1. to show you are a Cyberian warlord and fully armed electronic ninja;
2. to demonstrate your facility for bad puns on your name;
3. to allow a literary agent (me) to send querier (you) an email.
Silly me, I know.
The idea that perhaps I'd actually want to be able to READ your email address and use it is so five minutes ago.
Hopelessly arcane, that's me. If I was a really DEDICATED agent I'd walk over to your house and introduce myself personally.
Don't think I wouldn't if I had to but "had to" is Thomas Pynchon, and last I looked at this query, you aren't.
So the next time you write me a letter and think you should use:
1. 8 point font
2. italic
3. underlining
think again.
It makes me cranky.
Very very cranky.
When I am cranky I look at really brilliant work (yours) and say "yuckola."
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
You should be HERE tonight... 20 West 44th
I'm pleased as (passion fruit vodka) punch to help the NY Center for Independent Publishing fete Sean Ferrell, winner of the Fulton Prize for Short Fiction. BUILDING AN ELEPHANT was described as a cross between Alice Munro and Stephen King. If that description boggles your mind, wait till you actually hear the story.
Sean's a pretty amazing writer and if I have anything to say about it, you'll be hearing more from him in the years to come. Just think, you can say "I knew him before he was famous!"
Three of the finalists and semi finalists, Christine Foster, Jan Garden Castro And Joan Dempsey, will also read their stories.
The Fulton Prize is sponsored by the Adirondack Review, edited by Diane Goettel.
The reading, and reception to follow, are at the NYCIP (formerly the Small Press Center) at 20 West 44th, starting at 7pm.
No reservations needed, just come on down and get blown away by this amazing array of talent. We won't even charge you one thin dime to attend.
The New York Center for Independent Publishing is part of the General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen and is a pretty cool organization. If you're not on their mailing list, you're missing out. (nycip.org)
Sean's a pretty amazing writer and if I have anything to say about it, you'll be hearing more from him in the years to come. Just think, you can say "I knew him before he was famous!"
Three of the finalists and semi finalists, Christine Foster, Jan Garden Castro And Joan Dempsey, will also read their stories.
The Fulton Prize is sponsored by the Adirondack Review, edited by Diane Goettel.
The reading, and reception to follow, are at the NYCIP (formerly the Small Press Center) at 20 West 44th, starting at 7pm.
No reservations needed, just come on down and get blown away by this amazing array of talent. We won't even charge you one thin dime to attend.
The New York Center for Independent Publishing is part of the General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen and is a pretty cool organization. If you're not on their mailing list, you're missing out. (nycip.org)
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