'm excited to see that THE WITNESSES ARE GONE has just been moved from 'Forthcoming' to 'Current catalogue' on the PS Publishing site. That means it's available and on the shelf, not unlike its author. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.48.116 |
Good luck with the fim A and with THE WITNESSES ARE GONE Joel. | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
I dropped Mark a line Joel, and he does indeed remember the magazine in which you published his stuff. It was called 'The Magi' and apparently it was banned because the school deemed it a bit too occult. I hope that you unleashed the Hounds of Tindalos on them to teach them the error of their ways. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
Thanks, guys! | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.230.95 |
'Banned' is a bit too dramatic: the school's English department just withdrew its help and support. Had we been able to produce it without assistance I dare say the school would have let us go on selling it. One issue was printed... I still have a few copies, and may bring one to Fantasycon – I have more to lose from its exposure than Mark does, believe me. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.210.40 |
My copies of THE WITNESSES ARE GONE have arrived from PS Publishing... and the blue-green of Vincent Chong's cover is still more intense in printed form than in the scanned version... and I'm sitting here with a dazed, dreamy grin part way between Zoe Whitten's avatar on Shocklines and Gary Fry on a visit to Manchester's curry mile. Yes, you've got it: once Whitten, twice Fry. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
Some of you may think you know what it's like to be me, to hunger for curry in the way I do. You know nothing. You're like some Goth girl trying to figure out the insatiable appetite of a true vampire by reading the odd Anne Rice novel: nowhere near. Anyway - nice one, Joel! Lovely books, aren't they? Drool over that dustsheet, run your tongue along the spine's foil stamping, hear those pages creak. And as for the text reproduction? Sex between the covers. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
PS Like Joel, I really need to get out more. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.232.169 |
Ah, but I have more than you to get out. Speaking anatomically, that is, not creatively. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
Then thank God all the witnesses have gone. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.166.180 |
They just passed out, Gary. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.20.31.211 |
Glad you included that comma . . . |