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Re: New web site for the Slush Pile (now called Zade)

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From: JimCKerr
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:00
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Hellooo Vorsuc.
No the books not out till next year, but I am that a specially signed Vorsuc
edition would be available.
What sort of stuff do you write? I am about a third of a way through a novel
now, hard work but I did write a good story about a vampire the other day. I
know what you mean about first drafts, I often leave a draft for six months
or so. Sometimes when you go back to them you think 'hey this is a great
idea' and sometimes you think 'what the hell was I on'.

The worst thing is I always write first drafts in first person perspective
and then have to re-write narrator or third person because I always think my
first person is a bit contrived.

Apart from the fiction my non fiction is usually funny, violent and quite
explicit, which most people don't expect when they see me:)

The worst thing I think about writing is getting published, it's such a
lottery. You have so many publishers that won't touch you without an agent,
or if you have never been in print before, then you get those who publish
three or four titles a year and their lists are full for the next twenty
years.

I feel really crap when I look at AVC and Alt horror werewolves, I mean I
love the V's and the WW's, folklore, books, films even the Real Lifers, but
I always come away thinking I wanna be one.

Shout: Hey anybody out there wanna bite?

SK

P.S. can you move the 'I wanna have Vorsuc's children sticker' but people
keep staring :)

Vorsuc <vorsuc@ravensroost100.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:80e0lk$lo$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> JimCKerr wrote in message <80d5ba$81g$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> >Ooooh, Hello Vorsuc,
> >Do you come here often (Guffaw). It's Sarah Kerr, you expressed an
interest
> >in my book Paranormal Britain. Like your post's particularly on
> >alt.vampires. guaranteed to make me laugh (well they do take themselves
> >rather seriously sometimes).
> >
>
> Nice to see you Sarah, ... that reminds me, is that book out yet ?  if so
> chuck us the ISBN no. Any chance of you signing it if I send it you ?
{:o)
>
> Nah, I'm new to this newsgroup... looking for an audience for my story and
> for other's who'd like to submit stuff. I've had some good feedback, but
> last night I looked over my first drafts... and they're terrible. Waaaay
to
> short, some stupid words usage, etc. So hopefully once I finish drafting
> them so that I'M happy with them, I might be able to persuade people to
part
> with money in exchange for my hard work.....
>
> Then again there's a million and one unpublished author's out there, which
> makes your achievment all the more special.
>
> >
> >Definitely a Vorsuc fan
>
>
> Whoo ! I got me a fan club ... *slaps a "I want to have Vorsuc's children"
> sticker on her*
>
> Seems there's a bigger crowd on ACV than I thought, you're about the third
> person in a month to have gone "ooo I know you from ACV"
>
> Vorsuc
>
>
>
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From: "JimCKerr" <dinner@ninethirty.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: New web site for the Slush Pile (now called Zade)
Date: 1999/11/11
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