| Author | Message | ||
     Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Mr Probert, can I ask a huge favour? I'm working on a story at the moment, can I send it to you to check the medical accuracy once it's done? It won't be more than about 2000 words. I'd be very grateful if you could. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
... And you want him to read it at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory?... | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Yes OK, my fingers have turned dyslexic today and can't tell the difference between JLP and JPL. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
The thing is... is the punchline your own, Weber, or did you hear it down the pub? | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
It is my own that one... | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
I'd read it too, Weber. When you're done. Fwiw. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Even better!!  I can almost hear your mind working backwards from here and can't wait to read what gruesome delights you come up with. Were you inspired by that sequence in 'Let The Right One In'/'Let Me In'? | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Don't give anything away please... | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
But the answer's no. I made that joke up years ago. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
Are we talking about "Bad Teeth" now? The whole "joke" thing? | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
check your email | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Just read the first draft, Marc, and I think it's got the potential to be your best yet. Like something straight out of a Pan Horror from the 70s and just as funny!  | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.131.0.116 |
Hi Weber Send it along & I'll check it over for you. My email address is on my website. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
@ stevie, I think you might be exaggerating because I called the lead characttter after you. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
I read it too, and very much liked what I read. But I was so scared, I could barely finish it. Because I saw a spider!  | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Thank you for the kind words on the story Mr Probert. Very much appreciated. Anyone else like a read? | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
>>Anyone else like a read?<< Sorry, Weber, as you know I'm a bit tied up with things at the moment - and I'm probably not a lot of use when it comes to giving advice on writing anyway. Best try someone with more nous about writing than me! Good luck with it, though. Do you have a market in mind? (might be best not telling us here though - unless you want to) | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Caroline, Weber's story took me about 5 mins to read and stars little old ME in one of the sickest exploitation horror quickies I've ever read. I don't think you'd like it - think later period Pan Horror at its most depraved - but I've never been more chuffed about anything in my life (well almost)! | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
Ooo, I'd love Weber to do something horrible to me too ... in a piece of fiction, not real life, obviously. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Wahey! First place I sent the story has accepted it!!! And it's a respectable anthology which has published several peeps here in the past!!! Woo Hoo!!!! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Yeehaa!!!! I feel like I'm famous as well now!! Then again, what am I saying...  | ||
| Kate (Kathleen) Username: Kathleen Registered: 09-2009 Posted From: 86.142.147.0 |
Oh well done, Weber! Who? When? Where? | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
Great news, Weber. Like Kate, I'm curious to know who, when and where too. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
I've been immortalised as an OCD suffering psychotic ghoul... and I'm happy! I need a drink!!  | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
@ Stevie -  | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
I'm not sure if the editor likes his ToC (or elements thereof) being broadcast too soon in advance so I'd rather not say on here in case I jinx it. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
As a point of pride though, this was the first place I sent this story and I had the acceptance email within a week of sending it! | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
Awesome. |