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(@jrtomlin)
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Emery, congrats on your mysterious sale!

What's a W Brad?

And congratulations on your first publication Dave :)

To join in on the festivities, I've sold a story as well. But I'm unable to give any further details until it's announced publicly :

J. R. Tomlin

www.jeannetomlin.com

Talon of the Raptor Clan
Available at Amazon.com

 
Posted : July 31, 2009 7:00 pm
 MQ
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Congrats all!

 
Posted : August 1, 2009 5:06 pm
(@emeryh)
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haha TY JR and MQ! I wish I could share more :(

 
Posted : August 1, 2009 5:50 pm
(@steffenwolf)
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haha TY JR and MQ! I wish I could share more :(

Congrats, Emery! I can't wait to hear more. :)

David Steffen
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Posted : August 11, 2009 4:01 am
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More good news for me, one week after my first sale, I got a second sale, this one to the Shadows of the Emerald City anthology, a collection of horror stories related to the Wizard of Oz.

My good friend Frank Dutkiewicz (often known in forum-space as Snapper) also made it into the same anthology, so it will be cool to share a table of contents with him. :)

David Steffen
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Posted : August 11, 2009 4:04 am
(@brad-r-torgersen)
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Coming up: "Life Flight," in Analog magazine
Coming up: "The Chaplain's War," from Baen Books
www.bradrtorgersen.com
Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell nominee.

 
Posted : August 11, 2009 5:24 am
(@klaatu)
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More good news for me, one week after my first sale, I got a second sale, this one to the Shadows of the Emerald City anthology, a collection of horror stories related to the Wizard of Oz.

My good friend Frank Dutkiewicz (often known in forum-space as Snapper) also made it into the same anthology, so it will be cool to share a table of contents with him. :)

Congrats..

Steve

http://www.stevecameron.com.au

 
Posted : August 11, 2009 2:37 pm
(@prisoner)
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More good news for me, one week after my first sale, I got a second sale, this one to the Shadows of the Emerald City anthology, a collection of horror stories related to the Wizard of Oz.

My good friend Frank Dutkiewicz (often known in forum-space as Snapper) also made it into the same anthology, so it will be cool to share a table of contents with him. :)

Well Done! Keep writing.

Prisoner


6xHM blog

 
Posted : August 12, 2009 6:30 am
(@emeryh)
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haha TY JR and MQ! I wish I could share more :(

Congrats, Emery! I can't wait to hear more. :)

Thanks, and same to you x2 :D!

 
Posted : August 12, 2009 6:57 am
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I'm pumped. I just sold a story to Analog! This is my first pro-level sale (and so the race is on -- will I win WOTF before I disqualify myself?) and to a market that some pro writers try for years before getting into -- not that I haven't been trying for years myself. (I haven't even heard from Stan yet, I just got the contract from Dell in the mail.)

A light hearted short-short, but hey, it's a sale, and to Analog! :D

-- Alastair

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 1:19 pm
(@wswingley)
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Very VERY cool Alastair! Congrats!

Can't wait to read it.

Wesley Swingley

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 1:21 pm
(@izanobu)
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Awesome, Alastair!

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 1:24 pm
(@steffenwolf)
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I'm pumped. I just sold a story to Analog! This is my first pro-level sale (and so the race is on -- will I win WOTF before I disqualify myself?) and to a market that some pro writers try for years before getting into -- not that I haven't been trying for years myself. (I haven't even heard from Stan yet, I just got the contract from Dell in the mail.)

A light hearted short-short, but hey, it's a sale, and to Analog! :D

WOW!!!! That is so cool!

Don't forget, it doesn't count towards disqualification until it's in PRINT. So it doesn't count against you yet.

David Steffen
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Posted : September 21, 2009 1:24 pm
(@awsullivan)
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Big congrats, Alastair! Way to go. Now don't wallow in this success too long. Get crack-a-lackin on that next story. :)

~Anthony

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 1:45 pm
soulmirror
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Congratulations, Alastair!

Victory in the race not to the swiftest but to the deserving and the enduring!

Besides ... When any ONE of us succeeds, it inspires ALL of us to work harder to explore our own infinite possibilities, too!

Rock on. Write on.

'The only tyrant we accept in this world is the still voice within.' -Gandhi IOTF:Winner Q1 vol.27 (3x Finalist); WOTF: HM x2

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 1:51 pm
(@klaatu)
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Very cool indeed.

Congrats

http://www.stevecameron.com.au

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 1:58 pm
(@emeryh)
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I'm pumped. I just sold a story to Analog! This is my first pro-level sale (and so the race is on -- will I win WOTF before I disqualify myself?) and to a market that some pro writers try for years before getting into -- not that I haven't been trying for years myself. (I haven't even heard from Stan yet, I just got the contract from Dell in the mail.)

A light hearted short-short, but hey, it's a sale, and to Analog! :D

Huge congrats Alastair! Making it into one of the Big Three is a great accomplishment. So, care to share what kind of hysterics you went into when you got the news?

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 4:10 pm
(@amccarter)
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Congrats Alastair! Excellent news!

Amanda McCarter

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Posted : September 21, 2009 5:12 pm
Jason Toth
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Well done, Alastair!

I would still love to see you at one of the Writers of the Future ceremonies. Crossing my fingers for you.

Peter

 
Posted : September 21, 2009 9:23 pm
(@joeyjordan)
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Extreme Congrats Alastair!

Watch me, I understand I am powerful, now see what I become when I am focused and truely understand myself......

 
Posted : September 22, 2009 7:31 pm
(@prisoner)
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Very impressed. At Analog you're up against names that they have to have on the cover. They only let a small number of newbies in.


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Posted : September 22, 2009 7:47 pm
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Just spotted this thread. Big congrats to Alastair! That's a market I wouldn't mind cracking myself one day!

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Posted : September 22, 2009 7:49 pm
(@alastair)
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Well done, Alastair!

I would still love to see you at one of the Writers of the Future ceremonies. Crossing my fingers for you.

Peter

Thanks Peter, so would I! :wink:

-- Alastair

 
Posted : September 22, 2009 9:22 pm
(@emeryh)
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So, I heard back from the editors and I'm able to share my happy news now :D .

I recently sold a story to DAW Books in their forthcoming anthology "The Dragon and the Stars." It's a collection of SF/F short stories by Chinese writers OUTSIDE of China. All the stories in the antho will be set in China and draw from Chinese culture/mythology for their speculative elements. It's def a pro sale and even has royalties to boot :D. (Although not expecting much from royalties for an antho!)

 
Posted : September 28, 2009 4:51 pm
(@amccarter)
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I will definitely have to check it out. That's so fantastic Emery!

Amanda McCarter

Amanda McCarter’s Blog

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Semi-Finalist x1

 
Posted : September 28, 2009 4:56 pm
(@alastair)
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That's great, Emery, congratulations! I remember DAW from back when all their books used to have the yellow spine, definitely one of the landmark publishers in the genre.

-- Alastair

 
Posted : September 28, 2009 5:21 pm
Jason Toth
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Well done, Emery!

I think we'll be hearing a lot more from you in times to come.

Peter

 
Posted : September 28, 2009 5:24 pm
soulmirror
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Congratulations indeed! Mental image of snowball atop mountain, long static, overlooking infinite vistas below, the world laid out before it ... its center of gravity now begins to shift, edging into motion, begins to roll ... growing larger and larger as it descends ... rolling faster, growing larger! That is your growing, speeding Success!

Except, well, for it to work as a mental image you're not descending, you're ascending to greater Success up the mountaintop, Emery!

But it's Sci-Fi and Fantasy we're talkin' here, so gravity be damned, you're snowballing up the mountain of Success! :)

'The only tyrant we accept in this world is the still voice within.' -Gandhi IOTF:Winner Q1 vol.27 (3x Finalist); WOTF: HM x2

 
Posted : September 28, 2009 6:49 pm
(@klaatu)
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Emery,

Congratulations again.....

Steve

http://www.stevecameron.com.au

 
Posted : September 28, 2009 8:16 pm
(@m-wimmer)
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Not enough congrats to Alastair for getting into Analog yet. So I'll add mine. I can't imagine what that would be like, seeing that contract instead of a rejection slip. Haven't you been close at Analog before this, Alastair?

 
Posted : September 29, 2009 6:30 am
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